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Dr. Syntax at the Opera

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dr. Syntax at the Opera

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Title
Dr. Syntax at the Opera
Additional title: Caricature
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1820 (Inferred)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFB Bia F C 1
Topics
Opéra de Paris
Ballet -- 19th century
Theaters -- France -- Paris
Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons
Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741-1813. Colinette à la cour
Bias, Fanny, 1789-1825
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Prints
Notes
Content: The Reverend Dr. Syntax was created by William Combe (1741-1823) and appeared for the first time in Ackermann's Poetical Magazine in 1809. This print from Dr. Syntax in Paris (1820) shows the enthralled Reverend Syntax at the Paris Opéra as he watched Fanny Bias in the ballet interpolated in André Grétry's comic opera Colinette à la cour.
Content: "We mean dear little Fanny Bias, / Who with her witcheries loves to try us, / And lifts the soul full many a peg / By sweet naiveté of the leg."
Content: Depicts stage left of the Opéra, viewed from the front of the orchestra level. A performance is in progress. Bias and her partner both on right demi-pointe, left leg extended to side. Four members of the corps, in rustic attire, stand in the background holding garlands. Musicians in the pit partially visible. Nine spectators in the stage box, including Dr. Syntax, who leans forward and peers at Bias through a spyglass.
Citation/reference: Cf. Winter, Marian Hannah. The pre-Romantic Ballet, London, 1974, p. 231. Reproduction.
Statement of responsibility: Lower right: [Edward?] Williams del. et fc.
Physical Description
Aquatints
Extent: Image 10.7 x 18.7 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12155765
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d92e8690-14d2-0131-e247-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1820: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dr. Syntax at the Opera" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1820. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05da1c50-1e51-0131-5ed2-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dr. Syntax at the Opera" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05da1c50-1e51-0131-5ed2-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1820). Dr. Syntax at the Opera Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05da1c50-1e51-0131-5ed2-58d385a7b928

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Dr. Syntax at the Opera