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Scene from the ballet of La brésilienne, at the Royal Italian Opera House, Covent Garden

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Title
Scene from the ballet of La brésilienne, at the Royal Italian Opera House, Covent Garden
Collection

Prints depicting dance

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

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1858-07-24
Place: London
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFA Bré 1
Topics
Desplaces, Henri
Mérante, Zina Richard, 1832-1890
Covent Garden Theatre
Ballet -- 19th century
Ballet -- England -- 19th century
Brésilienne (Choreographic work : Desplaces)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Lower left: T. H. Wilson del.
Zina Richard Mérante and Henri Desplaces in a scene from Desplaces' ballet divertissement La brésilienne, first performed by Cerrito at the Lyceum Theatre, London, May 2, 1857.
Mérante, costumed as the Indian girl, on right pointe, left leg raised to front and bent at knee, dances for Desplaces, costumed as a Spanish sea captain. Trees and a body of water in background.
Lillian Moore Collection.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 17 x 23.4 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12149481
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 706130a0-8829-0130-cb39-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1858: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene from the ballet of La brésilienne, at the Royal Italian Opera House, Covent Garden" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858-07-24. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71a38030-a5f3-0130-ad22-58d385a7b928

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene from the ballet of La brésilienne, at the Royal Italian Opera House, Covent Garden" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71a38030-a5f3-0130-ad22-58d385a7b928

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1858-07-24). Scene from the ballet of La brésilienne, at the Royal Italian Opera House, Covent Garden Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71a38030-a5f3-0130-ad22-58d385a7b928

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Scene from the ballet of La brésilienne, at the Royal Italian Opera House, Covent Garden