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Semiramide

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Prints depicting dance

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Semiramide

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Title
Semiramide
Names
Belin, Auguste, fl. 1830-1860 (Lithographer)
Bertauts (Printer of plates)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Publisher: imp. Bertauts
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFA Bel A Sem 1
Topics
Opéra de Paris. Ballet
Ballet -- 19th century
Ballet -- France -- 19th century
Opera ballet. Semiramide
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Printed on lithograph, lower left: Belin & Bethmont.
Content: A moment from the interpolated ballet, with choreography by Lucien Petipa, in the Paris Opéra's production of Rossini's Semiramide, revived July 9, 1860.
Content: Caption: Les Jardins Suspendus - Pas Assyrien (2e acte).
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 15 x 22 cm.
On tinted ground.
Description
The massive décor represents the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The mythical Assyrian queen Semiramis sits on a throne at right, surrounded by guards. A large corps de ballet encircles two groups of three women. At center a male dancer (Magloire Beauchet?) lifts his partner to the side; her arms are en coronne.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160110
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6fbf36a0-8829-0130-6388-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1830: Creator Born
  • 1860: Creator Died
  • 1860: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Semiramide" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9ce6940-a5f1-0130-7fa3-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Semiramide" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9ce6940-a5f1-0130-7fa3-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1860). Semiramide Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9ce6940-a5f1-0130-7fa3-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Semiramide