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Le feu follet

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Le feu follet

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Title
Le feu follet
Additional title: Artiste
Names
Metzmacher, Pierre Guillaume, b. 1815 (Engraver)
Penguilly LHaridon, O. (Octave), 1811-1870Haridon, O. (Octave), 1811-1870 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1857
Place: Paris
Publisher: L'Artiste
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Met P Feu 1
Topics
Dancers -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Penguilly 1857 ; Metzmacher sc.
Statement of responsibility: Imp. F. Chardon, A[in]é.
Caption title.
Biographical/historical: Reproductive print after a painting by Octave Penguilly-L'haridon, possibly his La danseuse et le feu follet. He exhibited his paintings at the Paris Salon between 1835-1870.
Biographical/historical: The illustrated journal L'Artiste was published weekly in Paris from 1831 to 1904.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 1 print : 20 x 29 cm., plate mark 20 x 26 cm., on mount 28 x 38 cm.
Description
Back view of a young woman, nude except for a flimsy skirt suggestive of a dancer's tutu, who stands in a dance-like pose gazing at a mysterious flamelike object, the ignis fatuus or will o'the wisp of the title. She is observed by two demonic figures with skull-like heads.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825554110
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759847
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 83d70eb0-88fa-0134-4831-00505686a51c
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

  • 1857: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le feu follet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c79679d0-8cc2-0134-a751-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le feu follet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c79679d0-8cc2-0134-a751-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1857). Le feu follet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c79679d0-8cc2-0134-a751-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Le feu follet