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Title
Les deux pigeons, Pepio
Additional title: Mlle. Sanlaville [handwritten in pencil]
Names
Mesplès, Paul Eugène, 1849- (Artist)
Moore, Lillian (Donor)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Women dancers in prints

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1800 - 1899 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Wom 33
Topics
Women dancers -- 19th century
Dancers
Sanlaville, Marie, 1847-1930
Deux pigeons (Choreographic work : Mérante)
Genres
Prints
Portraits
Notes
Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore
Biographical/historical: Marie Sanlaville is depicted in the breeches role of Pepio in Louis Mérante's ballet Les deux pigeons, first presented at the Paris Opéra in 1886; the ballet's costumes were designed by Bianchini, whose name appears on the print.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : hand-colored ; 35 x 28 cm. or smaller.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825771260
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19760335
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7d275e20-e2e5-013b-aec7-0242ac110002
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

  • 1800: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Les deux pigeons, Pepio" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3455c390-5dea-0135-4349-13ce2d754c75

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Les deux pigeons, Pepio" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 14, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3455c390-5dea-0135-4349-13ce2d754c75

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1899). Les deux pigeons, Pepio Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3455c390-5dea-0135-4349-13ce2d754c75

Wikipedia Citation

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Les deux pigeons, Pepio