Ballet des Troyens
Translated as: Dance of the Trojans
Printmaker: Fantin-Latour, Henri
Scene from Act II of _Les Troyens à Carthage_ (first performed in 1863), the second part of Hector Berlioz's grand opera in five acts, _Les Troyens_ ['The Trojans'] (1856-8). See Notes.
Six female figures wearing classical drapery are dancing in a grove of trees beside a round temple. The central figure is illuminated and holds some drapery above her head. Another figure facing left brandishes a thyrsus. A sixth figure watches the rest of the group seated on the ground at the far right. Hédiard, who identifies the subject as from 'acte II' of '_Les Troyens_' describes the location of the scene as the Gardens of Didon [Dido] at twilight after the storm ('Les Jardins de Didon; ... Crépuscule après l'orage').
Method of acquisition: Given (1920-12) by Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert, Sir, Bart
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1893
Second state. Drawn onto the stone above the image at upper left, the first three bars of the muscial score for the 'Ballet' of Act II and at upper centre, the composer's name and title: 'H. Berlioz / Ballet des Troyens'. Signed on the stone below the image at lower right: 'h. Fantin'.
Image
Height 460 mm
Width 520 mm
Sheet
Height 562 mm
Width 710 mm
Accession number: P.15016-R
Primary reference Number: 226559
Hédiard: 114.II
Fantin-Latour (1911): 1582
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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