Research Catalog

[Rope dancing.

Description

Etching, hand colored; circular image on sheet 13 x 8.7 cm.

Subjects

Note

Three engravings from a series of alphabet cards, each with a dance scene, a descriptive note, and four lines of verse. I-M, "La valse par Mr. Saqui." depicts three performers on two tightropes, including Mr. Saqui dancing while playing a guitar.
N-Q, "La valse par Farioso." portrays three dancers, two women and a man, performing on a double tightrope.
R-U, "Le bolero, danse espagnol," shows a couple dancing side-by-side with castanets. A man accompanies them with a guitar.

Call Number

*MGZFD Alp 1-3

OCLC

NYPY887006279-F

Title

[Rope dancing.

Imprint

Paris, 181-?]

Local Note

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Local Subject

Rope dancing.

Prints (Graphic arts) -- 19th century.

Alphabets.

Research Call Number

*MGZFD Alp 1-3