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Miss Nancy Dawson

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5094836


Item data

Title

Miss Nancy Dawson

Collection

Prints depicting dance
Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Names

Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794 (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1760 - 1770 (Questionable)
Place: London
Publisher: printed for Rob't Sayer, map and printseller

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFB Daw N Hor 2

Subjects

Dawson, Nancy, approximately 1730-1767
Hornpipe (Dance)
Dance -- England -- 18th century

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Unsigned print depicting Nancy Dawson dancing the hornpipe: Dawson full length to front, eyes slight to the left, her left arm fully extended to side, right hand at waist.
Publications: Reproduced in Dance Perspectives, no. 26, summer 1966, page [23].

Physical Description

Mezzotints
Extent: plate mark 35.5 x 25 cm.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12160091
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): abcaa630-14d4-0131-c76b-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

1760

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Nancy Dawson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1760 - 1770. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abcaa630-14d4-0131-c76b-58d385a7b928

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1760 - 1770). Miss Nancy Dawson Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abcaa630-14d4-0131-c76b-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Nancy Dawson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abcaa630-14d4-0131-c76b-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia citation

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