- Description
- Etching; inner line border: 22 x 33 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Lillian Moore.
- Note
- Lower left: etched by G Cruikshank.
- A caricature of a dozen dancers performing a quadrille figure. The women tend to be rather chesty and taller than their partners. The men all point their feet and attempt to dance elegantly. The women's coiffures are also a subject of satire.
- Call Number
- *MGZFD Cru G Pou 1
- OCLC
- NYPY867020326-F
- Author
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
- Title
La Poule.
- Imprint
London, pub'd by H Humphrey, June 4th, 1817.
- Local Note
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- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Prints (Graphic arts) -- Social dancing -- 19th century.
Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Quadrilles.
- Research Call Number
*MGZFD Cru G Pou 1