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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers in groups or more than two but not in a ballet or theatrical dance scene

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Dance lithographs

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Title
Sylphide
Names
Brandard, John, 1812-1863 (Artist)
Moore, Lillian (Donor)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers in groups or more than two but not in a ballet or theatrical dance scene

Dance lithographs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1840 - 1859 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFY Bra J Dan 9
Topics
Dancers -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Portraits
Notes
Biographical/historical: John Brandard, a British lithographer, engraver, and illustrator, was particularly known for his sheet music cover illustrations. He depicted many of the leading ballerinas of the Romantic era, among them Fanny Cerrito, Fanny Elssler, Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, and Marie Taglioni.
Content: Three-quarter-length figure of a female dancer; unsigned; same image as the sheet music cover for Sylphide quadrilles composed by Henry Farmer, which identifies the artist as Brandard
Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore
Physical Description
Chromolithographs
Extent: 1 print : chromolithograph, color ; 56 x 43 cm. or smaller.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825770390
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19760331
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d2d5d370-ed22-013b-f674-0242ac110002
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

  • 1812: Creator Born
  • 1840: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1863: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Sylphide" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840 - 1859. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee44ae30-65b3-0135-28ee-06130fa12b7a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Sylphide" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee44ae30-65b3-0135-28ee-06130fa12b7a

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1840 - 1859). Sylphide Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee44ae30-65b3-0135-28ee-06130fa12b7a

Wikipedia Citation

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Sylphide