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Danske Billeder [selections]

Title
Danske Billeder [selections] [graphic].
Author
Jacobsen, Alfred, 1853-
Publication
Kjöbenhavn : Alfred Jacobsen's Verlag, [1886? or later]

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Still imageSupervised use *MGZFX Jac A Dan 1-3Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
Moore, Lillian.
Description
3 prints : lithograph, color; 43 x 43 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Prints of two toy theatres, one of them identifiable as the Gamle Scene (Old Stage) of the Kongelige Teater (Royal Theatre) of Copenhagen by the motto on the proscenium, "Ei blot til lyst" ("Not just for pleasure"). The other toy theatre includes curtains, chairs, and a scene of putti unveiling a backdrop of a classical landscape. The third print depicts the entrance to Tivoli, the renowned entertainment center in Copenhagen, with figures of soldiers and attendees, both adults and children.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Lithographs.
Note
  • Title derived from caption.
  • The print captioned "Proscenium" is in landscape orientation. The images in the other prints use both landscape and portrait orientation.
Source (note)
  • Lillian Moore.
Biography (note)
  • Alfred Jacobsen, born in Copenhagen in 1853, was a lithographer and publisher. His series Danske Billeder, which may be translated as Danish pictures or Danish images, began to appear in 1886, and continued to be published for many years.
Contents
Nr. 80. Proscenium [of the Gamle Scene, Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen] -- Nr. D81. [At left] Vilh[elm] Priors Kgl. Hofboghandel, København. [Toy theatre] -- Nr. 242. Ved Indgangen til Tivoli. [With penciled notation Anna 1910].
Call Number
*MGZFX Jac A Dan 1-3
OCLC
825561771
Author
Jacobsen, Alfred, 1853- Publisher
Title
Danske Billeder [selections] [graphic].
Imprint
Kjöbenhavn : Alfred Jacobsen's Verlag, [1886? or later]
Biography
Alfred Jacobsen, born in Copenhagen in 1853, was a lithographer and publisher. His series Danske Billeder, which may be translated as Danish pictures or Danish images, began to appear in 1886, and continued to be published for many years.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Source
Tivoli Gift; Lillian Moore.
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Added Author
Moore, Lillian. Donor
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Jac A Dan 1-3
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