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A stranger at Sparta standing long upon one leg, said to a Lacedoemonian, I do not believe you can do as much; "True (said he) but every goose can" ...

Title
A stranger at Sparta standing long upon one leg, said to a Lacedoemonian, I do not believe you can do as much; "True (said he) but every goose can" ...
Author
Vestris, Auguste, 1760-1842.
Publication
[London] 1781.

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Additional Authors
  • Pastorini, Benedetto, 1746-
  • Dance, George, 1741-1825.
  • Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815.
  • Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. fnd
Description
Aquatint; round within square frame, 37.5 x 32.5 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
Dance Committee Purchase Fund.
Note
  • Caption: See Plutarch's Laconie apothegms, Vol I, p. 406.
  • Full-length to front, Vestris stands high on half-toe on his right leg, left leg extended to the side, both arms raised, hat in his right hand, head inclined to his right, on stage; caption beneath him reads (transliterated from ancient Greek): Ton mentoi khenon oyk estin ostis oy. A goose appears in each lower corner. Published by Torre April 2, 1781. Attributed to George Dance. Engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi and Benedetto Pastorini.
Funding (note)
  • Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Call Number
*MGZFF Ves Au C 5
OCLC
NYPY887034848-F
Author
Vestris, Auguste, 1760-1842.
Title
A stranger at Sparta standing long upon one leg, said to a Lacedoemonian, I do not believe you can do as much; "True (said he) but every goose can" ...
Imprint
[London] 1781.
Funding
Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Local Note
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Local Subject
Prints (Graphic arts) -- Ballet -- 18th century.
Ballet -- England -- 18th century.
Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Added Author
Pastorini, Benedetto, 1746-
Dance, George, 1741-1825.
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815.
Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Funder
Research Call Number
*MGZFF Ves Au C 5
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