Henri Fantin-Latour's lithograph "Fantastic Symphony: A Ball" translates Berlioz's musical composition into a visionary visual narrative, capturing the dreamlike waltz sequence from the second movement. Created using the delicate chine collé technique, which adheres thin Chinese paper to a heavier support, the work demonstrates Fantin-Latour's characteristic ability to render ethereal, imaginative scenes with remarkable tonal subtlety. The composition exemplifies the artist's broader practice of creating visual equivalents for symphonic music, a pursuit central to his artistic philosophy during the mid-nineteenth century.