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The dancing lesson, pt. 2, the minuet

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Title

The dancing lesson, pt. 2, the minuet

Collection

Prints depicting dance
Subjects

Names

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 (Etcher)
Thomas MacLean (Firm) (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1835-08-01
Place: London
Publisher: pub'd by Tho's McLean, 26 Haymarket

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFH Cru G Dan 2

Subjects

Minuet (Dance)
Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons
Dance teachers
Turnout (Dance)

Genres

Prints

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Lower left: G. Cruikshank fect.
Reproduction: Cf. *MGTI New York Public Library. Dance Collection. Images of the dance, 1965. Reproduction and commentary.

Physical Description

Etchings
Extent: Etching, colored, line border: 12.2 x 16 cm.

Abstract

A young boy and girl dancing a minuet, looking at dancing master who plays a pochette; plump girl stands in wooden box to improve turn-out.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737052477-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12148349
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 46bf5cd0-2971-0133-44d0-58d385a7bbd0

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1835-08-01

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The dancing lesson, pt. 2, the minuet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1835. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/46bf5cd0-2971-0133-44d0-58d385a7bbd0

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1835). The dancing lesson, pt. 2, the minuet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/46bf5cd0-2971-0133-44d0-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The dancing lesson, pt. 2, the minuet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/46bf5cd0-2971-0133-44d0-58d385a7bbd0

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