Use Restrictions

Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Israel Silvestre engraving of Moliere and Jean-Baptiste Lully's "La Princesse d'Elide," C0450, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Purchased by Steve Gerber from Schubertiade Music on January 26, 2010.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Elizabeth Beckman in November 2019. EAD markup completed by Elizabeth Beckman in November 2019.

Historical Information

French playwright Moliere and composer Jean-Baptiste Lully's comic ballet "La Princesse d'Elide," a theatrical performance that included spoken word, dance, and song, was first performed at the Palace of Versailles for the court of King Louis XIV of France in May 1664 (Victoria and Albert Museum, "The Origins of Ballet," Coe, "Ballet en comedie" or "comedie en ballet?," 111-112).

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an engraving by Israel Silvestre illustrating the performance of "La Princesse d'Elide" at the Palace of Versailles in May 1664.

Arrangement

This is a single item collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Ballet
• Chateau de Versailles (Versailles, France)
• Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687
• Molière, 1622-1673