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Masquerades and fancy-dress balls in prints

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Title
Masquerades and fancy-dress balls in prints
Names
Edwards, W. Joseph, fl. 1843-1867 (Engraver)
Moreau, Jean Michel, 1741-1814 (Associated name)
Godey, Louis Antoine, 1804-1878 (Publisher)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1800 - 1899 (Approximate)
Table of Contents
Le bal masqué. Fètes données au Roi et a la Reine, par la ville de Paris, le 23 janvier 1782, à l'occasion de la naissance de Monseigneur le Dauphin. D'après la gravure de L. [i.e., Jean-Michel] Moreau; Le journal de la jeunesse [image on one of four pages] / [signed on matrix] Hildebrand -- Bal travesti, 23 fevrier, 1840 -- The debardeur's first love; Philad[elphi]a, L.A. Godey Publisher / Lecount ; W.J. Edwards -- The galopade -- [Untitled engraving of a fancy-dress ball with a couple in Spanish costume dancing at center] / [Paris], Imp. Lamoureux -- Grand costume and masquerade ball, by the Knights of the Silver Garter, at Graves' Hall, [Albany, New York], January 25th, 1887 -- Fancy dress bal; [on crest at top] Cercle Francais de l'Harmonie; La gazette du bal, [handwritten date] Jan. 16, 1882 / Miranda.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Mas 1-7
Topics
Masquerades
Costume -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Illustrations
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Acquisition: Bal travesti Gift; Lincoln Kirstein.
Biographical/historical: Le journal de jeunesse, a periodical for children, was published between 1872-1906.
Biographical/historical: The engraving titled The debardeur's first love may have been published in The keepsake for 1847, edited by the Countess of Blessington, and/or in Godey's gallery of illustrations, a supplement to Godey's Lady's Book. The engraver W.J. Edwards may be W. Joseph Edwards.
Biographical/historical: According to the Oxford Dictionary of Music, the galop or galopade was a nineteenth-century ballroom round dance in duple time.
Physical Description
Engravings
Etchings
Wood engravings
Lithographs
Extent: 7 prints : 28 x 40 cm. or smaller
Description
Collection culled from a variety of sources, chiefly dating from the nineteenth century. These prints depict social events in which the participants don fancy-dress costumes, sometimes derived from other countries or eras. Some of the figures are masked.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825778599
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19760350
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 635a6770-88fa-0134-0b8a-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

  • 1800: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1843: Creator Born
  • 1867: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Masquerades and fancy-dress balls in prints" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a609d060-8cbd-0134-f66e-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Masquerades and fancy-dress balls in prints" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a609d060-8cbd-0134-f66e-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1899). Masquerades and fancy-dress balls in prints Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a609d060-8cbd-0134-f66e-00505686a51c

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Masquerades and fancy-dress balls in prints