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Le doyen des Zéphirs; ou Le roi des voltigeurs

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LIBRARY DIVISION
Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Le doyen des Zéphirs; ou Le roi des voltigeurs

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Title
Le doyen des Zéphirs; ou Le roi des voltigeurs
Additional title: Caricature
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1816 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFB Ves Au C 2
Topics
Flore et Zéphire (Choreographic work)
Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons
Ballet -- France -- 19th century
Vestris, Auguste, 1760-1842 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Genres
Prints
Notes
Biographical/historical: An anonymous caricature of the aging Auguste Vestris, possibly published between the time of his last Paris Opéra première, in Pierre Gardel's ballet L'Enfant prodigue, April 28, 1816, and his official farewell, September 27, 1816.
Reproduction: Cf. Lifar, Serge. Auguste Vestris, le dieu de la danse, 1950. Reproduction of the caricature and watercolor upon which it was based.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: Plate mark 24.4 x 19 cm.
Description
Depicts Vestris as an old man with large beak-like nose and exaggerated muscular development of limbs. The dancer, wearing a short sheer tunic trimmed with flowers, is on left demi-pointe with right leg extended effacé en avant.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12155896
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a708d200-18c9-0131-a4e5-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1816: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le doyen des Zéphirs; ou Le roi des voltigeurs" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1816. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/597695f0-e7b1-0132-2770-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le doyen des Zéphirs; ou Le roi des voltigeurs" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/597695f0-e7b1-0132-2770-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1816). Le doyen des Zéphirs; ou Le roi des voltigeurs Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/597695f0-e7b1-0132-2770-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/597695f0-e7b1-0132-2770-58d385a7b928 | title= (still image) Le doyen des Zéphirs; ou Le roi des voltigeurs, (1816) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=May 1, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Le doyen des Zéphirs; ou Le roi des voltigeurs