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Title
Rope dancing
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1810 - 1819 (Approximate)
Place: Paris
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Alp 1-3
Topics
Saqui, Marguerite Antoinette Lalanne, 1786-1866
Bolero (Dance)
Rope dancing
Genres
Prints
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: Image: 13 x 8.7 cm.
Hand colored, circular image on sheet
Description
Three engravings from a series of alphabet cards, each with a dance scene, a descriptive note, and four lines of verse. I-M, "La valse par Mr. Saqui." depicts three performers on two tightropes, including Mr. Saqui dancing while playing a guitar. N-Q, "La valse par Farioso." portrays three dancers, two women and a man, performing on a double tightrope. R-U, "Le bolero, danse espagnol," shows a couple dancing side-by-side with castanets. A man accompanies them with a guitar.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY887006279-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12165932
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f7920350-f02f-0132-014e-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1810: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rope dancing" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1810 - 1819. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc6f9d60-f034-0132-9f65-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rope dancing" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 30, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc6f9d60-f034-0132-9f65-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1810 - 1819). Rope dancing Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc6f9d60-f034-0132-9f65-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Rope dancing