A scene of bacchic abandon in a low-ceilinged room, with a dancer at right, her skirts pulled up to her waist, rehearsing with a violinst whose breeches are rolled down; behind at right, another violinst and dancer copulating; at centre, a nude woman playing the tambourine and a nude man defectating in a pot; at right, a nude woman washing her clothes in a tub. Etching with stipple. Date: 1790-1810 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 153 mm (trimmed); Width: 204 mm (trimmed). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. French dancers at a morning rehearsal (BM 1977,U.550)
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