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Pas de quatre.
1845
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Omega Project
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
Metadata
- Publisher
- 1845.
- People
-
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Ballerinas—Italy—19th century—Portraits
- Ballet—England—London—History—19th century—In art
- Dancers—Italy—19th century—Portraits
- Cerrito, Fanny, 1817-1909—Portraits
- Portraits, Danish—19th century
- Grahn, Lucile, 1819-1907—Portraits
- Grisi, Carlotta, 1819-1899—Portraits
- Portraits, Group—19th century
- Portraits, Italian—19th century
- Taglioni, Marie, 1804-1884—Portraits
- Ballerinas—Denmark—19th century—Portraits
- Dancers—Denmark—19th century—Portraits
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Pas de quatre.
- Call Number
- C South 06/Drawer 07/GC168/Half Folio GA 2006.01981
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcg445ct617
- Publisher
- 1845.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1845
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 41.2 x 36.5 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Watercolors on paper
- Item description: This beautiful watercolor was said to be drawn from life as the four eminent dancers performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, on July 12, 1845. The ballerinas are Carlotta Grisi, Marie Taglioni (center), Lucile Grahn and Fanny Cerrito. A lithography copy was published the following September, and it was destined to become one of the two most famous prints of the Romantic Ballet. And, the gathering of the four elegant dancers for a shared performance marked 1845 as the peak of the Romantic Ballet as well. The Pas de quatre was directed by Benjamin Lumley, who brought the four great dancers together. Only four performances were given with the original cast, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert attended the third one.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Ballerinas—Italy—19th century—Portraits
- Ballet—England—London—History—19th century—In art
- Dancers—Italy—19th century—Portraits
- Cerrito, Fanny, 1817-1909—Portraits
- Portraits, Danish—19th century
- Grahn, Lucile, 1819-1907—Portraits
- Grisi, Carlotta, 1819-1899—Portraits
- Portraits, Group—19th century
- Portraits, Italian—19th century
- Taglioni, Marie, 1804-1884—Portraits
- Ballerinas—Denmark—19th century—Portraits
- Dancers—Denmark—19th century—Portraits
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/0cbccbae-b896-478f-a22d-6b2728b31fac/manifest