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Les Graces--inconveniences in quadrille dancing
- Title
- Les Graces--inconveniences in quadrille dancing [graphic].
- Publication
- [Dublin] : J. Le Petit, [181-? or later]
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- Additional Authors
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
- Description
- 1 print : etching, hand-colored; 25 x 35 cm.
- Summary
- Satirical representation of the quadrille, a dance for four couples, as danced in a private home. At center, a short man tries valiantly to partner two taller ladies. The other participants pay scant attention to the dance: one man turns his head to chat with the pianist, and the lady and gentleman near the fireplace are more engrossed in each other. The fourth pair has positioned themselves in readiness to dance, but even they seem susceptible to distraction.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Cartoons (Commentary)
- Etchings.
- Note
- Monogram at lower left.
- Biography (note)
- This print is a version of George Cruikshank's print of the same title, signed by Cruikshank and published in London by H. Humphrey in 1817. The format of this print is larger and there are stylistic differences in the drawing. Between them, the brothers George and Robert Cruikshank produced several cartoons satirizing the quadrille, a ballroom dance popular in the nineteenth century. In a day with more relaxed copyright laws, these cartoons appear to have been frequently copied and issued by different publishers.
- Call Number
- *MGZFD Grac 1
- OCLC
- 793529658
- Title
- Les Graces--inconveniences in quadrille dancing [graphic].
- Imprint
- [Dublin] : J. Le Petit, [181-? or later]
- Biography
- This print is a version of George Cruikshank's print of the same title, signed by Cruikshank and published in London by H. Humphrey in 1817. The format of this print is larger and there are stylistic differences in the drawing. Between them, the brothers George and Robert Cruikshank produced several cartoons satirizing the quadrille, a ballroom dance popular in the nineteenth century. In a day with more relaxed copyright laws, these cartoons appear to have been frequently copied and issued by different publishers.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.Lower right corner of print has been torn away on library's copy.For the print signed by George Cruikshank, see: *MGZFD Cru G Gra 1.For another version of this image, with some elements reversed, see: *MGZFD McC C 4.This item may be offsite for digitization. For additional information please contact dance@nypl.org.
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- Added Author
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. Associated name
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFD Grac 1