A dance for four or more couples, popular in the 19th century and consisting of five sections in either 2/4 or 6/8

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Minnie Warren's quadrille (sister of Mrs. Tom Thumb) / by Stephen Glover. Performed daily at Commodore Nutt's grand levée.

A ball in the Palais des Tuileries: the Emperor Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie (?) take part in a quadrille. Wood engraving by Charles Maurand after Gustave Janet.

Four couples dancing the quadrille. Engraving, ca. 1825.

A young couple face one another during a dance watched with interest by another woman in the background. Etching and aquatint by G. Hunt after M. Egerton, 1825.

A man is playing a tambourine as couples are dancing in a ballroom. Process print after J.L. Stewart.

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Quadrille (Dance)

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Images referencing Quadrille (Dance)

Works from the collections

Minnie Warren's quadrille (sister of Mrs. Tom Thumb) / by Stephen Glover. Performed daily at Commodore Nutt's grand levée.

A ball in the Palais des Tuileries: the Emperor Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie (?) take part in a quadrille. Wood engraving by Charles Maurand after Gustave Janet.

A man is playing a tambourine as couples are dancing in a ballroom. Process print after J.L. Stewart.

Four couples dancing the quadrille. Engraving, ca. 1825.

A young couple face one another during a dance watched with interest by another woman in the background. Etching and aquatint by G. Hunt after M. Egerton, 1825.