A watercolour showing the Italian ballet dancer Marie Taglioni as the character of Flore in the ballet of Flore & Zephir. She is shown full-length, facing right with her face turned to the front. She is holding a gold jug in one hand. She is dressed in a plain gauze ballet costume trimmed with flowers, with flowers in her hair.
Inscribed below: Mlle Taglioni as she appeared in the the ballet of Flore & Zephir as Flore this season at the King's Theatre.
Inscribed lower left: PV.f. KP. May 1st 1833.

Princess Victoria saw Flore & Zephir performed at the King's Theatre on 27 April 1833. It was Taglioni's first appearance of the season and Princess Victoria describes in her journal entry of that day how "She is grown very thin but danced beautifully, so lightly & gracefully, & each step so finished!".

Marie Taglioni was one of the most celebrated romantic ballet dancers of the nineteenth century. She was known for her light, graceful style of dancing as well as her considerable talent for dancing en pointe. Princess Victoria was a big admirer of Taglioni, and loved to see her perform. After watching one of Taglioni's many performances in the ballet La Sylphide, Princess Victoria described in her journal how "when she bounds and skips along the stage it is quite beautiful. Quite like a fawn. And she has grace in every action".