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Pygmalion, or the Statue Brought to Life by Love; as it was danced by Carolina and Charlotta Frederic, aged 9 and 7 years, at the Amsterdam Theatre, in the latter part of the year 1758
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Pygmalion, or the Statue Brought to Life by Love; as it was danced by Carolina and Charlotta Frederic, aged 9 and 7 years, at the Amsterdam Theatre, in the latter part of the year 1758

Jan Punt · 1759 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Ballet performance of Pygmalion, danced by the sisters Carolina and Charlotta Frederic, aged 9 and 7, in the Amsterdam theatre in 1758. In the margin a four-line verse in Dutch and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printLouise-Frédérique SchreuderFrançoise-Jacqueline Schreuder
Credit linePygmalion, of het beeld bezield door de liefde; zo als hetzelve door Carolina en Charlotta Frederic, oud 9 en 7 Jaaren, op den Amsteldamschen Schouwburg, in het laatste des Jaars 1758, gedanst is. 1759. Jan Punt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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