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Le feu

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Title
Le feu
Names
Audran, Benoit, 1698-1772 (Engraver)
Lancret, Nicolas, 1690-1743 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1740 - 1749 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Publisher: chez la veuve de F. Chereau
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFH Aud B Feu 1
Topics
Folk dancing
Musicians
Fires
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: N. Lancret pinxit; B. Audran sculp.
Content: Eight lines of poetry in French.
Physical Description
Engraving
Extent: 38.8 x 32 cm.; plate mark: 43.5 x 34.4 cm.
Description
Nine villagers dance in an outdoor setting; a musician sits at left playing a reed instrument, spectators look down from a balcony at right; a fire and clouds of smoke in background, referring to the fire in the hearts of the dancers. One of a set of four figurative plates symbolizing the four elements.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737048341-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12148216
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5e129f30-1e97-0133-271b-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

  • 1698: Creator Born
  • 1740: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1772: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le feu" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1740 - 1749. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f7c146a0-1e9f-0133-ff61-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le feu" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f7c146a0-1e9f-0133-ff61-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1740 - 1749). Le feu Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f7c146a0-1e9f-0133-ff61-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Le feu