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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
Two sisters
Names
Bovi, Marino, b. 1758 (Engraver)
Buck, Adam, 1759-1833 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1796
Place: London
Publisher: Mno. Bovi
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Bov M Two 1
Topics
Dancers -- 18th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: engraved by Mno. Bovi.
Caption title.
Biographical/historical: Engraving after a design by the painter Adam Buck. The online catalog of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, which also holds a copy of this print, gives the engraver's name as Mariano Bovi.
Physical Description
Stipple engravings
Extent: 1 print : stipple engraving, color with some hand-coloring ; 42 x 30 cm.
Description
Depiction of two young women, dressed in the neoclassical fashions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, in a dance pose. Their hands are joined and their faces turned towards each other, but the body of the woman on the left faces front, while the body of the woman on the right faces back.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825121863
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759006
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 363ef770-ead2-0133-98df-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

  • 1796: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Two sisters" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1796. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eda8d3b0-ead7-0133-1ec8-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Two sisters" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eda8d3b0-ead7-0133-1ec8-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1796). Two sisters Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eda8d3b0-ead7-0133-1ec8-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Two sisters