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Title
[Mme. Lucia Eliza Vestris, penciled notation].
Names
Moore, Lillian (Donor)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

The Vestris family in prints

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1781 - 1838
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Ves 7
Topics
Vestris family
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: For information on the Vestris family, see: Dorvane, Jeannine, "Vestris family," in International encyclopedia of dance, New York/Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1998, vol. 6, p. 330-334.
Biographical/historical: Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi Vestris, known as Madame Vestris, was an English-born actress and singer who owed her illustrious last name to her brief marriage to the dancer and ballet master Armand Vestris. She later married the British actor Charles James Mathews, and the two became highly successful managers of the Lyceum and Covent Garden theatres in London.
Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 print : engraving, aquatint?, hand-colored ; on mount 29 x 24 cm.
The print has been cut out and mounted on cardboard.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 826900332
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19765052
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 83602010-cc12-013b-62c5-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1781: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "[Mme. Lucia Eliza Vestris, penciled notation]." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1781 - 1838. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/117db610-029f-0135-705d-1ffd755d239e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "[Mme. Lucia Eliza Vestris, penciled notation]." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/117db610-029f-0135-705d-1ffd755d239e

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1781 - 1838). [Mme. Lucia Eliza Vestris, penciled notation]. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/117db610-029f-0135-705d-1ffd755d239e

Wikipedia Citation

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[Mme. Lucia Eliza Vestris, penciled notation].