GROWN LADIES &c. taught to DANCE.
Date1769
After work by
John Collet (1725?-1780)
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
Engraver
Rennoldson
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving on laid paper with hand color
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4 × 9 1/2in. (31.1 × 24.1cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-152
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "GROWN LADIES &c. taught to DANCE./ J. Collett Pinx.t/ Rennoldson Scuplsit/ Engrav'd after an Original Picture of M.r John Collett, in the Possession of M.r Smith./ London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer N.o 53, in Fleet Street, & Jn.o Smith N.o 35, in Cheapside as the Act directs Jan. 2, 1769."Label TextThe interior of a room is shown. A young dancing master is instructing an elderly lady to dance. She is very stiff and ungraceful. Two small girls look on laughing and whispering to each other. On the wall is pictured a parody of this scene with a monkey teaching a cat to dance.
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