Das Tanzen

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5371271

Item data

Title

Das Tanzen

Collection

Prints depicting dance
Subjects

Names

Engelbrecht, Martin, 1684-1756 (Engraver)
Rössler, Michael, 1705-1777 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1720 - 1740 (Approximate)
Place: Augsburg

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Eng M 2

Subjects

Dance -- Germany -- 18th century
Dance teachers
violins

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Caption on left side: four lines of German verse. On right side: four lines of French verse.

Physical Description

Engravings
Extent: Engraving, hand-colored, 20.6 x 31.0 cm.

Abstract

Depicts an oval room with windows, mirror and fireplace in which five men are receiving a dancing lesson. The dancing master stands on the right side facing left holding a violin. Two men, seated on chairs on the left side, observe two others in the center. These two face each other forward and back and stand in relévé in fourth position. The fifth man stands with hat in hand as if in a bow, on the far right side of the print. All wear breeches, tights, waistcoats, justacorps, three-cornered hats and buckled shoes.

Languages

German
French

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737065222-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12149111
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bcd7ff40-f8cf-0132-f772-58d385a7b928

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1720

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Das Tanzen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1720 - 1740. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcd7ff40-f8cf-0132-f772-58d385a7b928

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1720 - 1740). Das Tanzen Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcd7ff40-f8cf-0132-f772-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Das Tanzen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcd7ff40-f8cf-0132-f772-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia citation

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