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Peasant couple dancing

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Peasant couple dancing
Additional title: Village kermesse
Additional title: Fȇte flamande
Names
Teniers, David, 1610-1690 (Engraver)
Téniers, Abraham 1629-1670 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1620 - 1630 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Ten D Pea 1
Topics
Dance -- 17th century
Folk dancing
Bagpipers
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: D. Teniers fec.
Statement of responsibility: Lettered at bottom: Abraham Teniers excudit.
Source note: Title derived from description in the online catalog of the British Museum, London, which holds a copy of this print. The British Museum dates this print between 1625 and 1690.
Funding: Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Acquisition: Purchase; Golden Legend, 1999.
Biographical/historical: David Teniers, known as David Teniers the younger, eclipsed his father in fame as a painter and etcher. He was born in Antwerp and worked there and in Brussels, where he served as the court painter of Archduke Leopold William. He often depicted scenes of peasant life in his paintings. Abraham Teniers, his brother, was also an artist.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 1 print : etching, b&w ; 20 x 23 cm.
Description
Portrayal of a peasant couple dancing, surrounded by onlookers and others engaged in various forms of revelry. The dancers are accompanied by a bagpiper, who stands on a barrel behind them; a dog romps in the space before them. In the background is a house, with a fence that encloses the scene.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 771303661
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19477873
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 87012160-07cc-0133-20ca-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1610: Creator Born
  • 1620: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1690: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Peasant couple dancing" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1620 - 1630. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b8af400-07cd-0133-414c-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Peasant couple dancing" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b8af400-07cd-0133-414c-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1620 - 1630). Peasant couple dancing Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b8af400-07cd-0133-414c-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Peasant couple dancing