This great print is of an original pencil and bodycolour on paper work from 1913 by duncan grant the original is now held in the courtauld institute of art in london the society hostess lady ottoline morrel recalled grant playing tennis so gracefully that he inspired vaslav nijinksy the russian dancer and choreographer to create the first tennis ballet jeux games nijinksy saw grant playing with leon bakst the artist and stage painter for the ballet russes and reportedly exclaimed