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Italian Opera House, Paris
- Title
- Italian Opera House, Paris [graphic] / Eugene Lami ; C. Mottram.
- Author
- Mottram, Charles, 1817-1876.
- Publication
- London : Fisher, Son & Co. ; Paris : H. Mandeville, [183-? or later]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Lami, Eugène Louis, 1800-1890.
- Description
- 1 print : engraving, b&w; 20 x 26 cm.
- Summary
- Depiction of the interior of the Théâtre Italien, Paris, with a performance in progress onstage. A large and well-dressed audience is in attendance.
- Alternative Title
- Théâtre Italien
- Italianisches Opernhaus, Paris
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Engravings.
- Note
- Caption title.
- At lower left: Le Théâtre Italien.
- At lower right: Italianisches Opernhaus, Paris.
- Biography (note)
- The French painter and lithographer Eugène Lami frequently made illustrations of nineteenth-century Parisian life and society, of which this may be one. He is probably best remembered in the dance world as the costume designer for Filippo Taglioni's groundbreaking ballet La sylphide (1832), in which Marie Taglioni, in the title role, wore the long white bell-shaped tutu that became the uniform of the Romantic ballet.
- Call Number
- *MGZFX Mott C Ita 1
- OCLC
- 825553955
- Author
- Mottram, Charles, 1817-1876. Engraver
- Title
- Italian Opera House, Paris [graphic] / Eugene Lami ; C. Mottram.
- Imprint
- London : Fisher, Son & Co. ; Paris : H. Mandeville, [183-? or later]
- Biography
- The French painter and lithographer Eugène Lami frequently made illustrations of nineteenth-century Parisian life and society, of which this may be one. He is probably best remembered in the dance world as the costume designer for Filippo Taglioni's groundbreaking ballet La sylphide (1832), in which Marie Taglioni, in the title role, wore the long white bell-shaped tutu that became the uniform of the Romantic ballet.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.Library's copy has been trimmed; dimensions of plate mark unclear.
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- Added Author
- Lami, Eugène Louis, 1800-1890. Artist
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFX Mott C Ita 1