The prospect before us
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Item data
Title
The prospect before us
Collection
Prints depicting dance
Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them
Names
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1791
Place: London
Publisher: S. W. Fores
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFE-18 Row T Pro 1
Subjects
Didelot, Charles Louis, 1767-1837
Théodore, Mlle, 1760-1796
Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons
Genres
Physical Description
Extent: Etching (hand-col.), 35.5 x 51.5 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737011508-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12145886
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b6154100-0880-0133-9204-58d385a7bbd0
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
Date Issued
1791
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The prospect before us" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1791. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6154100-0880-0133-9204-58d385a7bbd0
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1791). The prospect before us Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6154100-0880-0133-9204-58d385a7bbd0
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The prospect before us" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6154100-0880-0133-9204-58d385a7bbd0
Wikipedia citation
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