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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Title
Danske Billeder [selections]
Names
Jacobsen, Alfred 1853-1924 (Publisher)
Moore, Lillian (Donor)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1886
Place: Kjöbenhavn
Publisher: Alfred Jacobsen's Verlag
Table of Contents
Nr. 80. Proscenium [of the Gamle Scene, Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen] -- Nr. D81. [At left] Vilh[elm] Priors Kgl. Hofboghandel, København. [Toy theatre] -- Nr. 242. Ved Indgangen til Tivoli. [With penciled notation Anna 1910].
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Jac A Dan 1-3
Topics
Kongelige Teater (Denmark)
Toy theaters -- Denmark
Tivoli (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Title derived from caption.
The print captioned "Proscenium" is in landscape orientation. The images in the other prints use both landscape and portrait orientation.
Acquisition: Tivoli Gift; Lillian Moore.
Biographical/historical: Alfred Jacobsen, born in Copenhagen in 1853, was a lithographer and publisher. His series Danske Billeder, which may be translated as Danish pictures or Danish images, began to appear in 1886, and continued to be published for many years.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 3 prints : lithograph, color ; 43 x 43 cm. or smaller.
Description
Prints of two toy theatres, one of them identifiable as the Gamle Scene (Old Stage) of the Kongelige Teater (Royal Theatre) of Copenhagen by the motto on the proscenium, "Ei blot til lyst" ("Not just for pleasure"). The other toy theatre includes curtains, chairs, and a scene of putti unveiling a backdrop of a classical landscape. The third print depicts the entrance to Tivoli, the renowned entertainment center in Copenhagen, with figures of soldiers and attendees, both adults and children.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825561771
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759935
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f4683c60-88f9-0134-6ba3-00505686a51c
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

  • 1853: Creator Born
  • 1886: Issued
  • 1924: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Danske Billeder [selections]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1886. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0df95750-8cbb-0134-3b71-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Danske Billeder [selections]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0df95750-8cbb-0134-3b71-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1886). Danske Billeder [selections] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0df95750-8cbb-0134-3b71-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Danske Billeder [selections]