December 20 2017

RIPM’s “Illustrations of the Week”
Holiday Ice Skating to the Strains of an Orchestra

RIPM’s “Illustrations of the Week” gets into the festive spirit by featuring two picturesque scenes of ice skating rinks in 19th-century Paris. Look carefully, for each contains an orchestra!

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The skating rink at the Closerie des Lilas.L'Illustration, Vol. LXVII (15 April 1876): 253.

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The skating rink of the Saint-Honoré suburbL'Illustration, Vol. LXVIII (5 August 1876): 96.

Happy holidays from all of us at the RIPM Center!

RIPM search tip: Want to know how some celebrated 19th-century composers and performers spent the holiday season? Read our curio from December 2015 here!

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Posted December 20th, 2017 by Benjamin Knysak
Category: Illustration(s) of the Week