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The queen of the swords

Title
The queen of the swords [graphic] / W.Q. Orchardson pinx. ; gravure Goupil & Cie.
Author
Orchardson, William Quiller, Sir, 1832-1910.
Publication
Philadelphia : Barrie, [1877 or later]

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Still imageSupervised use *MGZFX Orc W Que 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Description
1 print : gravure, b&w; 26 x 42 cm., plate mark 20 x 27 cm.
Summary
Depiction of a dance with swords, performed by men and women in eighteenth-century attire. The men, in two rows, form an arch under which the women pass. A cellist and a violinist play in the background from an elevated position.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Intaglio prints.
  • Reproductive prints.
Note
  • Caption title.
  • Signed and dated at lower right: W.Q. Orchardson, 77.
  • At lower left: L'Exposition Universelle de 1875. [Note: The original painting was made in 1877.]
Biography (note)
  • This print reproduces Sir William Quiller Orchardson's oil painting of the same title, which was inspired by Sir Walter Scott's novel The pirate (1821). Although the novel was set in seventeenth-century Zetland (Shetland), an archipelago in Scotland, Orchardson updated the scene to the 1760s. The central woman in the painting is Scott's character Minna Troll, who falls in love with Captain Cleveland, the eponymous pirate. Orchardson, who was born in Edinburgh, created this painting in 1877 after his move to London, and it brought him great acclaim.
Call Number
*MGZFX Orc W Que 1
OCLC
825553087
Author
Orchardson, William Quiller, Sir, 1832-1910. Artist
Title
The queen of the swords [graphic] / W.Q. Orchardson pinx. ; gravure Goupil & Cie.
Imprint
Philadelphia : Barrie, [1877 or later]
Biography
This print reproduces Sir William Quiller Orchardson's oil painting of the same title, which was inspired by Sir Walter Scott's novel The pirate (1821). Although the novel was set in seventeenth-century Zetland (Shetland), an archipelago in Scotland, Orchardson updated the scene to the 1760s. The central woman in the painting is Scott's character Minna Troll, who falls in love with Captain Cleveland, the eponymous pirate. Orchardson, who was born in Edinburgh, created this painting in 1877 after his move to London, and it brought him great acclaim.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
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Local Subject
Weapon dances -- Scotland.
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Orc W Que 1
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