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Le maître de danse

Print
ca.1820 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting a dancing-master embracing a young woman while her chaperon sits knitting


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleLe maître de danse (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph coloured by hand
Brief description
Print entitled 'Le maître de danse', depicting a dancing master embracing a young woman. Hand-coloured lithograph by Godefroy Engelmann, ca.1820.
Physical description
Print depicting a dancing-master embracing a young woman while her chaperon sits knitting
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.4cm
  • Width: 19.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
'Mademoiselle tenez vous donc droite. Chez Gihaut boulevard des Italiens No.5 à Paris. Lith de G. Engelmann.' (Lettered with title and)
Credit line
Given by Mr James Laver CBE
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.1392-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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