Hammer Dance

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Three crabs are dancing at the back of a stage as beetles with hammers stand in the foreground — Pas de trois (They performed the Hammer Dance and the first act ended).

Artist

Name:: Grandville, J.-J.
Dates:: 1803-1847
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Un autre monde
Author(s):: Delord, Taxile
Publisher:: Paris: Henri Fournier, 1844
Open Library:: View record

Description

View of a stage with three crabs at the back, dancing and waving a large piece of fabric, mice as ballerinas on both sides, and beetles with hammers in the foreground.
The caption reads in the original French: Pas de trois.

Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, black & white, dance, fantasy, insect, performance