File:Jacques François Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines, Bal de la Bastille - NYPL Digital Collections.tif
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[edit]Bal de la Bastille
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Bal de la Bastille |
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English: A nighttime scene. In the open air a great crowd is gathered to dance. On the edge of the throng a small group forms in a circle dance. Musicians perform under a red, white and blue awning at left. Masses of candles illuminate the scene and rows of lanterns are strung from arbors above. |
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| Date | Date Issued: 1790 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Aquatint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Extent: 49.5 x 39 cm. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division |
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Statement of responsibility: Swebach Desfontaines del. Le Coeur sculp. Content: Caption: Ce fut précisément sur les ruines de cet affreux monument du despotisme que le Français célébra le premier anniversaire de la liberté. La célérité des préparatifs de cette fête dut étonner sans doute, mais comment exprimer le sentiment qu'on éprouvait en lisant cette inscription: Ici l'on danse. |
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| Source/Photographer | New York Public Library | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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