Acrobat Collection (#2)

Letter X: Little boy making the wheel, a real phenix: an X, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214808 Letter X: Little boy making the wheel, a real phenix: an X, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Street entertainer balancing on his head on a table. Accompanied by a fiddler and a young boy dancing a jig
FLO4677648 Street entertainer balancing on his head on a table. Accompanied by a fiddler and a young boy dancing a jig. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Bois de Boulogne - A man with a cap made of monocycle, 1900
LUX4770003 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Bois de Boulogne - A man with a cap made of monocycle, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Bois de Boulogne, a man with a cap made of monocycle, 1900
LUX4769994 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Bois de Boulogne, a man with a cap made of monocycle, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Bois de Boulogne

Acrobat performance of the American Brothers and Levater Lee Family, 1850s
NWI4759646 Acrobat performance of the American Brothers and Levater Lee Family, 1850s.; (add.info.: Acrobat performance of the American Brothers and Levater Lee Family)

Letter X and Y: Little boy making the wheel, a real phenix: an X. Forked trunk, horned goat
DUV4214797 Letter X and Y: Little boy making the wheel, a real phenix: an X. Forked trunk, horned goat, candlesticks with two beaks: big and small Y, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

View of a circus show, Cirque Napoleon, Paris, 1855 (engraving)
ELD4835952 View of a circus show, Cirque Napoleon, Paris, 1855 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monuments de Paris)

Illustration in " Song illustree", circa 1840 - Circus Ecuyer - Cirque - Cheval Horses
ICA4841201 Illustration in " Song illustree", circa 1840 - Circus Ecuyer - Cirque - Cheval Horses; (add.info.: Illustration in " Song illustree")

Show of balancers, by Jose de Ribera dit il Spagnoletto " the Spanish" (1591-1652), 18th century
GIM5037871 Show of balancers, by Jose de Ribera dit il Spagnoletto " the Spanish" (1591-1652), 18th century, Uffizi Museum, Florence; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Tightrope acrobats on stage in front of a fashionable audience. Dick Wildfire and Jenkins in a Theatrical Pandemonium
FLO4686794 Tightrope acrobats on stage in front of a fashionable audience. Dick Wildfire and Jenkins in a Theatrical Pandemonium, or the Cafe de la Paix in all its glory

Woman balancing on a candlestick on a table, while a child walks on its hands
FLO4677639 Woman balancing on a candlestick on a table, while a child walks on its hands. Later, Madame Herculanus fixes two anchors in curling papers to her hair

Indian street entertainment, circa 1800. Indian performers, musicians, jugglers, rope walkers
FLO4576468 Indian street entertainment, circa 1800. Indian performers, musicians, jugglers, rope walkers, dancers and balancing acts in the square at Fort George, Madras 1

Letter S: Saltimbank, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204158 Letter S: Saltimbank, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary). Series number 4 in Albums-chromo on canvas. Chromolithographs on tissue

Fashionable people enjoying the street entertainment in Paris, 1822. Dick Jenkins, the Captain
FLO4686770 Fashionable people enjoying the street entertainment in Paris, 1822. Dick Jenkins, the Captain, Lady Halibut and Lydia enjoying a Lounge in the Italian Boulevard

Engraving depicting a female bareback rider performing at Franconi's in the Capucine Gardens, 19th century
5308666 Engraving depicting a female bareback rider performing at Franconi's in the Capucine Gardens, 19th century; (add.info)

Circus acrobats (litho)
8656008 Circus acrobats (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus acrobats. Woman balancing on one foot in a man's hand)

India has no lack of street entertainers; jugglers, acrobats and numerous followers of charlatanism may be met with at
5315096 India has no lack of street entertainers; jugglers, acrobats and numerous followers of charlatanism may be met with at every corner by Unknown photographer

Engraving depicting The Man Bombshell': this act gave the impression that the acrobat was fired from a cannon by
5308574 Engraving depicting The Man Bombshell': this act gave the impression that the acrobat was fired from a cannon by the force of an explosion; (add.info)

Japan: street acrobats in their traditional dress, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced by watercolor
LUX4748947 Japan: street acrobats in their traditional dress, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced by watercolor; (add.info.: Japan: street acrobats in their traditional dress)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): 2 young bourgeois men cross a river at gue, 1895
LUX4788845 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): 2 young bourgeois men cross a river at gue, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): 2 young bourgeois men cross a river at gue

Poste rthe the tyres Pirelli. 1912
GIA4770622 Poste rthe the tyres Pirelli. 1912; Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising poster for Pirelli tyres. 1912); © Giancarlo Costa

Will Stokes, equestrian acrobat, 17th century. From a portrait by George Glover in the book The Art of Vaulting, 1652
FLO4636828 Will Stokes, equestrian acrobat, 17th century. From a portrait by George Glover in the book The Art of Vaulting, 1652

Mexican acrobats and performers. Aztec men performing balancing acts, and two men balancing on a pole supported by a
FLO4622249 Mexican acrobats and performers. Aztec men performing balancing acts, and two men balancing on a pole supported by a man on his back

Portrait of the acrobat Miss Leana Dare
3568791 Portrait of the acrobat Miss Leana Dare; (add.info.: Germany 1880-1890 ca. Photographer: Czihak A. F.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Letter M N: mask, mecano, trunk, new circus, Christmas tree, Nžgresse. Engraving in ABC of toys''
DUV4208347 Letter M N: mask, mecano, trunk, new circus, Christmas tree, Nžgresse. Engraving in ABC of toys''., 1931 (engraving) by Neziere

Letters T U V: Saltimbank, Turco (Turkish), Ursula and Ice. Characters sliding on the ice of a village
DUV4204164 Letters T U V: Saltimbank, Turco (Turkish), Ursula and Ice. Characters sliding on the ice of a village, beg of 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Accident in the circus ring (engraving)
8631453 Accident in the circus ring (engraving) by Hopkins, Everard (1860-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Accident in the circus ring. Illustration from Black and White)

A Marvel of Training (engraving)
8672755 A Marvel of Training (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Marvel of Training. The ibex as an acrobat)

Engraving depicting a tightrope walker performing in Vauxhall Gardens, London, 19th century
5308953 Engraving depicting a tightrope walker performing in Vauxhall Gardens, London, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a tightrope walker performing in Vauxhall Gardens, London)

Engraving depicting the Scottish equilibrist Duncan MacDonald, 18th century
5308952 Engraving depicting the Scottish equilibrist Duncan MacDonald, 18th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Scottish equilibrist Duncan MacDonald)

Civilization and Peoples of Mongolia: Mongolian warriors showing their cavalry to the Chinese forces of Hongwu
NWI4855894 Civilization and Peoples of Mongolia: Mongolian warriors showing their cavalry to the Chinese forces of Hongwu (Hong Wu or Hong-Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang)

American daily life: children playing circus in the back yard, with a boy on a stage presenting the numbers of
NWI4882371 American daily life: children playing circus in the back yard, with a boy on a stage presenting the numbers of the show

Manifesto of the brothers Artell, circus acrobats
3563343 Manifesto of the brothers Artell, circus acrobats; (add.info.: Great Britain 1875-1880 Date of Artwork: 1875-1890 Photographer: Seward William); Alinari Archives, Florence

Balancing performer, 1860s - Signor Ethardo's balancing act at the Crystal Palace, London, 1860s
NWI4759588 Balancing performer, 1860s - Signor Ethardo's balancing act at the Crystal Palace, London, 1860s.; (add.info.: Balancing performer)

French circus in the grounds of Shokonsha shrine (Yasukuni) Tokyo, with acrobats
528454 French circus in the grounds of Shokonsha shrine (Yasukuni) Tokyo, with acrobats, male and female stunt riders and trapeze artists, 1871. Entertainment; Universal History Archive/UIG

Blondin at the Crystal Palace (engraving)
8677171 Blondin at the Crystal Palace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blondin at the Crystal Palace)

Jongleur and an acrobat or juggler: A jongleur was a person professionally engaged in musical entertainment
528029 Jongleur and an acrobat or juggler: A jongleur was a person professionally engaged in musical entertainment. 11th century (anonymous manuscript); Universal History Archive/UIG

Pioneer camp, 1929. Creator: GP Putintsev
Pioneer camp, 1929. From a collection of 153 photographs and documents drawn from the personal archives of people who lived in the town of Berdsk in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

The branch and the elephant
Giuseppe DAmico

Milen Dobrev

Jumper
Suren Manvelyan

Street scene, 1932. Creator: John Christensen
Street scene, 1932. Circus

February: A Tournament, published 1599. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
February: A Tournament, published 1599. From The Twelve Months I, pl. 2

The Rope Dancer, late 19th century. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The Rope Dancer, late 19th century

Contortionist, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Contortionist, 18th century

Acrobat, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Acrobat, 18th century

Athletes, 1912. Creator: Eugène Jansson
Athletes, 1912

Acrobats, c1850. Creator: Unknown
Acrobats, c1850

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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.