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Vis à vis - accidents in quadrille dancing

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Vis à vis - accidents in quadrille dancing
Names
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 (Etcher)
Humphrey, Hannah, fl. 1774-1817 (Publisher)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1817-04-15
Place: London
Publisher: pub'd by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Cru G Vis 1
Topics
Dance -- England -- 19th century
Dancing injuries
Quadrilles
Musicians
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Lower left: G. Cruikshank fect.
Reproduction: Reproduced in Dance magazine, April 1951, p. 20.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: Etching, colored, plate mark: 21.5 x 25.8 cm.
Description
A man crashes to the floor, his feet out behind him, as he clutches his partner's dress. The shocked spectators consist of women with low-cut, revealing dresses and escorts with absurdly high collars; two leering musicians (a harpist and a fiddler) on a raised platform at left.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY847006447-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160112
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1f976e00-f80f-0132-5ec8-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1817: Issued
  • 1878: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Vis à vis - accidents in quadrille dancing" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1817-04-15. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70722f50-f810-0132-d9d4-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Vis à vis - accidents in quadrille dancing" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70722f50-f810-0132-d9d4-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1817-04-15). Vis à vis - accidents in quadrille dancing Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70722f50-f810-0132-d9d4-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Vis à vis - accidents in quadrille dancing