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Images of ballroom dancing

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Title
Images of ballroom dancing
Additional title: Breaking up
Additional title: Promenade
Additional title: Highest life in London. Tom & Jerry sporting a toe among the Corinthians at Almacks in the west
Additional title: Tom & Jerry sporting a toe among the Corinthians at Almacks in the west
Additional title: Quadrilles--practising for fear of accidents!
Names
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856 (Etcher)
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 (Etcher)
Egan, Pierce, 1772-1849 (Associated name)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1817 - 1835
Table of Contents
Quadrilles--practising for fear of accidents! [London, J. Sidebotham, March 22th, 1817] / I.R. Cruikshank fect. -- Highest life in London. Tom & Jerry sporting a toe among the Corinthians at Almacks in the west [London, Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, May 1, 1821] / drawn & engraved by I.R. & G. Cruikshank -- La promenade [London, Thomas McLean, 1835 ] / etched by G. Cruik[shan]k -- Breaking up [London, Thomas McLean, 1835] / G. Cruikshank fec.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Bal 1-4
Topics
Ballroom dancing -- England -- 19th century
Ballroom dancing -- Caricatures and cartoons
Child dancers
Genres
Prints
Caricatures
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Acquisition: Gift; Estate of Josephine Butler.
Biographical/historical: Tom & Jerry sporting a toe was published as part of Pierce Egan's Life in London: or, The day and night scenes of Jerry Hawthorne, esq., and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their rambles and sprees through the metropolis. La promenade was originally issued as part of a set of four titled The dancing lesson by G. Humphrey in 1822-1825. The original publisher's name and address was erased and replaced by that of McLean. Breaking up was originally issued as part of a set of four titled Holiday scenes by S. Knight, 1826. The original publisher's name and address was erased and replaced by that of McLean.
Physical Description
Etchings
Aquatints
Extent: 1 print : etching, hand-colored ; 27 x 42 cm.
Extent: 2 prints : etching, b&w ; 28 x 41 cm., plate mark 23 x 28 cm. or smaller.
Extent: 1 print : aquatint, hand-colored ; 15 x 24 cm.
Description
Representations of ballroom dancing in England between 1817 and 1826, captured in etchings by the brothers George Cruikshank and Robert (who signed his prints I.R. for Isaac Robert) Cruikshank. With the exception of the print titled Breaking up, the images are presented with minor exaggeration of physical features, expressions, or positions. In Breaking up, which depicts a children's dance, a number of the participants (both adults and children) are caricatures, among them the dancing master with his fiddle.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825066543
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19758134
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 91a249d0-b19d-0133-7de5-00505686a51c
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

  • 1789: Creator Born
  • 1817: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1856: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Images of ballroom dancing" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1817 - 1835. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4c0d990-b1a0-0133-109e-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Images of ballroom dancing" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4c0d990-b1a0-0133-109e-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1817 - 1835). Images of ballroom dancing Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4c0d990-b1a0-0133-109e-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Images of ballroom dancing