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Portrait of Regina Monti

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Regina Monti

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Title
Portrait of Regina Monti
Additional title: Pictura, die, in 't choor der eedte Zanggodinnen ...
Names
Houbraken, Jacobus, 1698-1780 (Engraver)
Xavery, Jacob (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Regina Monti

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1763
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFB Mon R P 1
Topics
Monti, Regina
Genres
Prints
Portraits
Notes
Biographical/historical: Regina Monti, who may also have used the last name Nieri, is listed as a prima ballerina on Italian opera libretti from ca. 1771-1780. According to Marian Hannah Winter's The Pre-Romantic ballet (1975), she came from a "largish" dancing family surnamed Monti. From the evidence of these prints, she spent some time in the 1760s dancing in Amsterdam.
Biographical/historical: Jacobus Houbraken was a Dutch engraver and etcher who specialized in portraits.
Statement of responsibility: J. Xavery pinx., J[acobus] Houbraken sculps.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 print : engraving, black & white ; 36 x 26 cm. or smaller.
Description
Three-quarter-length portrait of the dancer Regina Monti, engraved by Jacobus Houbraken. Print depicts her at a window, facing front with her body turned towards the left. At bottom is an eight-line poem in Dutch, initialed G.B., which mentions not only the dancer's name, Monti, but that of the artist Xavery.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
Dutch, Flemish
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 782069776
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19589337
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e251fe20-50d5-013c-e2f3-0242ac110003
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

  • 1698: Creator Born
  • 1763: Created
  • 1780: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Regina Monti" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1763. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/37cfe0d0-bb8f-0132-29d6-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Regina Monti" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/37cfe0d0-bb8f-0132-29d6-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1763). Portrait of Regina Monti Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/37cfe0d0-bb8f-0132-29d6-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Portrait of Regina Monti