1759 · Paris
by [BALLET - 18th Century]
Paris: Basan, 1759. 385 x 260 mm. Printed on laid paper.
The outdoor scene with trees and statuary depicts Caroline and Charlotte, daughters of Frédéric Sluyter, performing in a production of Pygmalion at the Schouwberg Theatre in Amsterdam. The dancer at left is on her right foot with arms outstretched, costumed in a dress with a low rounded neckline, pointed waistline, and a wide panniered skirt; the dancer at right is on her left foot with arms outstretched, wearing male attire including cocked hat, frock coat with stiff flared skirt, breeches, and heeless shoes.
Browned; small stain to lower right corner. Scarce. NYPL: b12155632. BM 1854, 0614.342.
Caroline and Charlotte Frédéric were part of a troupe of child performers active in Amsterdam in the 1760s. (Inventory #: 29663)
The outdoor scene with trees and statuary depicts Caroline and Charlotte, daughters of Frédéric Sluyter, performing in a production of Pygmalion at the Schouwberg Theatre in Amsterdam. The dancer at left is on her right foot with arms outstretched, costumed in a dress with a low rounded neckline, pointed waistline, and a wide panniered skirt; the dancer at right is on her left foot with arms outstretched, wearing male attire including cocked hat, frock coat with stiff flared skirt, breeches, and heeless shoes.
Browned; small stain to lower right corner. Scarce. NYPL: b12155632. BM 1854, 0614.342.
Caroline and Charlotte Frédéric were part of a troupe of child performers active in Amsterdam in the 1760s. (Inventory #: 29663)
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