Research Catalog

Six guineas entrance and a guinea a lesson.

Description

Aquatint, sepia toned; round in square border: 32 x 32 cm.

Note

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.

Call Number

*MGZFF Ves G C 1

OCLC

NYPY737076085-F

Author

Vestris, Gaëtan, 1729-1808.

Title

Six guineas entrance and a guinea a lesson.

Imprint

[London, Sandby?, 1871?]

Local Note

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Local Subject

Prints (Graphic arts) -- Ballet -- 18th century.

Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons.

Ballet -- Study and teaching.

Research Call Number

*MGZFF Ves G C 1