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Bal de l'Opéra

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Bal de l'Opéra

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Title
Bal de l'Opéra
Names
Provost, A., active 1834-1855 (Attributed name)
Bry, Auguste, 1805- (Printer of plates)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1830 - 1839 (Approximate)
Place: Paris
Publisher: Ledot J[eu]ne
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Pro A Bal 1
Topics
Masquerades -- France -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Provost del. et lith.
Caption title.
At top of image: Paris.
Numbering: Below image: 40.
Statement of responsibility: Imp. Auguste Bry.
Acquisition: Gift; Lincoln Kirstein.
Biographical/historical: A copy of this print is held by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, which gives it the conjectural date 1830?
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph on tinted ground, b&w ; 25 x 32 cm.
Description
Depiction of a crowded masquerade ball, among them figures costumed as clowns or Pierrots, at the Paris Opéra. The participants have apparently abandoned all pretense of elegant behavior.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825554144
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759851
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a781f1e0-89be-0134-698e-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

  • 1830: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1834: Creator Born
  • 1855: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Bal de l'Opéra" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1830 - 1839. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d3d62ee0-8cc7-0134-9e61-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Bal de l'Opéra" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d3d62ee0-8cc7-0134-9e61-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1830 - 1839). Bal de l'Opéra Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d3d62ee0-8cc7-0134-9e61-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d3d62ee0-8cc7-0134-9e61-00505686a51c | title= (still image) Bal de l'Opéra, (1830 - 1839) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 27, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Bal de l'Opéra