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Jason et Médée, Ballet tragique.

Title
Jason et Médée, Ballet tragique.
Author
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815.
Publication
London, John Boydell, 1781.

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Additional Authors
  • Boydell, John, 1720-1804.
  • Cia Fornaroli Collection.
Description
Etching and aquatint in two shades of brown, oval; 37.5 x 46 cm., entire plate 41.5 x 47 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • On plate: Published July 3rd 1781 by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside, London.
  • Francesco Bartolozzi, possibly after Nathaniel Dance, 1734-1811. Cf. *R-*MGTI Victoria and Albert Museum. Ballet designs and illustrations, 1581-1940. p 22.
  • Fair condition, cropped to plate mark.
  • Description: left to right, Giovanna Baccelli as Creusa, bending to left, arms thrust forward; Gaetano Vestris as Jason, in a heroic pose, arms outstretched, head tilted back; Mme Simonet as Medea, holding knife in right hand. Three musicians playing two oboes and a transverse flute. Five bars of music from the score by Jean Joseph Rodolphe.
Call Number
*MGZFE-18 Bar F Med 1
OCLC
NYPY737011469-F
Author
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815.
Title
Jason et Médée, Ballet tragique.
Imprint
London, John Boydell, 1781.
Local Note
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Local Subject
Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Prints (Graphic arts) -- Ballet -- 18th century.
Ballet -- England -- 18th century.
Social dancing -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Added Author
Boydell, John, 1720-1804.
Cia Fornaroli Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZFE-18 Bar F Med 1
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