Decoration de Theatre du ballet de Thetis represente en machine au Petit Bourbon devant leurs Majesté de l'invention de Jacq. Torelli Italien
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Title
Decoration de Theatre du ballet de Thetis represente en machine au Petit Bourbon devant leurs Majesté de l'invention de Jacq. Torelli Italien
Collection
Prints depicting dance
Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them
Names
Crépy, Jean, 1660-ca. 1730 (Engraver)
Torelli, Giacomo, 1608-1678 (Set designer)
Aveline, Pierre, le vieux, 1654-1722 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1690 - 1699 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFA-17 Tor G Noc 4
Subjects
Theaters -- France
Nozze di Peleo e di Teti (Choreographic work)
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Fait par Aveline avec privil du roy. Crepy ex.
Statement Of Responsibility: Set design after Giacomo Torelli, probably drawn by Pierre Aveline le vieux (1654-1722), and engraved by Jean Crepy.
Physical Description
Engraving
Extent: 22 x 32 cm.
Abstract
Set designed for Act II scene 3. Depicts a theatre; people dressed in Roman costumes sitting on three levels, watching men fighting with swords and shields in center arena. The number S. 7 appears on upper left.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737064814-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12149071
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): be1b6150-c6f4-012f-d4d0-58d385a7bc34
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1690
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Decoration de Theatre du ballet de Thetis represente en machine au Petit Bourbon devant leurs Majesté de l'invention de Jacq. Torelli Italien" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1690 - 1699. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be1b6150-c6f4-012f-d4d0-58d385a7bc34
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1690 - 1699). Decoration de Theatre du ballet de Thetis represente en machine au Petit Bourbon devant leurs Majesté de l'invention de Jacq. Torelli Italien Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be1b6150-c6f4-012f-d4d0-58d385a7bc34
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Decoration de Theatre du ballet de Thetis represente en machine au Petit Bourbon devant leurs Majesté de l'invention de Jacq. Torelli Italien" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be1b6150-c6f4-012f-d4d0-58d385a7bc34
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