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The pet of the ballet

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Title
The pet of the ballet
Names
Gallon, Robert Samuel Ennis (British painter and lihtographer, active 1830-1868) (Lithographer)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1843 - 1844 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Gal R Pet 3-4
Topics
Dancers -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Print no. 2 contains the following publication information: London, Published Jany. 14th 1843. at Rudolph Ackermann's Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 191 Regent Stt.
Biographical/historical: The Victoria & Albert Museum of London, which holds examples of prints from this series, identifies the lithographer as Robert S.E. Gallon. According to credits on New York Public Library's copy of print no. 6, he also painted the images. The Museum notes that the title of the series may have derived from an "operatic choreographic burlesque Sketch" produced in London in the 1840s, and suggests that the subjects may have been the lesser lights of the ballet rather than principal dancers.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 2 prints : lithographs, hand-colored, color ; 44 x 30 cm. or smaller, image 23 x 18 cm.
Description
Two prints from a series of eight. No. 2 depicts a ballet dancer with her back to the viewer, dressed in a pink bodice and white skirt with blue trim. No. 7 depicts a dancer in a diaphanous white dress with blue bodice, bearing a wand with a star at its end, standing amid fluffy white clouds.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 824999818
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19756990
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d4960d60-ed3c-0133-b78c-00505686a51c
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

  • 1830: Creator Born
  • 1843: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1868: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The pet of the ballet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1843 - 1844. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4154ec0-f05e-0133-7c0f-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The pet of the ballet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4154ec0-f05e-0133-7c0f-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1843 - 1844). The pet of the ballet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4154ec0-f05e-0133-7c0f-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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The pet of the ballet