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A ball-room scene: a fragment

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Prints depicting dance

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A ball-room scene

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Title
A ball-room scene: a fragment
Names
Doyle, John, 1797-1868 (Artist)
McLean, T. (Thomas) (Publisher)
Ducôté, A., active 1829-1832 (Lithographer)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1838
Place: London
Publisher: T. McLean
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Doy J Bal 1
Topics
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Ballroom dancing -- England -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: HB.
Caption title.
Statement of responsibility: Signed HB [i.e. John Doyle] in bottom left hand corner.
Statement of responsibility: A. Ducôte's Lithogy.
Acquisition: Gift; Rosalie Stone, 1975.
Biographical/historical: John Doyle, a Dublin-born painter and printmaker, signed his satirical prints with the initials HB.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : b&w ; 31 x 45 cm., line border 28 x 38 cm.
Description
Sketch of a scene in an elegant ballroom. Queen Victoria dances at center with a gentleman; two couples watch in the foreground. More onlookers and an orchestra are lightly sketched in the background.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 642442182
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759780
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 68458e50-ead3-0133-04cb-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

  • 1797: Creator Born
  • 1838: Issued
  • 1868: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "A ball-room scene" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1838. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c10845f0-ed37-0133-1001-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "A ball-room scene" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c10845f0-ed37-0133-1001-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1838). A ball-room scene Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c10845f0-ed37-0133-1001-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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A ball-room scene