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Reine des sylphes, dans le balet des Elémens, &c.

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Reine des sylphes, dans le balet des Elémens, &c.

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Title
Reine des sylphes, dans le balet des Elémens, &c.
Names
Martin, Jean-Baptiste, 17..-17.. (Engraver)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

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

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1911 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Publisher: É. Lévy
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFA-18 Mar J Rei 1
Topics
Éléments (Choreographic work : Deshayes)
Ballet -- France -- 18th century
Costume design -- 18th century
Opera ballet. Dardanus
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Costume design for the Queen of the sylphs, probably drawn and engraved by Jean Baptiste Martin. From a series of more than 300 restrikes from the original 18th-century plates, first published by Esnaults et Rapilly.
Content: Woman full length to front, looking left, holding a wand in her right hand. She wears an elaborate gown with tight bodice and sleeves to wrist. Skirt is decorated with ribbons, small clouds of gauze, and peacock feathers. Curls to shoulders, a headdress of plumes and jewels.
Content: "Costumes portés par dix demoiselles en 'esprits aériens' dans l'opéra de Dardanus, à Fontainebleau, le 8 octobre 1763" (from accompanying commentary).
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 28.3 x 20.5 cm.
Colored, in line border, plate mark.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12155768
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 37c13c90-882a-0130-7c22-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1911: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Reine des sylphes, dans le balet des Elémens, &c." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d001300-a3aa-0130-f5cb-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Reine des sylphes, dans le balet des Elémens, &c." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d001300-a3aa-0130-f5cb-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1911). Reine des sylphes, dans le balet des Elémens, &c. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d001300-a3aa-0130-f5cb-58d385a7b928

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Reine des sylphes, dans le balet des Elémens, &c.