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TITLE OF WORK: Being dressed at the Château de Bicêtre (Prise d'habit au Château de Bicêtre)

TYPE OF WORK: Print

DATE: 1770

DATE DETAILS: approx.

COMMENTS: August Vestris is being forcibly dressed by soldiers in order to dance at the Opéra. His father Gaétan remains behind bars. The print is dedicated to His uncle the cook who brought meals to Auguste in

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: France

DANCE FORM: classical ballet

KEYWORDS: humor, caricature, cartoon, off-stage