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Dance prints from nineteenth-century illustrated periodicals

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Title
Dance prints from nineteenth-century illustrated periodicals
Additional title: Monde Illustré
Additional title: Univers Illustré
Additional title: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper
Additional title: Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
Additional title: Illustreret tidende
Additional title: Mode illustrée
Names
Gamborg, Knud (Artist)
Hogan, Thomas (Artist)
Léveillé, Auguste-Hilaire, 1840-1900 (Engraver)
Marie, Adrien-Emmanuel, 1848-1891 (Engraver)
Méaulle, F. (Fortuné), 1844- (Artist)
Morin, Edmond, 1824-1882 (Engraver)
Vierge, Daniel, 1851-1904 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1858 - 1890 (Inferred)
Table of Contents
Le Monde Illustré (4 sheets; each print bears the series title Le théâtre illustré): Yedda, ballet en trois actes, de MM. Philippe Gille, Arnold Mortier et L. Mérante, musique de M. Olivier Métra, représenté au théâtre de l'Opéra [composite of seven scenes] / dessins de M. [Daniel?] Vierge -- Éden-Théâtre. Siéba, ballet de M. Manzatti [sic], musique de MM. Marenco et Venanzi. Une scène de l'enfer. Mlle Zucchi / dessin de M. Adrien Marie -- Opéra. La farandole, ballet de MM. Ph. Gille, A. Mortier et Mérante; musique de M. Théodore Dubois. La farandole fantastique dans les arènes d'Arles [title page of Dec. 22, 1883 issue] / dessin de M. Adrien Marie -- Le rêve, ballet de M. Edouard Blau, musique de M. Gastinel, représenté a l'Opéra. La mikagouva, danse pantomime exécutée par Mlle Mauri (Daita); Ysanami (Mlle Torri) / dessin de M. Adrien Marie. |||| L'Univers Illustré (3 sheets): Théâtre National de l'Opéra. Le fandango, ballet-pantomime en un acte, de MM. H. Meilhac, Lud. Halévy et L. Mérante, musique de M.G. Salvatore [includes two smaller images at top] / F. Méaulle -- Théâtre de l'Opéra. La korrigane, ballet en deux actes, de MM. F. Coppée et L. Mérante; musique de M. Ch. Widor. Acte second / [signed on matrix] A. Leveille -- Théâtre National de l'Opéra. La farandole, ballet en deux actes et trois tableaux, de MM. Arnold Mortier, Ph. Gille et L. Mérante; musique de Th. Dubois. Mlle. Rosita Mauri [includes inset image]. |||| Others (5 sheets): Opéra. Sacountala, ballet-pantomime, décor du premier acte [from an unidentified French periodical] / [signed on matrix] H. Linton; [engraved by E. Morin] -- Scene from the spectacle of the White fawn, now performing at Niblo's Garden, New York City; Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper [New York], Feb. 8, 1868 / [signed on matrix] Thos. Hogan -- Scene from Forster's ballet, Der Spielmann; The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News [London], Sept. 24, 1881 -- Scene af anden Act i, En Skærsommernatsdrom; Illustreret Tidende [Copenhagen], nr. 1020 / tegnet af Knud Gamborg -- La fête des fleurs; La mode illustrée, journal de la famille [includes partial review, signed by E.R. Sainfoin, on the verso] / A. v. A. Gern, Berlin.
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Dan 1-12
Topics
Mauri, Rosita, 1856-1923
Zucchi, Virginia, 1849-1930
Sacountalâ (Choreographic work : Petipa, L)
Fandango (Choreographic work : Mérante)
Yedda (Choreographic work : Mérante)
Korrigane (Choreographic work : Mérante)
Spielmann (Choreographic work)
Sieba; o La spada di Wodan (Choreographic work : Manzotti)
Farandole (Choreographic work : Mérante)
Rêve (Choreographic work : Hansen)
Ballet -- 19th century
Ballet -- France -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Funding: Sacountala, Yedda, and Farandole (two prints) purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Acquisition: White fawn Gift; Lillian Moore.
Acquisition: Sacountala, Yedda, Farandole (2 prints) Purchase; Martinez, Paris, 1989.
Biographical/historical: The ballets and theatrical works that appear in this collection are, in chronological order: Sacountala (choreography, Lucien Petipa), presented at the Paris Opéra in 1858; The white fawn, a musical by Howard Glover, presented at Niblo's Garden, New York, in 1868; Le fandango (choreography, Louis Mérante), presented at the Académie Nationale de Musique in 1877; Yedda (choreography, Mérante), presented at the Opéra in 1879; La korrigane (choreography, Mérante), presented at the Opéra in 1880; Der Spielmann, a ballet to music by Josef Förster, presented at the Vienna Staatsoper in 1881; Sieba, o la spada di Wodan (choreography, Luigi Manzotti), first performed in Turin in 1876, presented at the Éden Théâtre, Paris, in 1882; La farandole (choreography, Mérante), presented at the Opéra in 1883; La rêve (choreography, Joseph Hansen), presented at the Opéra in 1890. No information is available about En Skærsommernatsdrom; however, the engraver Knud Gamborg was active in the second half of the 19th century.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 12 prints : b&w ; 41 x 41 cm. or smaller.
Description
Representations of ballets and other theatrical dance performances, chiefly from French nineteenth-century illustrated periodicals. All are full-page illustrations. They have been arranged in three groups according to the periodical in which they appeared: Le Monde Illustré, L'Univers Illustré, and Others.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
English
Danish
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825110355
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19758827
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c9b06c0-ead3-0133-cba5-00505686a51c
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

  • 1858: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance prints from nineteenth-century illustrated periodicals" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858 - 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb24dd0-ed35-0133-4857-00505686a51c

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance prints from nineteenth-century illustrated periodicals" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb24dd0-ed35-0133-4857-00505686a51c

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1858 - 1890). Dance prints from nineteenth-century illustrated periodicals Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb24dd0-ed35-0133-4857-00505686a51c

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Dance prints from nineteenth-century illustrated periodicals