Further proposed subjects, themes, and images for the Dance Biographies blog:
A FRENCH DANCER AT THE COURT OF FREDERICK THE GREAT:
Cochois, Marianne
Pesne, Antoine, 1682-1757 (artist), and Eugène-Michel-Joseph Abot, 1836-1894 (engraver). ‘Melle Cochois dansant devant ses soeurs (Château de Potsdam).’ Bottom left: Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Bottom right: Imp. Chardon-Wittmann. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. “ The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1750 -. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec2c64d0-ada1-0133-08bb-00505686a51c
“ESTABLISHING A LEGACY” Dauberval, Mme Théodore (b. 1760)
Demarsoeuvre (pinxit.), and Jean Pallière (del & sculp). ‘Théodore Dauberval, premiere danseuse de l’Academie de Musique et du spectacle de bordx. Née à Paris le 6 obre. 1760.’ Paris, c. 1800. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3d69a00-e7af-0132-fd1b-58d385a7b928
Le Fevre (del.), and L. Legoux (sculp.). ‘Theodore Dauberval. Ses talens seduisent, son esprit entraine; l’amitié seu le peut apprecier son Coeur.’ 1800. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec2bbd00-e7af-0132-595a-58d385a7b928
Lenard, C. (pinx. et sculp.). ‘Theodore Dauberval née a Paris le 25/9bre 1761.’ Paris, [c. 1800]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d6896b60-e7af-0132-f706-58d385a7b928
FORTHCOMING. Dawson, Nancy (Ann Newton c.1728-1767), by Olive Baldwin and Thelma Wilson.
Nancy Dawson dancing the hornpipe. Anon, c. 1753. British Museum, https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3478154&partId=1&page=2&searchText=dancers&images=true&people=&place=&from=ad&fromDate=1680&to=ad&toDate=1860&object=&subject=&matcult=&technique=&school=&material=ðname=&ware=&escape=&museumno=&bibliography=&citation=&peoA=&plaA=&termA=&sortBy=&view=
“MEMORABLE ROLES”: Elssler, Fanny (1810-1884).
Cajetan, L. (del.), and Berndt (lithographer). ‘Fanny Elssler in dem Divertissement: “Des Malers Traumbild.” Cajetan del. Berndt lith. Steindr. des T. Rauh.’ Wien, [ca. 1843]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f977fa0-9cbd-0131-f2df-58d385a7b928
Currier, Nathaniel, 1813-1888 (lithographer). ‘Fanny Elssler in the favorite dance La cachucha.’ New York, Lith. & pub. by N. Currier [between 1838 and 1846]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18ec8690-9da7-0131-611a-58d385a7b928
Fleetwood (lithographer). ‘Madlle. Fanny Elssler in La tarentule. Fleetwood’s Lithography.’ New York, Firth & Hall [1840]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2678e780-9d9b-0131-9bb0-58d385a7b928
Gauci, Maxim, 1774-1854 (lithographer), from John Deffett Francis, 1815-1901 (artist). ‘La Volière. – Portrait of Mademoiselle F. Elssler.’ London, 1838. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-0c48-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
FORTHCOMING (Cavers and HALL): Fairbrother, Sarah Louise (1816-1890)
Offers of contributions, on these subjects or others, to the editor Sarah McCleave, s.mccleave@qub.ac.uk.