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Sketch by Valentine Gross.\n\nDiaghilev Ballets Russes <i>Petrushka</i> (also transliterated <i>Petrouchka</i>) was first premiered in Paris at Théâtre du Châtelet on 13 June 1911, according to <i>Diaghilev and The Golden Age of The Ballets Russes 1909 - 1929</i>, edited by Jane Pritchard, first published by V&amp;A Publishing in 2010. \n\nThe sketches are part of the Valentine Gross Archive (THM/165), held by the V&amp;A Department of Theatre and Performance. Valentine Gross Archive contains research material and artwork, including sketches, studies, drawings, pastels and illustrations. Only the artwork materials have been catalogued with museum numbers and given item level descriptions found in the Search the Collections webpage. \r\n\r\nValentine Gross, a.k.a. Valentine Hugo, was a French art student in Paris in the 1910s. She became a ballet enthusiast, illustrator, researcher and painter. 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