1895 Print Le Menuet French Dance Costume Aristocracy Music Musicians Minuet Art XAIA5 32 x 23 cm

32 x 23 cm

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This piece was illustrated by Govaerts

1895 Print Le Menuet French Dance Costume Aristocracy Music Musicians Minuet Art XAIA5 32 x 23 cmThis is an original 1895 black and white halftone print of "Le Menuet," by G. Jacquet. Depicted is the menuet (also spelled minuet), a slow graceful dance that was a staple of the French aristocracy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The dance is in 3 4 time and is characterized by forward balancing, bowing, and toe pointing. CONDITION This 116+ year old Item is rated Near Mint Very Fine. No creases. No natural defects. No surface rub. No