H Beard Print Collection
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows a dancer on stage, frozen mid-motion. It’s a print from the 1700s, so ink on paper made by carving and pressing. Auguste Vestris probably posed for it, caught in a single flash of movement. The quote from Plutarch cracks a joke about skill versus show. One leg up? Easy for a goose, not for a trained dancer. That’s the whole joke here. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
