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Quadrilles-- practising at home

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Title
Quadrilles-- practising at home
Names
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856 (Associated name)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1810 - 1820 (Questionable)
Place: Dublin
Publisher: M'Cleary [i.e., McCleary]
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Qua 9
Topics
Quadrille (Dance)
Ballroom dancing -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Biographical/historical: This print reverses the image seen in a unsigned print of the same title, published in London by J. Sidebotham in 1817, and held by the British Museum. It differs somewhat in style, details, and coloration from the British Museum example. The original image may have been the work of Robert Cruikshank; he and his brother George Cruikshank produced several cartoons satirizing the quadrille, a ballroom dance popular in the nineteenth century. The signature I.R. Cruikshank, used by Robert Cruikshank, appears on Quadrilles-- practising for fear of accidents, a print stylistically similar to this one.
Biographical/historical: A print of this title, published by McCleary, is listed in A.S.W. Rosenbach's A catalogue of the works illustrated by George Cruikshank and Isaac and Robert Cruikshank in the library of Harry Elkins Widener, published by Harvard University in 1918.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 1 print : etching, hand-colored ; 25 x 36 cm., plate mark 23 x 35 cm.
Description
Representation of the quadrille, a dance for four couples, as performed in a private home. The dancers are accompanied by a fiddler, who leans against a wall in the background. He is speaking the words "La poule" (contained in a word balloon), directing the dancers to execute the third of the five parts or figures that usually composed the quadrille.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 793529665
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19617419
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8fbda880-024a-0133-3eee-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1789: Creator Born
  • 1810: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1856: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Quadrilles-- practising at home" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1810 - 1820. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c475040-0257-0133-24d5-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Quadrilles-- practising at home" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c475040-0257-0133-24d5-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1810 - 1820). Quadrilles-- practising at home Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c475040-0257-0133-24d5-58d385a7b928

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Quadrilles-- practising at home