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Lucile Grahn

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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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Women dancers in prints

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Title
Lucile Grahn
Additional title: Portraitgalerie
Names
Moore, Lillian (Donor)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Women dancers in prints

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1858
Place: Leipzig
Publisher: J.J. Weber
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Wom 18
Topics
Women dancers -- 19th century
Dancers
Grahn, Lucile, 1819-1907
Sylphide (Choreographic work : Bournonville)
Genres
Prints
Portraits
Notes
Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore
Additional physical form: For variants of this image, see: *MGZFB Gra L Syl 1-3.
Biographical/historical: Print depicts Danish ballerina Lucile Grahn in a much-copied pose from the ballet La sylphide, which she first danced in August Bournonville's version in 1836.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : black & white ; 35 x 28 cm. or smaller.
Penciled on the verso: from Die Bilder-Welt, Leipzig, J.J. Weber, 1858
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825771260
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19760335
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c411710-e2e4-013b-51c8-0242ac110002
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

  • 1858: Created
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lucile Grahn" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4408b40-0749-0135-817e-4fcaa9b256d1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lucile Grahn" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4408b40-0749-0135-817e-4fcaa9b256d1

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1858). Lucile Grahn Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4408b40-0749-0135-817e-4fcaa9b256d1

Wikipedia Citation

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Lucile Grahn