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La corde de pendu. (XII tableau). Le pays des grosses têtes

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Title
La corde de pendu. (XII tableau). Le pays des grosses têtes
Names
Hautecoeur frères (Publisher)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Publisher: Maison Martinet, Hautecoeur frères
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Anon Cor 1
Topics
Fairy plays -- 19th century
Cirque Olympique (Paris, France)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Caption title.
Venue: Théâtre du Cirque Olympique.
Statement of responsibility: Imp. Jules Rigo et Cie.
Biographical/historical: The féerie or fairy play La corde de pendu, first presented at the Théâtre du Cirque Olympique, Paris, in 1844, was written by Ferdinand Laloue and Anicet Bourgeois. Its choreography was credited to Monsieur Laurent.
Biographical/historical: This print, numbered 99-100, probably belongs to the series Galerie dramatique, published by Maison Martinet, Hautecoeur frères beginning in 1844, though it is not included among the items from the series documented in George Chaffee's "Catalogue of the French souvenir lithographs (and varia) of the Romantic ballet," Dance index, v. 3, nos. 9-11, Sept.-Nov. 1944, p. 204. The Bibliothèque Nationale de France holds an uncolored copy of this print.
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. The brothers Eugène and Alfred Hautecoeur, the Hautecoeur frères, managed the business from 1843 to 1867. Jules Hautecoeur, Alfred's son and the great-grandson of the founder, later became the sole proprietor of Ancienne Maison Martinet.
Physical Description
Chromolithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, color ; 28 x 36 cm.
Description
Depiction of a scene from the féerie La corde de pendu. With the exception of the couple seated at far left, the figures represented in this print all have the oversized heads appropriate to denizens of "Le pays des grosses têtes." The central couple, in simple costumes that contrast with the eighteenth-century attire of the others, appear to be actors or dancers in a play-within-a-play.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825122126
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759051
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 835f4fd0-ada1-0133-2f8f-00505686a51c
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

  • 1844: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La corde de pendu. (XII tableau). Le pays des grosses têtes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8eb41250-ada5-0133-de07-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La corde de pendu. (XII tableau). Le pays des grosses têtes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8eb41250-ada5-0133-de07-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1844). La corde de pendu. (XII tableau). Le pays des grosses têtes Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8eb41250-ada5-0133-de07-00505686a51c

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La corde de pendu. (XII tableau). Le pays des grosses têtes