Pygmalion, of Het Beeld Bezield Door de Liefde; zo als hetzelve door Carolina en Charlotta Frederic, oud 9 en 7 Jaaren, op den Amsteldamschen Schouwburg, in het laatste des Jaars 1758, gedanst is. Engraving by Jan Punt (1711-1779) after George van der Myn (1723-1763)
Paris: Basan, 1759.
385 x 260 mm. Printed on laid paper.
The outdoor scene with trees and statuary depicts Caroline and Charlotte, daughters of Frédéric Sluyter, performing in a production of Pygmalion at the Schouwberg Theatre in Amsterdam. The dancer at left is on her right foot with arms outstretched, costumed in a dress with a low rounded neckline, pointed waistline, and a wide panniered skirt; the dancer at right is on her left foot with arms outstretched, wearing male attire including cocked hat, frock coat with stiff flared skirt, breeches, and heeless shoes.
Browned; small stain to lower right corner.
Scarce. NYPL: b12155632. BM 1854, 0614.342.
Caroline and Charlotte Frédéric were part of a troupe of child performers active in Amsterdam in the 1760s.
Item #29663
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