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In this black and white illustration, several figures are depicted dancing energetically. Positioned in the center, both men and women are engaged in a lively dance. The men are wearing formal attire, including top hats and suits with tails. The women wear long, flowing dresses with full skirts, featuring stripes and patterns. Some women are holding their skirts up. The background is filled with a large crowd of other spectators also dressed in formal wear, under a canopy of hanging lights. Stone arches in the far background suggest the scene takes place in a grand hall or garden pavilion.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Parisian Ball - Dancing at the Mabille, Paris
after Winslow Homer
- Date
- published 1867
- Medium
- wood engraving
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1958.3.21
- Credit line
- Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-W
Portfolio and series
- Series
- From "Harper's Weekly", November 23, 1867, p.744
Subjects and terms
- amusement
- genre
- American
- Dance
NGA object ID 45625. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.