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Fleur de grenadier

Title
Fleur de grenadier [graphic] / Grandville del. ; Ch. Geoffroy sc.
Author
Geoffroy, Charles Michel, 1819-1882.
Publication
[Paris] : Garnier frères, [1847 or later?]

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Additional Authors
  • Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847.
  • Imprimerie Sarazin (Firm) pop
Description
1 print : wood engraving, hand-colored; 27 x 18 cm.
Summary
Full-length figure of a Spanish dancer, castanets in hand, stepping forward on her right foot. A second female dancer, perhaps the same dancer in profile view, is depicted at left. The outdoor setting includes a tree behind a wooden fence.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Wood engravings.
Note
  • Caption title.
  • Sarazan Imp[rimerie].
Source (note)
  • Lillian Moore.
Biography (note)
  • Plate from J.J. Grandville's Les fleurs animées (first published ca. 1847), which personified various flowers as beautiful young women in fanciful costumes. The costume and headdress of Fleur de grenadier or pomegranate are ornamented with the bright red flowers and oblong leaves of the pomegranate plant.
Call Number
*MGZFX Geo C Fle 1
OCLC
825122368
Author
Geoffroy, Charles Michel, 1819-1882. Engraver
Title
Fleur de grenadier [graphic] / Grandville del. ; Ch. Geoffroy sc.
Imprint
[Paris] : Garnier frères, [1847 or later?]
Biography
Plate from J.J. Grandville's Les fleurs animées (first published ca. 1847), which personified various flowers as beautiful young women in fanciful costumes. The costume and headdress of Fleur de grenadier or pomegranate are ornamented with the bright red flowers and oblong leaves of the pomegranate plant.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
A digitized version is available at: NYPL Digital Gallery Image ID: 1130416.
Source
Gift; Lillian Moore.
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Local Subject
Spanish dancing.
Added Author
Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847. Artist
Imprimerie Sarazin (Firm) Printer of plates
Moore, Lillian. Donor
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Geo C Fle 1
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