Print Collection
Print
ca. 1902 (drawn)
ca. 1902 (drawn)
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Nicolai Legat (1869-1937) and his brother Sergei (1875-1905) were dancers, choreographers, teachers of ballet and caricaturists. Both worked for the Russian Imperial Ballet. Nicolai became an important teacher and after leaving the Imperial Ballet in 1914 went on to teach dance in Russia, Paris and London, where he eventually settled. Sergei, regarded as the greater choreographer and perceived as the natural successor to Pavel Gerdt as the Imperial Ballet's Premier danseur noble, committed suicide, aged 30.
The brothers worked together to produce caricatures of fellow dancers, choreographers and musicians at the Russian Imperial Ballet.
The brothers worked together to produce caricatures of fellow dancers, choreographers and musicians at the Russian Imperial Ballet.
Object details
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| Title | Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph |
| Brief description | Caricature by Nicolai and Sergei Legat of S. Hillert, ca.1902. |
| Physical description | Caricature of S. Hillert by Nicolai and Sergei Legat. The subject is facing the front, holding a trident in his right hand on which a small crocodile is speared. He is wearing a green robe decorated with a sphinx, with a red sash around his waist, and a golden crown on his head. In his left hand he holds the end of a rope which goes over the neck of a crocodile. An ibis stands on the crocodile's head and there are pyramids in the distance. |
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| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | The image is taken from The Russian Ballet in Caricatures, St Petersburg, 1902-1905, a portfolio of 95 prints. |
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| Summary | Nicolai Legat (1869-1937) and his brother Sergei (1875-1905) were dancers, choreographers, teachers of ballet and caricaturists. Both worked for the Russian Imperial Ballet. Nicolai became an important teacher and after leaving the Imperial Ballet in 1914 went on to teach dance in Russia, Paris and London, where he eventually settled. Sergei, regarded as the greater choreographer and perceived as the natural successor to Pavel Gerdt as the Imperial Ballet's Premier danseur noble, committed suicide, aged 30. The brothers worked together to produce caricatures of fellow dancers, choreographers and musicians at the Russian Imperial Ballet. |
| Bibliographic reference | Legat, N. & S, Russky Balet v Karikatura, St Petersburg 1902-05
Legat, N. Ballet Russe London, 1939
Gregory, John. The Legat Saga - Golden Years of the Russian Ballet: the life and times of Nicolai Legat ( London: Javog Publishing Associates, 1992), p.18. |
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| Accession number | S.3118-2010 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2010 |
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