A cotilion [sic]
By: [By] W. H. Kingsbury.
Publisher: S. W. Fores
Published: 1788
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: German (Dance); Dance Caricature.
Other titles: Cotillion
Description: This is a charming example of late-eighteenth-century caricature. Although the specific personalities and dances cannot be pinpointed, this collection of ten couples, dressed in ball dress and displaying exaggerated dance poses, is an excellent sample of an art form that flourished in England during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images.
A continuous strip mounted on linen (26 1/2 x 208 cm) folded, accordion fashion, to form 10 leaves.