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Schéhérazade

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Image ID

5052991


Item data

Title

Schéhérazade

Collection

Prints depicting dance
Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them

Names

Oppler, Ernst (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1910 - 1919 (Questionable)
Place: n.p

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFA-20 Opp E Sch 1

Subjects

Ballets russes
Schéhérazade (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Ballet -- 20th century

Genres

Prints

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Penciled annotation, lower left: Oppler, russisches Ballet. Signed in plate: E. Oppler.
Content: The print depicts the moment in Michel Fokine's ballet Schéhérazade when the girls of the harem and their lovers abandon themselves to riotous dancing, as Zobeide and the Favorite Slave embrace on cushions, at left.
Content: An unumbered impression on Van Gelder paper, with full margins.

Physical Description

Drypoints
Extent: 19 x 25 cm.
Plate mark.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12160101
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3dab2da0-cbba-0130-d5e4-58d385a7b928

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1910

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Schéhérazade" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910 - 1919. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3dab2da0-cbba-0130-d5e4-58d385a7b928

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1910 - 1919). Schéhérazade Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3dab2da0-cbba-0130-d5e4-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Schéhérazade" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3dab2da0-cbba-0130-d5e4-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia citation

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