Dance in Art

The Dancing Lesson, The Sailors Hornpipe

Cruikshank, George

Dance:

Ballroom

Era:

Early 1800s (Waltz Revolution)

Source:

va

Rights:

Check V&A creditLine

The Dancing Lesson, The Sailors Hornpipe, by Cruikshank, George, is a public-domain artwork in the LODance gallery of dance in art, depicting ballroom. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.