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The prospect before us

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5551146


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

Prints

Physical Description

Extent: Etching (hand-col.), 35.5 x 51.5 cm.

Languages

English

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

Still Image

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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