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Les papillons, ou metamorphoses terrestres des peuples de l'air

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Prints depicting dance

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Title
Les papillons, ou metamorphoses terrestres des peuples de l'air
Names
Varin, Amédée, 1818-1883 (Artist)
Corbay, V. (Victor), 1815- (Engraver)
Gabriel de Gonet, éditeur (Publisher)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Les papillons [selections]

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Place: Paris
Publisher: Gabriel de Gonet, éditeur
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Var A Pap 1
Topics
Butterflies
Genres
Prints
Notes
Acquisition: Gift; Estate of Leon Danielian, 1997.
Biographical/historical: Amédée Varin, sometimes called Pierre Amédée Varin, was a French draftsman, painter, and engraver. He appears to be best known today for his works of whimsy. In addition to Les papillons, he also published L'empire des légumes (ca. 1850), a social satire about a world of vegetable people.
Statement of responsibility: par Amédée Varin, texte par Eu[gène] Nus et An[tony] Meray
Statement of responsibility: A. Varin del., V. Corbay
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : wood engraving, color ; 27 x 17 cm. or smaller.
Description
The title page of Les papillons, ou metamorphoses terrestres des peuples de l'air par Amédée Varin, texte par Eu[gène] Nus et An[tony] Meray, published in Paris by Gabriel de Gonet; originally issued in parts. This print is a hand-colored wood engraving drawn by Varin and engraved by Victor Corbay. It depicts a winding procession of butterflies with folded wings and other insects, some of them anthropomorphized.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 824999880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19756993
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ed370cc0-cb5d-013b-1faa-0242ac110002
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

  • : Place
  • 1818: Creator Born
  • 1852: Issued
  • 1883: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Les papillons, ou metamorphoses terrestres des peuples de l'air" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b245c490-029e-0135-61ec-718e88422531

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Les papillons, ou metamorphoses terrestres des peuples de l'air" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b245c490-029e-0135-61ec-718e88422531

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1852). Les papillons, ou metamorphoses terrestres des peuples de l'air Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b245c490-029e-0135-61ec-718e88422531

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Les papillons, ou metamorphoses terrestres des peuples de l'air