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Collation servie au cours d'un bal donné à Versailles en 1683

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Collation servie au cours d'un bal donné à Versailles en 1683

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Title
Collation servie au cours d'un bal donné à Versailles en 1683
Names
Lepautre, Jacques, -1684 (Engraver)
Bérain, Jean, 1640-1711 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1600 - 1699 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Lep J Col 1
Topics
Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) -- History
Ballroom dancing
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Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: J. Berain delin., J. le Pautre s.
Acquisition: lot #60.
Acquisition: Purchase at auction; Mme. Gilberte Cournand; 1998/02/26;
Biographical/historical: According to Cyril W. Beaumont's Five centuries of ballet design, scene depicts a court ballet danced before Louis XIV and the Princesse de Conti in 1683.
Publications: Image reproduced in: Berain, dessinateur du Roi Soleil, by Jérôme de La Gorce (Paris: Herscher, 1986) p. 106.
Publications: Image reproduced in: Five centuries of ballet design, by Cyril W. Beaumont (London: The Studio Ltd.) p. 46.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 print : engraving, b&w ; 12 x 19 cm., affixed to sheet 20 x 32 cm.
Description
Engraving by Jacques Lepautre after a drawing by Jean Bérain, depicts a large banquet hall with high ceilings, ornately decorated walls, and a vast tiled floor in the center of the room. Seven servers process across the floor, bearing platters piled high with food. Lavishly dressed ball-goers sit in tiered seats on both sides of the room; others stand in 2 rows in the back of the room.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 231633435
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16855058
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0a2d5ed0-fcdb-0132-7624-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1600: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Collation servie au cours d'un bal donné à Versailles en 1683" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1600 - 1699. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a2d29150-fcdd-0132-10e2-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Collation servie au cours d'un bal donné à Versailles en 1683" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a2d29150-fcdd-0132-10e2-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1600 - 1699). Collation servie au cours d'un bal donné à Versailles en 1683 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a2d29150-fcdd-0132-10e2-58d385a7bbd0

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Collation servie au cours d'un bal donné à Versailles en 1683