Danse de Caractères

Mssrs. Fores

ca. 1850 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

Dancers and musicians are arranged in four lines with the title at top formed out of letters supported by dancing legs, with a trumpet player and man carrying bells at either end. The title refers to types of folk dances that began to influence professional performancers in Paris from the late 18th century, with the London publisher Fores likely basing the image on a French original.

Artist

Mssrs. Fores

Date

ca. 1850

Medium

Etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014