Dance in Art

Bal Paré (The Jewel Ball)

Antoine-Jean Duclos (French, 1742-1795) after Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736-1807)

Medium:

Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Source:

aic

Rights:

CC0 (Public Domain)

Bal Paré (The Jewel Ball), by Antoine-Jean Duclos (French, 1742-1795) after Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736-1807), is a public-domain etching and engraving on ivory laid paper 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.