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Six guineas entrance and a guinea a lesson

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Six guineas entrance and a guinea a lesson

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Title
Six guineas entrance and a guinea a lesson
Additional title: Caricature
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1871 (Questionable)
Place: London
Publisher: Sandby?
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFF Ves G C 1
Topics
Vestris, Gaëtan, 1729-1808
Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons
Ballet -- Study and teaching
Genres
Prints
Physical Description
Aquatints
Extent: Aquatint, sepia toned, round in square border: 32 x 32 cm.
Description
Gaetano Vestris full length to right, head tilted back, face in profile, standing in a stylized pose. His pupil, a goose, faces him and approximates his stance. A seated fiddler plays at background left.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737076085-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12149456
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 80353a80-1e7d-0133-062f-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

  • 1871: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Six guineas entrance and a guinea a lesson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4ceec50-1e94-0133-1175-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Six guineas entrance and a guinea a lesson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4ceec50-1e94-0133-1175-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1871). Six guineas entrance and a guinea a lesson Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4ceec50-1e94-0133-1175-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Six guineas entrance and a guinea a lesson