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Miss Nelson as The mountain sylph

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Miss Nelson as The mountain sylph

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Title
Miss Nelson as The mountain sylph
Additional title: Mountain sylph
Names
Endicott, George, 1802-1848 (Lithographer)
Watson, Stewart, fl. 1843-1847 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1836
Place: N. York [New York]
Publisher: George Endicott
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFF Nel Mou 1
Topics
Nelson, Miss
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Drawn from a scetch [sic] by Stewart Watson.
Biographical/historical: Miss Nelson as Eolia in a revival of the opera The mountain sylph, premiered at the Park Theatre and first staged at Miss Nelson's Theatre, New York City, Oct. 26, 1836.
Publications: Cf. Odell, George. Annals of the New York stage, 1928, v. 4, p. 225. Reproduction.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 36.5 x 26.2 cm.
Lithograph on mounted India paper, vignette in octagonal line border [legend mounted separately]
Description
Full length, leading to the left, looking right, on left pointe balanced on a globe, left leg extended to side, holding a wand in right hand; wearing a costume with sylph wings, flowers in hair.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737060246-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12148750
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ce42e8f0-1216-0133-463d-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

  • 1802: Creator Born
  • 1836: Issued
  • 1848: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Nelson as The mountain sylph" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1836. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ebccdbe0-1454-0133-9251-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Nelson as The mountain sylph" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ebccdbe0-1454-0133-9251-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1836). Miss Nelson as The mountain sylph Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ebccdbe0-1454-0133-9251-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Miss Nelson as The mountain sylph