Acrobat Collection (#10)

The French acrobat Blondin (Jean Francois Gravelet, dit) (1824-1897
XEE4143877 The French acrobat Blondin (Jean Francois Gravelet, dit) (1824-1897) crossing Niagara Falls. From a sketch by Mr. Philibert

Salome dancing for his father Herode Antipas. 19th century illustration from a manuscript
GIA4778886 Salome dancing for his father Herode Antipas. 19th century illustration from a manuscript. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate of 19 prints depicting the prowess of the English voltiger Mr Price. 1790 approx
GIA4756649 Plate of 19 prints depicting the prowess of the English voltiger Mr Price. 1790 approx. by Unknown artist, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Theatre Saltimbanks: jugglers, equiibrists and acrobats, the ones
LSE4328723 Theatre Saltimbanks: jugglers, equiibrists and acrobats, the ones, are typical of the Edo region (Tokyo), recognizable by their balancing tricks with false nose of manure

The troupe of the Saltimbanks the gymnasts of Tokio, they perform under a vast shed or
LSE4328686 The troupe of the Saltimbanks the gymnasts of Tokio, they perform under a vast shed or are disposed of bamboo mats

Small saltibanks performing acrobatic numbers in music in the streets of Yedo (or Edo
LSE4326190 Small saltibanks performing acrobatic numbers in music in the streets of Yedo (or Edo, imperial capital, present-day Tokyo)

Magazines (music hall) - Folies-Bergere. (Folies Bergere) Every night the man-shell
XEE4156798 Magazines (music hall) - Folies-Bergere. (Folies Bergere) Every night the man-shell, (man-shell) brothers, Mayol - 1883 - 60 x 40 cm by Unknown Artist

Commedia dell arte: "Les saltimbanques
LRI4664264 Commedia dell arte: " Les saltimbanques (Polichinelle ou Pulcinella et les acrobats) Painting by Giandomenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) 1793 approx. Sun

Greek art: terracotta statuette of acrobat. From Taranto. 3rd century BC
LRI4639167 Greek art: terracotta statuette of acrobat. From Taranto. 3rd century BC. Museo Archeologico Nazionale de Taranto, Italy by Greek School (3rd century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Carnival scene in the streets of Rome, 19th century (painting)
LRI4669222 Carnival scene in the streets of Rome, 19th century (painting) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Museum of Folklore, Rome

The Folies-Bergere, cabaret music-hall, 19th century (poster)
LRI4676688 The Folies-Bergere, cabaret music-hall, 19th century (poster) by Anonymous; Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; Luisa Ricciarini; out of copyright

At the Circus: Acrobats, 1899 (black & colour chalks on white wove paper)
877047 At the Circus: Acrobats, 1899 (black & colour chalks on white wove paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 25.3x35.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

The Man-Bombshell (engraving)
3627797 The Man-Bombshell (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Man-Bombshell. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1893.); © Look and Learn

Art. Entertainment. Futlaiss brothers, tightrope walkers at the Alcazar d Hiver
3434611 Art. Entertainment. Futlaiss brothers, tightrope walkers at the Alcazar d Hiver, Paris. Poster by Leon Choubrac c.1890 (poster) by Choubrac, Leon (Hope) (1847-85); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle)

The hero Chevalier Blondin of Niagara (b / w photo)
3105050 The hero Chevalier Blondin of Niagara (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hero Chevalier Blondin of Niagara)

Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando, Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg, 1879 (oil on canvas)
2968472 Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando, Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 131.2x99.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando), 1887-88 (oil on canvas)
2967777 Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando), 1887-88 (oil on canvas) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 100.3x161.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Equestrian acrobatics (colour litho)
2809308 Equestrian acrobatics (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Equestrian acrobatics)

With this complicated and dangerous exercise, two German acrobats give to the crowds... (colour litho)
2783570 With this complicated and dangerous exercise, two German acrobats give to the crowds... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Advert for Cirque Fernando (engraving)
609322 Advert for Cirque Fernando (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advert for Cirque Fernando); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

The Forze d Ercole: The Castellani Acrobats in a Venetian Piazza, c
606230 The Forze d Ercole: The Castellani Acrobats in a Venetian Piazza, c.1746 (oil on canvas) by Nebot, Balthasar (fl.1730-65); 97.2x108 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Juggling act at circus (engraving)
609319 Juggling act at circus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juggling act at circus); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

The trapeze artist Jules Leotard, c; 1860 (litho)
REV382369 The trapeze artist Jules Leotard, c; 1860 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"There was an Old Person of Spain, who hated all trouble and pain", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386649 " There was an Old Person of Spain, who hated all trouble and pain", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Circus Artists, 1911 (oil on canvas)
NUL445581 Circus Artists, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Macke, August (1887-1914); 54x39.5 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Seal ring depicting a bull-leaping scene, late Minoan, c. 1500 BC (gold) (see also 115761)
AMQ419820 Seal ring depicting a bull-leaping scene, late Minoan, c.1500 BC (gold) (see also 115761) by Minoan; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Doge in the Shrove Tuesday Festival on the Piazzetta, Venice
PWI90021 The Doge in the Shrove Tuesday Festival on the Piazzetta, Venice, detail of the acrobats (oil on canvas) by Guardi, Francesco (1712-93); 67x100 cm; Louvre, Paris

Astleys Amphitheatre, London - M Ducrows equestrian scene of the Indian and Wild Horses (engraving)
584765 Astleys Amphitheatre, London - M Ducrows equestrian scene of the Indian and Wild Horses (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Astleys Amphitheatre)

The awful and tremendous fall of the Brunswick Theatre, London, 28 February 1828 (coloured engraving)
584744 The awful and tremendous fall of the Brunswick Theatre, London, 28 February 1828 (coloured engraving) by English School

Sketches at the Royal Victoria Coffee Hall, Waterloo Road, South London (engraving)
584720 Sketches at the Royal Victoria Coffee Hall, Waterloo Road, South London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The curious and uncommon performance of a monkey as they will be introduced every evening at Sadlers Wells by Signor
584791 The curious and uncommon performance of a monkey as they will be introduced every evening at Sadlers Wells by Signor Spinacuta (engraving) by English School

Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman in 1687 (engraving)
584453 Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman in 1687 (engraving) by Laroon, Marcellus the Elder (1653-1702) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair)

Feat of Mr Sands, the Air-Walker, at Drury Lane Theatre, London (engraving)
583850 Feat of Mr Sands, the Air-Walker, at Drury Lane Theatre, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Feat of Mr Sands, the Air-Walker)

Acrobats (engraving)
558695 Acrobats (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrobats.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

Bacchanalian Games
MEL48642 Bacchanalian Games by Clodion, Claude Michel (1738-1814); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; French, out of copyright

Bronze Age seal stones and impressions, Cretan, c. 1600 BC
AMQ115762 Bronze Age seal stones and impressions, Cretan, c.1600 BC by Minoan; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Ashmolean Ref numberS: AN1938.1040, 973, 955, 1026, 978)

Publicity leaflet for the Scottish Zoo and Variety Circus, c
GUL232033 Publicity leaflet for the Scottish Zoo and Variety Circus, c.1890 (colour litho) by Scottish School, (19th century); Glasgow University Library

Relief depicting acrobats and a harpist, from Karnak, New Kingdom (stone)
XIR226153 Relief depicting acrobats and a harpist, from Karnak, New Kingdom (stone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Luxor Museum of Ancient Art, Egypt; Egyptian, out of copyright

Poster advertising the Dainty Miss Leitzel at the Ringling Bros
PNP312796 Poster advertising the Dainty Miss Leitzel at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, c.1915 (colour litho) by American School

Street scenes on the Champs Elysees, 19th century (colour litho)
CHT163418 Street scenes on the Champs Elysees, 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Advertisement for The Greatest Wire Artists The World Has Ever Known, M. L
SNG127015 Advertisement for The Greatest Wire Artists The World Has Ever Known, M.L. Clark & Sons Combined Shows (colour litho) by American School

The Circus Parade at Saint-Cloud, mid 19th century (colour litho)
CHT173551 The Circus Parade at Saint-Cloud, mid 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Performance by French tightrope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin in Brussels (engraving)
6001353 Performance by French tightrope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin in Brussels (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate 106. Athletes, Twisting Summersault, 1881 (albumen print mounted on heavy weight
3950949 Plate 106. Athletes, Twisting Summersault, 1881 (albumen print mounted on heavy weight paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 15.9x22.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Plate 512. Contortions on Rings, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950358 Plate 512. Contortions on Rings, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 17.6x44 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

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Witness the breathtaking artistry of acrobats throughout history. From Elsie on Hassan, captured in Laura Knight's stunning painting, to the mesmerizing performances of Cirque Du Soleil, these skilled performers have always captivated audiences with their gravity-defying feats. Step back in time to the 1800s and imagine yourself at a backyard carnival, where acrobats astounded spectators with their agility and strength. Explore Chinese State Circus educational films that showcase the incredible talents of these acrobatic masters. Admire vintage Barnum & Bailey posters that enticed crowds to witness death-defying stunts under the big top. Marvel at Les Saltimbanques, an oil painting from 1874 that immortalizes circus acrobats in all their glory. Enter into a world where dreams take flight as you gaze upon Garnier's masterpiece depicting circus acrobats suspended mid-air in graceful poses. Transport yourself to the roaring 1920s with American Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus posters that evoke nostalgia for a bygone era of entertainment. Discover Biddy The Tubman Stonham - Hastings, East Sussex; a testament to how even small towns embraced this exhilarating form of performance art during Victorian times. Delve into Victorian scrapbooks showcasing daring circus performers who defied societal norms through their extraordinary skills. Even amidst war and turmoil, like depicted in Bruce Bairnsfather's WW1 cartoon "In the support trench, " acrobatics continued to bring joy and wonderment to those seeking solace from reality. Finally, explore the legacy of Transfield circus family whose generations dedicated themselves to perfecting this ancient craft passed down through bloodlines. Acrobat: an embodiment of human potential pushed beyond limits; an artist who defies gravity; a symbol of courage and grace.