Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921). PHOTOGRAPH with autograph signed dedication; on view 18 x 12 cm (ink a little faded). Expert : Mr Thierry Bodin Beautiful portrait of the composer, with a dedication to the dancer Madame MARIQUITA, who created the choreography of the ballet Javotte, to music by Saint-Saëns: "à Madame Mariquita, souvenir de Javotte C. Saint-Saëns". [Javotte premiered at the Grand Théâtre de Lyon on 3 December 1896, and was revived at the Opéra-Comique on 23 October 1899, where Madame Mariquita was ballet mistress].