Dance in Art

The Supper after the Masked Ball

Thomas Couture (French, 1815-1879) printed and manufactured by Jules Desfossé (French, 1816-1889)

Medium:

Woodcut with painted and stenciled additions on tan wove paper, laid down on fabric, and stretched on a wooden stretcher

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Source:

aic

Rights:

CC0 (Public Domain)

The Supper after the Masked Ball, by Thomas Couture (French, 1815-1879) printed and manufactured by Jules Desfossé (French, 1816-1889), is a public-domain woodcut with painted and stenciled additions on tan wove paper, laid down on fabric, and stretched on a wooden stretcher in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.