Monsr Gilles Platfues, maître de danse à l'Academie des Lourdeaux.
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows a dancing master from the early 1700s. It highlights how dance teachers traveled widely back then. You could find one in any European city. The joke is about his mixed French and German phrases. Dancing masters picked up words wherever they worked. It’s an old tradition still seen in films and books. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this print.
