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Dos à dos - accidents in quadrille dancing.

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ps_dan_cd37_524


Item data

Title

Dos à dos - accidents in quadrille dancing.

Collection

Prints depicting dance
Subjects

Names

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1817-03-04
Place: London
Publisher: pub'd by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Cru G Dos 1

Subjects

Quadrilles
Musicians
Social dancing -- 19th century
Dance

Genres

Prints
Caricatures And Cartoons

Notes

Content: Three couples watch as a fourth couple, advancing back to back, walk into each other. Five musicians in a box look down on the proceedings.

Physical Description

Extent: Etching, colored, full margins, plate mark: 21.4 x 26.5 cm.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12160111
Other local Identifier: NYPY847006435-F
Other local Identifier: oi_[ps_dan_cd37_524]
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5a4fbb60-7ab2-0130-d6bd-58d385a7b928

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1817-03-04

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dos à dos - accidents in quadrille dancing." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1817. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a4fbb60-7ab2-0130-d6bd-58d385a7b928

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1817). Dos à dos - accidents in quadrille dancing. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a4fbb60-7ab2-0130-d6bd-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dos à dos - accidents in quadrille dancing." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a4fbb60-7ab2-0130-d6bd-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia citation

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