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Mr. G.M.S. Chivers

Title
  1. Mr. G.M.S. Chivers [graphic] / engraved by T. Woolnoth from a drawing by T. Wageman.
Published by
  1. [182-?]
Author
  1. Woolnoth, Thomas, 1785-

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Additional authors
  1. Wageman, Thomas Charles, approximately 1787-1863.
Description
  1. 1 print : engraving, b&w; 25 x 18 cm.
Summary
  1. Bust-length portrait. A violin or fiddle, played by dancing masters of the time as they taught, lies atop an open musical score in the lower part of the frame.
Subject
  1. Chivers, G. M. S. -- Portraits
Genre/Form
  1. Portraits.
  2. Engravings.
Call number
  1. *MGZFB Chi G P 1
Biography (note)
  1. G.M.S. Chivers was a dancing master in London in the early 19th century. He was the author of several dance manuals, among them The dancer's guide, The modern dancing master, and A pocket companion to French and English dancing, all published in the early 1820s.
Author
  1. Woolnoth, Thomas, 1785- Engraver
Title
  1. Mr. G.M.S. Chivers [graphic] / engraved by T. Woolnoth from a drawing by T. Wageman.
Imprint
  1. [182-?]
Biography
  1. G.M.S. Chivers was a dancing master in London in the early 19th century. He was the author of several dance manuals, among them The dancer's guide, The modern dancing master, and A pocket companion to French and English dancing, all published in the early 1820s.
Local note
  1. Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
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Added author
  1. Wageman, Thomas Charles, approximately 1787-1863. Artist
Research call number
  1. *MGZFB Chi G P 1
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