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Bal masqué à l'Opéra

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Bal masqué à l'Opéra

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Title
Bal masqué à l'Opéra
Names
Allen, James Baylis, 1803-1876 (Engraver)
Lami, Eugène Louis, 1800-1890 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1842
Place: Paris
Publisher: Aubert & Com[pag]nie
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Alle J Bal 1
Topics
Opéra national de Paris
Masquerades -- France -- 19th century
Ballroom dancing -- France -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Eugene Lami ; J.B. Allen.
Caption title.
Funding: Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Acquisition: Purchase; Norman Crider, 1970.
Biographical/historical: The French painter and lithographer Eugène Lami frequently made illustrations of nineteenth-century Parisian life and society. He is probably best remembered in the dance world, however, as the costume designer for Filippo Taglioni's groundbreaking ballet La sylphide (1832), in which Marie Taglioni, in the title role, wore the long white bell-shaped tutu that became the uniform of the Romantic ballet.
Physical Description
Engraving
Etchings
Extent: 1 print : etching, engraving, b&w ; 17 x 26 cm.
Description
Scene of a masked ball attended by an enormous crowd, whose collective actions are tumultous rather than elegant.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825552772
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759770
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 215675f0-ada1-0133-c677-00505686a51c
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

  • 1803: Creator Born
  • 1842: Issued
  • 1876: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Bal masqué à l'Opéra" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1842. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67bc4ce0-ada2-0133-6e65-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Bal masqué à l'Opéra" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67bc4ce0-ada2-0133-6e65-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1842). Bal masqué à l'Opéra Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67bc4ce0-ada2-0133-6e65-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Bal masqué à l'Opéra