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Frontispiece to the Esmeralda waltzes

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Title
Frontispiece to the Esmeralda waltzes
Additional title: Esmeralda waltzes
Names
Sharp, William, 1803-1875 (Artist)
Bouvé & Sharp (Lithographer)
Oakes, William H., -1890 (Publisher)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1840 - 1849 (Approximate)
Place: Boston
Publisher: Wm. H. Oakes
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Sha W Esm 1
Topics
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 -- Notre-Dame de Paris
Esmeralda (Choreographic work : Perrot)
Esmeralda (Fictitious character)
Genres
Prints
Sheet music covers
Notes
Acquisition: Gift; David Mann, 1952.
Biographical/historical: The image of Esmeralda, the good-hearted Gypsy heroine of Victor Hugo's novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831), dancing with her pet goat Djali, was frequently represented on nineteenth-century sheet music cover illustrations. Though some of the illustrations and the music compositions they accompanied may have been inspired directly by the novel, others may have been influenced by theatre works such as Louise Bertin's opera La Esmeralda (first performed in Paris, 1836, with a libretto written by Hugo) and Jules Perrot's highly popular ballet Esmeralda (first performed in London, 1844).
Physical Description
Chromolithographs
Extent: 1 print :chromolithograph, color ;33 x 25 cm.
Description
Depiction of a Gypsy girl dancing with a tambourine on a carpet. Her pet goat, wearing a collar, rises on its hind legs as if to join in the dance. Behind her are the shadowy figures of onlookers in medieval costume, in front of the arched portals of a Gothic church.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825551089
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759741
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9d61f370-0104-0135-9155-4743db9cde7a
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

  • 1803: Creator Born
  • 1840: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1875: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Frontispiece to the Esmeralda waltzes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840 - 1849. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e13d1440-01d1-0135-5583-6b2f91c3ec73

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Frontispiece to the Esmeralda waltzes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e13d1440-01d1-0135-5583-6b2f91c3ec73

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1840 - 1849). Frontispiece to the Esmeralda waltzes Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e13d1440-01d1-0135-5583-6b2f91c3ec73

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e13d1440-01d1-0135-5583-6b2f91c3ec73 | title= (still image) Frontispiece to the Esmeralda waltzes, (1840 - 1849) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Frontispiece to the Esmeralda waltzes