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Femme espagnole dansant la quarache, dans la Muette de Portici. Opéra, Académie Royale de Musique. Ballet du premier acte

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Title
Femme espagnole dansant la quarache, dans la Muette de Portici. Opéra, Académie Royale de Musique. Ballet du premier acte
Names
Maleuvre, active 1823-1837 (Engraver)
Maison Martinet (Paris, France) (Publisher)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1828 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Publisher: chez Hautecoeur Martinet Libraire
Issuance: single unit
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFB Muet 1
Topics
Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871. Muette de Portici
Guaracha (Dance)
Spanish dancing
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Maleuvre s[culpsit].
Content: Caption title.
Numbering: At upper right: No. 618.
Acquisition: Gift; Lincoln Kirstein.
Biographical/historical: La muette de Portici, an opera with music by Daniel Auber and divertissements by Filippo Taglioni, was first presented at the Académie Royale de Musique [Paris Opéra] in 1828.
Biographical/historical: This print was published as part of the series Petite galerie dramatique.
Biographical/historical: The printing and publishing house of Maison Martinet was founded in 1796 by Aaron Martinet, 1762-1841, who became well-known for publishing satirical prints. In 1822 the firm assumed the name Hautecoeur-Martinet, after Martinet's son-in-law Hermenégilde Hautecoeur, who became its head after Martinet's retirement in 1824.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 24 x 15 cm., plate mark 19 x 12 cm.
Hand-colored
Description
Depiction of a female dancer in Spanish costume, performing the quarache (also called the guaracha) in the first act of the opera La muette de Portici.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19589334
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8c0daad0-18c5-0131-efe0-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1828: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Femme espagnole dansant la quarache, dans la Muette de Portici. Opéra, Académie Royale de Musique. Ballet du premier acte" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1828. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/592d42c0-bb92-0132-3167-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Femme espagnole dansant la quarache, dans la Muette de Portici. Opéra, Académie Royale de Musique. Ballet du premier acte" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/592d42c0-bb92-0132-3167-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1828). Femme espagnole dansant la quarache, dans la Muette de Portici. Opéra, Académie Royale de Musique. Ballet du premier acte Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/592d42c0-bb92-0132-3167-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Femme espagnole dansant la quarache, dans la Muette de Portici. Opéra, Académie Royale de Musique. Ballet du premier acte