An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained.

Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr. British
 Publisher Thomas Cooper British

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 690

The minuet, a social dance of enormous popularity in the eighteenth century, was the subject of several popular treatises like this one. In the final illustration in the book, the artist cleverly pictured the complete path of the dancers across the floor—with tiny footprints indicating the direction of the movement—and their changing hand positions.

An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained., Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr. (British, London ca. 1704–1771 Richmond, Surrey), Illustrations: etching

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An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained., Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr. (British, London ca. 1704–1771 Richmond, Surrey), Illustrations: etching
An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained., Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr. (British, London ca. 1704–1771 Richmond, Surrey), Illustrations: etching
An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained., Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr. (British, London ca. 1704–1771 Richmond, Surrey), Illustrations: etching
An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained., Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr. (British, London ca. 1704–1771 Richmond, Surrey), Illustrations: etching
An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained., Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr. (British, London ca. 1704–1771 Richmond, Surrey), Illustrations: etching
An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained., Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr. (British, London ca. 1704–1771 Richmond, Surrey), Illustrations: etching
An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained., Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr. (British, London ca. 1704–1771 Richmond, Surrey), Illustrations: etching
An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained., Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr. (British, London ca. 1704–1771 Richmond, Surrey), Illustrations: etching

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