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Côté du grand balcon

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Title
Côté du grand balcon
Names
Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1688-1754 (Engraver)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1746 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Cot 1
Topics
Balls (Parties)
Masquerades
Genres
Prints
Notes
Acquisition: lot #63.
Acquisition: Purchase at auction; Mme. Gilberte Cournand; 1998/02/26;
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 print : engraving, b&w ; 21 x 33 cm., affixed to sheet 27 x 37 cm.
In pencil, on recto: Bal masque donne dans la grande galerie le soir du 25 février 1745, gravé par Cochin [le pére] en 1746.
Description
Image depicts courtiers gathered in five balconies, as well as on the ground level of a ballroom. They are dressed in 18th-century ball attire: masks, gowns, cloaks, and other costumes. Chandiliers hang from the ceiling and candellabras hang on the ornately decorated walls of the room.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 231625575
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16854977
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ae642320-f5b5-0132-7a2b-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

  • 1688: Creator Born
  • 1746: Issued
  • 1754: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Côté du grand balcon" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1746. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3fb51960-f5b7-0132-8a5a-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Côté du grand balcon" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3fb51960-f5b7-0132-8a5a-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1746). Côté du grand balcon Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3fb51960-f5b7-0132-8a5a-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Côté du grand balcon