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La leçon de danse
- Title
- La leçon de danse [graphic] / [signed on matrix] Swain sc. ; gravure de J. Swain, d'après le dessin de George Busson du Maurier.
- Author
- Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909.
- Publication
- [1876]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896.
- Description
- 1 print : wood engraving?, b&w; 27 x 38 cm.
- Summary
- Depiction of a dancing lesson given to seven girls of varying ages. The garments of the teacher, accompanist, and students indicate affluence, and the girls' decorous stances suggest that they are learning ladylike behavior along with the dance. The setting appears to be a private home, furnished with fashionable accessories such as the two Japanese fans mounted on a screen at left.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Wood engravings.
- Note
- Caption title.
- At lower left: L'Art.
- Imp. J. Claye-- A. Quantin.
- Source (note)
- Lincoln Kirstein.
- Biography (note)
- George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier was a cartoonist whose satirical drawings appeared in Punch and other periodicals. In later life he wrote novels, among them Trilby (1894), which featured the character Svengali, an evil and controlling teacher.
- Call Number
- *MGZFX Swa J Lec 1
- OCLC
- 825553951
- Author
- Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909. Engraver
- Title
- La leçon de danse [graphic] / [signed on matrix] Swain sc. ; gravure de J. Swain, d'après le dessin de George Busson du Maurier.
- Imprint
- [1876]
- Biography
- George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier was a cartoonist whose satirical drawings appeared in Punch and other periodicals. In later life he wrote novels, among them Trilby (1894), which featured the character Svengali, an evil and controlling teacher.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Source
- Gift; Lincoln Kirstein.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896. ArtistKirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996. Donor
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFX Swa J Lec 1