Research Catalog

Title

[Dance lithographs] [graphic].

Author

Brandard, John, 1812-1863.

Publication

[184-?-185-?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

M. & N. Hanhart (Printers). ltg

Description

• 8 prints : chromolithograph, color; 56 x 43 cm. or smaller.
• 3 prints : lithograph, b&w ;

Summary

Images of theatrical, ballroom, and folk dancers. The collection has been arranged in three groups: sheet music covers, posters or large-format music covers, others.

Subjects

• Jullien, Louis Antoine, 1812-1860 > Portraits
• Child dancers > 19th century
• Ballroom dancing > 19th century
• Polka (Dance)
• Vinning, Louisa
• Dancers > 19th century
• Sheet music covers
• Lithographs
• Chromolithographs

Genre/Form

• Sheet music covers.
• Lithographs.
• Chromolithographs.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Many of the prints are signed on stone: J. Brandard.

Source (note)

• Lillian Moore.

Biography (note)

• John Brandard, a British lithographer, engraver, and illustrator, was particularly known for his sheet music cover illustrations. He depicted many of the leading ballerinas of the Romantic era, among them Fanny Cerrito, Fanny Elssler, Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, and Marie Taglioni.

Contents

• Sheet music covers (6 items): The Bohemian polka, composed & respectfully dedicated to Viscount Bury, by Herrman Koenig; London, Jullien / J. Brandard, del. et lith.; M & N Hanhart, Chromolith. -- The Isabelle polka, by Charles d'Albert; London, Chappell / [signed on stone] J. Brandard -- Jullien's American polka; Jullien's celebrated polkas, no. 12; [publication data trimmed off] / [signed on stone] J. Brandard -- Jullien's celebrated polkas, no. 2, the royal polka, as performed at Buckingham Palace by the band of the Coldstream Guards, and danced at the French plays by Mdlle. Forgeot, & Mdlle. Albert; composed by Jullien; [no publication data] / [signed on stone] J. Brandard; M & N Hanhart, Litho -- Le petit bal a la cour, quadrille facile pour le piano forte, par G. Redler; London, Leoni Lee & Coxhead / [signed on stone] J. Brandard; M & N Hanhart, Lith. Printers -- The real Chinese quadrilles from Original Chinese melodies, presented to the author by the Honble. E. Elphinstone, arranged by L. Devereaux; London, Leoni Lee / [signed on stone] J. Brandard.
• Posters or large-format music covers (1 item): Jullien's celebrated polkas [includes portrait of Jullien at center, and ten inset images of (clockwise from top left) The original polka, The Queen & P[rince] Albert polka, The royal polka, Les camelias polka, The imperial polka, The opera polka, The drawing room polka, Polkachucha, The Douro polka, Les roses polka; [printed below images] "The attitudes by Monsr. Coulon"; London, J. Mitchell, 1844 / J. Brandard, del. et lith.; M & N Hanhart Chromo Lith. Printers.
• Others (4 items): Miss Louisa Vinning [full-length figure, costumed and in an action pose] / J. Brandard; M & N Hanhart Imp. -- [Sylphide; three-quarter-length figure of a female dancer; unsigned; same image as the sheet music cover for Sylphide quadrilles composed by Henry Farmer, which identifies the artist as Brandard] -- [Female dancer in folk costume; full-length figure] / [signed on stone] J. Brandard -- [Female dancer in a landscape] / [signed on stone] J. Brandard; M & N Hanhart, Lith. Printers.

Call Number

*MGZFY Bra J Dan 1-11

OCLC

825770390

Author

Brandard, John, 1812-1863.

Title

[Dance lithographs] [graphic].

Imprint

[184-?-185-?]

Biography

John Brandard, a British lithographer, engraver, and illustrator, was particularly known for his sheet music cover illustrations. He depicted many of the leading ballerinas of the Romantic era, among them Fanny Cerrito, Fanny Elssler, Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, and Marie Taglioni.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

For another version of The royal polka, issued by an American publisher, with music score, see: *MGZFX Roy 1.

For a copy of Sylphide quadrilles, with music score, see: *MGZFX Bar 5.

Source

[Sylphide] Gift; Lillian Moore.

Added Author

M. & N. Hanhart (Printers). Lithographer

Moore, Lillian. Donor

Research Call Number

*MGZFY Bra J Dan 1-11