Elegant Historical Balls

A collection of grand ballroom scenes from the 19th century, showcasing lavish dresses and opulent decorations at various prestigious events across Europe.

18th century masked ball at a theatre in Madrid in Spain

First performance of the opera Alceste by Jean-Baptiste Lully in the marble courtyard at Versaille, 1674, France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

First performance of the opera Alceste by Jean-Baptiste Lully in the marble courtyard at Versaille, 1674, France, Historical, digitally restored repro...

Beggar's Opera, Act III., 1790

The Auditorium of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, Sadovnikov, Vasily Semyonovich (1800-1879)

Dance at Sophien-Bad-Saal, Vienna, Austria, mid 19th century engraving

Cartoon at the music competition in Brussels, 1830; Tableau d'un rêve fait par l'habitant du Chateau du diable extravagant. Cartoon on the music competition held in Brussels in July 1830. View of the music tent in the Parc Royale where the competition takes place. To the tent, the other music corps are in turn to play. On the left in the background the building of the States General, for that the tent with the jury. With legend A-B and 1-13.

The artist, 1835: a ball at the road of Antin.Balroom with Dancing People.

Improvised concert in front of the casino. Nice, 1930.

Concert given in honor of Queen Victoria (IT)

France, 19th century. Ball at the Paris Opera. Engraving by A. Provost.

'The Crystal Platform' Date: 1857

Salle de l'Opera, Bal Masque; Adolphe Block (French, 1829 - about 1900); 1860s; Hand-colored Albumen silver print

Theater of the Amsterdamschouwburg in the outbreak of the fire, 1772; Image of the fire on 't stook in Den Schouwburg in Amsterdam; den 11th May, 1772 / Representation de l'Incendie du Theater de la Comedie à Amsterdam; LE 11 May, 1772; The fire in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg, 1772. View of the stage from the Amsterdamse Schouwburg during the outbreak of the fire on May 11, 1772. The fire started during the execution of the opera 'De Deserteur'. On the stage flights actors and right falls a burning decor piece. Musicians flee the orchestra bin in the foreground. Under the show the title and a two-legged fresh in Dutch (left) and French (right). Part of a series of four prints with title print over the fire in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg.

Royal Loge in the Amsterdam Schouwburg for the Princely Paar, 1768, Simon Fokke, 1769 - 1773 print Stadholder Willem V and Princess Wilhelmina van Pruisen live in the royal lodge in the Nieuwe Amsterdamse Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht a theater performance at, 1 June 1768. Part of a print series with title print and 14 plates of the Prince and Princess in Amsterdam, 30 May - 4 June 1768. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving public festivities on the occasion of royal events. theatre, theatrical performance Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772)

The return of the lost son; The lost Son. The lost son has returned to his parental home: it is greeted cordially for the bordes by his old father. Under the show a two-legged French-speaking verse. This print is part of a series of prints around the parable of the lost son, consisting of a title print and ten narrative performances.

The orchestra and the dance hall at the castle of flowers

Ecuador (4th August 1884). Guayaquil. Serenade at the Bolvar Square in front the hotel of the same name. Etching.

The interior of the theatre during a performance of Shakespeare's 'Coriolanus' Date: 1808

Two girls perform tricks while riding a white horse. A clown holds a hoop with a paper surface which one of them has just leapt through. Date: 1938

Serenade by Choral Societies given the night of 28 May due to the visit of the Queen Regent Maria Cristina of Habsburg-Lorraine to the Monastery of Montserrat. Catalonia. Spain. Drawing by P. Y. Valor, 1888.

Panic people in front of a burning theater building in a night disaster, the theater fire in exeter, England, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

'Gala Performance in Honour of the German Emperor William I at the Bolshoi Theatre in St Petersburg'. Series "German Emperor Wilhelm I Visiting St Petersburg in 1873". Russia, 1873. Dimensions: 28,5x35,4 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: MIHALY VON ZICHY.

Jacques Callot, French (1592-1635), Parade in the Amphitheater, 1616, etching

Josep Lluís Pellicer i Fenyé / Baile de Gala en el Teatre Líric en Barcelona, Exposición 1888. Museum: Museu Casa Verdaguer, Barcelona. Author: JOSE PASSOS.

Racecourse in Bois de Boulogne, the favourite horse The Earl is being shown to the public, 1868, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of ...

France, Lyon, The ballet of Faust

A Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham (London) Date: 1865

The artist, 1835: a ball at the Chaussée d'Antin, in gold after 1835 print Ballroom with dancing people. paper engraving fashion plates. party clothes, festive attire (+ women's clothes). party clothes, festive attire (+ men's clothes). more than one couple dancing. ball, formal dance

Madrid, 11/16/1906. Teatro Novedades, a scene from the third act of "The Modern Christ", work by Fola Igurbide, with Manuel Vico in the role of Bishop.

Austria - 19th century. Vienna, interior of the Theater an der Wien. Stalls and boxes.

Opera performance in the amphitheatre of Verona, Italy, 1890, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Grand Musical Festival, at Gotha, 1845. Concert in honour of Queen Victoria's visit to Germany, featuring 'The musical forces of no less than twenty-one towns and villages surrounding Gotha...The concert took place in the air, before the Palace of Friedenstein - two pavilions, facing one another, were erected. .The smaller one was destined for the Royal party, the other for the singers.At about four o'clock the concert commenced. It opened with a sort of congratulatory ode to the Queen of England, sufficiently commonplace in its diction, but spirited enough in the music. The composer is Jacob

Italy - 19th century - Milan celebrates German Emperor William I. Evening gala at La Scala theatre, October 19, 1875. Engraving from a drawing by Bonamore and Tofani.

Musical evening with the composer Anton Rubinstein, Lebedev, Alexander Ignatyevich (1830-1898)

Theatre S. Carlo, c. 1870, Naples, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a photograph by Giorgio Sommer, coloured, Europe

Banquete celebrado en homenaje a los voluntarios catalanes en el salón del Teatro de los Campos Elíseos de Barcelona, 1860. Museum: Museu Casa Verdaguer, Barcelona.

Theater performance in a room, 1714. Theater performance in a room, 1714. Part of a group of twelve illustrations of the festivities organized in Utrecht in 1714 by the Portuguese Count Joao Gomes da Silva Conde de Tarouca in honor of the birth of two Portuguese princes of King Johan V.

fire fires Vienna fire of the Ringtheater 8.12.1881 contemporary wood engraving,

''The Gambling Rooms at Monte Carlo --"Rein Ne Va Plus" ', 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890.

Fourth act of 'Mirame' with sixteen actors; Performance of 'mirame' in the large room of the Palace of the Cardinal; Overture du Theater de la Grande Salle du Palais Cardinal Mirame Tragicomedie. View of a stage where the fourth deed from 'Mirame' is increased with sixteen actors. The decor is a garden with images by the sea.

06/13/1912. Premiere at the Grand Theatre. A scene from "la Generala", by Perrín y Palacios, music by maestro Vives.

Austria - 19th century. Vienna. Interior of the Leopoldstadter Theater (Theater in der Leopoldstadt), the stage during a performance.

Scene two, act two, from the opera Le Mage, by Jules Massenet, 1891. Artist: Unknown

FORNASARI'S BENEFIT, SCENE FROM THE OPERA OF 'ZAMPA,' AT HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

Scene from the `Prologue` by Marian Gawalewicz from the festive opening of the refurbished Grand Theatre in Warsaw, on September 11th, 1891 as the Muse - Aleksandra Rakiewiczowa, as the Genius of poetry - Wanda Barszczewska, as the Genius of music - Józe??????????????. unknown, photographer

Operatic quadrilles: selected and arranged for the piano forte; from the most celebrated operas Quadrilles, selected from Boildieu's sic opera, La dame blanche, and the Georgina waltz. Lewis, C. E., artist. Prints, Sheet music covers, Scores. 1839. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Boieldieu, A. (Adrien), 1775-1834 , Dame blanche, Quadrille (Dance), Quadrilles, Piano music

Austria - 18th century. Vienna. Theatre in der Josefstadt. Engraving

Closerie des Lilas, 1860 - 1869, Paris, Publisher, Lemercier & Cie, Cancan (Dance), Ballrooms, France, Lithographs, 1 print lithograph, col.; 17 x 25 cm

President Emile Loubet's speech in the Salle des Fetes, Exposition Universelle in Paris, France, photograph by V Gribayedoff, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXVII, No 16, April 22, 1900.

Premiere of Opera Pirro by Giovanni Paisiello in the National Theatre in Warsaw in 1790, ca. 1790. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.

Premiere of opera "Pirro" by Giovanni Paisiello in the National Theatre in Warsaw in 1790. Scamozzi (fl. ca 1750-1800), painter

Bal Valentino, Schulz, 1800 - 1899, France, Lithograph (colored), 9 x 15.2 cm, This lithograph, created in the 19th century, depicts a ballroom scene associated with the Bal Valentino, capturing the elegance and atmosphere of social dances in France during that period

España. Madrid. Vista interior del Teatro Español en 1849. Grabado de época.

Dessau, innere Ansicht des Hoftheaters. Prints. 1800 - 1899. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Theaters , Germany

Salome dancing before King Herod according to the picture of George A. Rochegrosse. Méaulle, Louis Fortune (1844 1901), Rochegrosse, Georges Antoine (1852 1939)

The fire of the Wiener-Ringtheater , on December , Heinrich Gerhart, publisher

Photo production of a print of the interior of the Opéra de Paris; Salle du Nouvel Opéra. .

The Boz waltzes. As performed by Dodworth's Band at the grand festival Park Theatre. Eno, Amos F., 1836-1915. Prints. 1840 - 1870. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Balls (Parties) , New York (State) , New York , 1800-1899, Fliers (Printed matter), Social dancing , 19th century

CONCIERTO DE LISZT ANTE LA FAMILIA IMPERIAL. Location: ACADEMIA LISZT. BUDAPEST. Hungary. FRANZ LISZT.

Teatro della Scala: Interior View to the Stage ca. 1820 Artist Unknown Colored etching Handelhaus, Halle, Germany

Planet Ballet, Prologue Scene of the Pax

This engraving illustrates events at the Leeds Music Festival in 1886, depicting the conductors and concert. In the centre Sir Arthur Sullivan is shown and surrounding him are the other participants of the concert including Mr Antonin Dvorak. Date: October 1886

Scala Theatre - Milan, Italy -Performance of a Ballet

Trade card for Hoffman House Bouquet cigars, depicting fashionably dressed men, circa 1893. Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection

Theater Deor Marse meter, Eggegie, an produced Tody School, with some Edoulisguans scored, and closed Rumert, 1858: 2058 - 1858 print In a prison, soldiers accompany a fascinated woman. printer: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: New York (city) paper prison, jail. stage design. adult woman. theatre, theatrical performance

BAILE DE MASCARAS EN EL TEATRO DEL LICEO DE BARCELONA - (DIORAMA MINIATURA). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Italy, Milan, print of Semiramide, a moment of the melodrama, by Sanquirico

Hippodrome polka. Composed for the piano forte... page. Prints, Title pages. 1853. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Entertainment , New York (State) , New York, Circus animals , New York (State) , New York, Circuses & shows , New York (State) , New York

The comic opera, Albin Swoboda, The Komische Oper in Vienna and its director Albin Swoboda illustrations from The Bomb , Unknown

Fire of the New York Crystal Palace. On 5 October 1858 during its use for the annual American Institute Fair, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Bologna Theater Presents Nerone di a Boito, Opera & Operettas

Puppet theaters in Germany, 1900, Meißen, Albert Münchs Marionettentheater

Richard Wagner Festspielhaus, Bayreuth Festival Theatre, Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany, historical engraving, 1883, Europe

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