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Fanny Elssler: portrait

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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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Fanny Elssler

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Title
Fanny Elssler: portrait
Additional title: Portrait
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1884 (Approximate)
Place: n.p
Issuance: single unit
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFB Els F P 10
Topics
Ballet -- 19th century
Elssler, Fanny, 1810-1884
Genres
Prints
Portraits
Notes
Content: Anonymous engraving, probably after the 1883 cabinet photograph of Elssler, reproduced in Ivor Guest's Fanny Elssler, the pagan ballerina, 1970.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: Image 8.3 x 7.3 cm.
Engraving, vignette on tinted ground
Description
Bust portrait to right, looking front, wearing high collared dress and lace fichu, hair braided in top knot, side curls.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12148144
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0745fdd0-18c0-0131-8d3e-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

  • 1884: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Fanny Elssler" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/066a9260-9cc3-0131-be2b-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Fanny Elssler" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/066a9260-9cc3-0131-be2b-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1884). Fanny Elssler Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/066a9260-9cc3-0131-be2b-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Fanny Elssler