2-798-918 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Scene from the ballet of "Le Diable a Quatre", at the Princess' Theatre, 1845. London stage production, with choreography by Joseph Mazilier, music by Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni and Ludwig Minkus. 'Mazourka, the basket-maker, employing somewhat more than conjugal coaxing to induce his wife to dance'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.