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La Rencontre au bal

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Title
La Rencontre au bal
Additional title: Le bon genre
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1928 (Approximate)
Place: Paris
Publisher: Les Éditions Albert Levy
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Bon 4
Topics
Dance -- France -- 19th century
Balls (Parties)
Masquerades
double basses
Genres
Prints
Notes
A twentieth-century engraving by E. Doisteau after the original Le bon genre print of circa 1817. Depicts two couples meeting at a costume ball while dancing. The men are dressed as Napoleon and as a Sultan, and the women are in medieval and rustic dress. A musician playing a string bass looks on.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: Engraving, colored by J. Saudé, vignette in line border, border: 16.8 x 22.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY787007509-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12157132
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fc9ed5e0-f284-0132-a99d-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1928: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La Rencontre au bal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1928. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75138b70-f28c-0132-be31-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La Rencontre au bal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75138b70-f28c-0132-be31-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1928). La Rencontre au bal Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75138b70-f28c-0132-be31-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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La Rencontre au bal