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The first quadrille at Almack's

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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The first quadrille at Almack's

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Title
The first quadrille at Almack's
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Ballroom dancers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1815 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Bal 19
Topics
Ballroom dancing -- 19th century
Quadrille (Dance)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Biographical/historical: Almack's Assembly Rooms in London became famous during the Regency period as the venue for fashionable and exclusive balls.
Additional physical form: For another copy, see *MGZFX Bal 20
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 1 print : etching, color ; 25 x 34 cm or smaller.
Colored etching without caption
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825771379
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19760342
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ef222cc0-4dbb-013d-dfa1-0242ac110005
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1815: Created
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The first quadrille at Almack's" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1815. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0b460f20-b1a1-0133-aa5c-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The first quadrille at Almack's" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0b460f20-b1a1-0133-aa5c-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1815). The first quadrille at Almack's Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0b460f20-b1a1-0133-aa5c-00505686a51c

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The first quadrille at Almack's