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La mazourka. Selections

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Title
La mazourka. Selections
Additional title: Mazourka, album à la mode
Names
Guérard, Eugène Charles François, 1821-1866 (Artist)
Aubert (Firm) (Publisher)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844
Place: Paris
Publisher: Aubert & Cie.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Gue E Maz 1-2
Topics
Ballroom dancing -- France -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Guérard delt.
Title devised by cataloger.
Statement of responsibility: Imp. d'Aubert et Cie.
Biographical/historical: Plates from the book La mazourka, album à la mode, published in Paris in 1844. In addition to illustrations and text, it contained music and instructions for the dance, as choreographed by the dancing master Laborde.
Biographical/historical: These prints depict what may be called the ballroom mazurka to differentiate it from the Polish folk dance, which is also called the mazurek. Originally a lively dance in triple meter, the mazurka became popular in many countries and across many years, both as a dance and a musical form.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 2 prints : lithograph on tinted ground, b&w ; 25 x 32 cm.
Description
Two numbered prints depicting upper-class ladies and gentlemen in a ballroom. Print number 1 represents two couples in movement; in print number 3, four couples appear to be taking their places for the dance.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825552996
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759795
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ad660250-88f9-0134-b12d-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

  • 1821: Creator Born
  • 1844: Issued
  • 1866: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La mazourka. Selections" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d0c04e40-8cb8-0134-5440-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La mazourka. Selections" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d0c04e40-8cb8-0134-5440-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1844). La mazourka. Selections Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d0c04e40-8cb8-0134-5440-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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La mazourka. Selections