Bartolozzi (Francesco, 1727-1815) Jason et Medée, Ballet tragique (after Nathaniel Dance), etching and aquatint, printed in sepia, on laid paper neatly mounted onto board support, sheet 416 x 468 mm. (16 3/8 x 18 3/8 in), some careful restoration to upper and lower centre visible, minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, John Boydell, 1781.
Literature:
BM Satires 5910
⁂ An early satire on the combination of tragic poses from the ballet Jason et Medée, depicting the innovative dancer and choreographer Gaetano Vestris, between the two female dancers, Giovanna Baccelli (d. 1801) playing Creusa, and Mme. Simonet. Not recorded in Winter's "Pre-Romantic Ballet".
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