- Additional Authors
- 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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- Connect to:
- 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