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Melle Cochois dansant devant ses soeurs (Château de Potsdam)

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Melle Cochois dansant devant ses soeurs (Château de Potsdam)

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Title
Melle Cochois dansant devant ses soeurs (Château de Potsdam)
Additional title: Gazette des beaux-arts
Names
Abot, Eugène-Michel-Joseph, 1836-1894 (Engraver)
Pesne, Antoine, 1683-1757 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1907
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Abo E Coc 1
Topics
Desplaces-Cochois, Marianne, 1723-
Dancers -- 18th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Antoine Pesne pinx. ; E. Abot sc.
Caption title.
Imp. Chardon-Wittmann.
At lower left: Gazette des Beaux-Arts.
Date: Pencilled at right: 1907.
Biographical/historical: The original oil painting by Antoine Pesne is held at Schloss Charlottenburg, Potsdam, Germany.
Biographical/historical: Marianne Cochois, the younger sister of the actress Babette Cochois, is said to have danced at the Berlin Opera beginning in 1742.
Biographical/historical: The French-born painter Antoine Pesne became the official painter to two kings of Prussia, Frederick William I and his son Frederick William II, known as Frederick the Great. His works included many portraits as well as the decoration of the royal palaces.
Biographical/historical: Eugène Abot was a French printmaker and illustrator. He contributed reproductive prints and his own etchings to journals such as L'Art and the Gazette des Beaux-Arts.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 photomechanical? print : b&w ; 17 x 23 cm.
Description
Reproductive print after a 1750 (approximate) oil painting by Antoine Pesne, depicting the dancer Marianne Cochois performing in a sylvan landscape. A musician playing a drum and wind instrument accompanies her at left; a group of ladies and gentlemen are seated at right, with others in the background. One man holds a sheet of music; a guitar lies at his feet.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825562153
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759919
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 159c9a50-ada1-0133-b79e-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

  • 1836: Creator Born
  • 1894: Creator Died
  • 1907: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Melle Cochois dansant devant ses soeurs (Château de Potsdam)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1907. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec2c64d0-ada1-0133-08bb-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Melle Cochois dansant devant ses soeurs (Château de Potsdam)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec2c64d0-ada1-0133-08bb-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1907). Melle Cochois dansant devant ses soeurs (Château de Potsdam) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec2c64d0-ada1-0133-08bb-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Melle Cochois dansant devant ses soeurs (Château de Potsdam)