- Description
- Engraving, colored, vignette in line border; plate mark: 29.5 x 22.5 cm.
- Note
- A satire on ballet instruction. The dancing master, at background right, poised on the tips of his pumps, plays the fiddle. His pupil, an obese man with a large head and short legs, points his left toe. He wears a top hat and garters. A dog balances on its hind legs. No background, except a board floor.
- Call Number
- *MGZFD McC C 3
- OCLC
- NYPY767027343-F
- Author
McCleary, active 1799-1813.
- Title
An early lesson of dancing.
- Imprint
Dublin, pub. by McCleary, 39, Nassau St. [ca. 1818]
- Local Note
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- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Dancing masters.
Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Prints (Graphic arts) -- 19th century.
Animals.
- Research Call Number
*MGZFD McC C 3