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Vue de la nouvelle salle de l'Opéra prise de la rue de Provence

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Vue de la nouvelle salle de l'Opéra prise de la rue de Provence

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Title
Vue de la nouvelle salle de l'Opéra prise de la rue de Provence
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1821 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD The Par 1
Topics
Opéra de Paris
Theaters -- France
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Courvoisier pinx't; [Alfred Emile?] Rousseau sculp.
Biographical/historical: An engraving of the exterior of the Paris Opéra on the Rue Le Peletier, built after the demolition of the original Opéra in the Rue Richelieu and opened on August 16, 1821. The theater remained the home of the Académie de Musique until it was destroyed by fire in October of 1873.
Publications: Cf. *MGTB (French) Guest, Ivor. The ballet of the second empire, 1955, opp. p. 4. Reproduction of a 1869 photograph of the façade.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: Engraving, colored, image: 25 x 41 cm.
Description
The print depicts the entrance and metal awning of the theater, above which stand the statues of the Muses upon eight columns, rising between the first-floor windows. A workman loads scenery on a cart, a musician carries a double bass on his back.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737075730-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12149422
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 92bb1a50-0878-0133-cd3c-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1821: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Vue de la nouvelle salle de l'Opéra prise de la rue de Provence" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1821. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9eb77510-087a-0133-5566-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Vue de la nouvelle salle de l'Opéra prise de la rue de Provence" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9eb77510-087a-0133-5566-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1821). Vue de la nouvelle salle de l'Opéra prise de la rue de Provence Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9eb77510-087a-0133-5566-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Vue de la nouvelle salle de l'Opéra prise de la rue de Provence