Auguste Vestris, ballet dancer: from Bell's British Theatre
by James Roberts (artist)
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Item Price
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About This Item
Monsr. Vestris Junior in the ballet "Les Amans Surpris," 1781.
He wears a plumed hat, beribboned coat, breeches and stockings, and holds out a garland of flowers.
Auguste Vestris (1760-1842), illegitimate son of dancers Gaetan Vestris and Marie Allard, made his stage debut in 1772. He made his London debut in the serious ballet "Les Amans Surpris," dancing with Giovanna Baccelli, and astonished England "more by his agility than his grace."
Copperplate engraving by J. Thornthwaite after an illustration by James Roberts in Bell's British Theatre, London, July 20, 1781.
Page size 21.5 x 14cm, plate size 17.5 x 11.5cm
Strong impression on laid paper, slight staining and age toning, slight crease within the plate mark, browning to page edges.
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Details
- Seller
- Florilegius (JP)
- Seller's Inventory #
- Flo303
- Title
- Auguste Vestris, ballet dancer
- Author
- James Roberts (artist)
- Illustrator
- James Roberts
- Format/Binding
- None
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- John Bell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1781
- Size
- Octavo, 21.5 x 14cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Auguste Vestris, ballet dancer, copperplate engraving, James Roberts, John Bell, British Theatre
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Florilegius
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Tokyo, Tokyo
About Florilegius
Tokyo-based bookseller specializing in European illustrated books from the 18th to 19th century, mainly botanical, zoological, costume and travel. Also Japanese ukiyo-e and woodblock botanicals, flower arrangement, etc.
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