Acrobat Collection (#8)

The Picturesque Customs (Colour Litho)
2777614 The Picturesque Customs (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The picturesque customs)

Un Funambule a Venise (engraving)
3644431 Un Funambule a Venise (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Funambule a Venise. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1847)

Tightrope walker at Venice (engraving)
3098042 Tightrope walker at Venice (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tightrope walker at Venice)

Scraps for Juveniles (colour litho)
3104667 Scraps for Juveniles (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for a booklet of Scraps for Juveniles, Coloured (Thienemann, Myers)

Against 13 (colour litho)
2783953 Against 13 (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Against 13. A New York acrobat, defying all superstitions, ate 13 donuts on Friday the 13th)

The New Zazel Valse by Charles Dubois
Promotional music sheet for The New Zazel Valse by Charles Dubois, circa 1877. Zazel was the first artiste to be shot from a cannon, and was also a trapeze artist and tight rope walker

Zazel, by G W Hunt
Promotional music sheet for Zazel by G W Hunt, music hall song of 1877, the year the young girl made a sensation by being fired from a cannon. Zazel was the first artiste to perform the act

Romah Waltz, by James Coward
Promotional music sheet for the Romah Waltz of 1874 by James Coward. We can only assume that Romah was the stage name of an acrobat as he is seen here flying over the Crystal Palace where he

Advert for Geraudels Pastilles, cough sweets. 1893

Silhouette, Circus Acrobats. early 19th century

Cat playing cymbals with cat and ball on a postcard
Cat playing cymbals with cat balancing a large red ball on its feet, on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card with acrobat, Jolly Xmas. circa 1930s

"Puck Wants A Strong Man at the Head of the Government
1078640 " Puck Wants A Strong Man at the Head of the Government - But Not This Kind", 1880 (colour litho) by Keppler, Joseph (1838-94); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Punchinellos on Swings, making Music and doing Acrobatics in a Landscape (oil on canvas)
CH401857 Punchinellos on Swings, making Music and doing Acrobatics in a Landscape (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Domenico (1727-1804) (circle of); height:99.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate 365. Headspring, A Flying Pigeon Interfering, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950340 Plate 365. Headspring, A Flying Pigeon Interfering, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.6x35.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

The Merry Newlyweds (Colour Litho)
2778285 The Merry Newlyweds (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The merry newlyweds)

The thrill hunt (Colour Litho)
2778120 The thrill hunt (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The thrill hunt. Two cars from a new Berlin public game, descending together, precipitously)

At the limits of daring (Colour Litho)
2777630 At the limits of daring (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the limits of fearless)

Plate 373. Acrobat, Press Up From Chair, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950345 Plate 373. Acrobat, Press Up From Chair, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 18.1x38.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Plate 372. Acrobat, Horizontal Press Up, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950344 Plate 372. Acrobat, Horizontal Press Up, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21.8x34.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

The Circus, 1912 (oil on canvas)
3949672 The Circus, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 86x111.8 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Jacob Hall, English rope dancer and acrobat active during the reign of King Charles II (engraving)
3622542 Jacob Hall, English rope dancer and acrobat active during the reign of King Charles II (engraving) by Van Oost the Younger

Leona Dare, 1869-74 (albumen print)
3554907 Leona Dare, 1869-74 (albumen print) by Gurney, Jeremiah (1812-95); each 8.3x6.5 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

September fair (engraving)
608740 September fair (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: September fair); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

Sketches at Barnums Show at Olympia, London (engraving)
604369 Sketches at Barnums Show at Olympia, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at Barnums Show at Olympia, London; from The Graphic)

Crystal Palace. Blondin. The Hero of Niagara (engraving)
559919 Crystal Palace. Blondin. The Hero of Niagara (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crystal Palace. Blondin. The Hero of Niagara)

Cover illustration of Les Freres Zemganno by Edmond Huot de Goncourt (1822-96)
CHT224198 Cover illustration of Les Freres Zemganno by Edmond Huot de Goncourt (1822-96), published by Editions Pierre Laffitte, Paris, 1909 (colour litho) by Wely

Athletes, Irregular, from the Animal Locomotion series, c. 1881 (b / w photo)
473221 Athletes, Irregular, from the Animal Locomotion series, c.1881 (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; English, out of copyright

Aerobatic: Acrobatic exercises on horseback. Engraving, 1798
GIA4760245 Aerobatic: Acrobatic exercises on horseback. Engraving, 1798. by Unknown artist, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerobatic: Acrobatic exercises on horseback)

St Louis Fete: la canaille - in "Life in Paris"by David Carey, London
LSE4080911 St Louis Fte: la canaille - in " Life in Paris" by David Carey, London, 1822 by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Osaka Voltigers: equestrian prowess. Japanese print by Shigemasa Kitao (1739-1820), 1772
JLJ4564750 Osaka Voltigers: equestrian prowess. Japanese print by Shigemasa Kitao (1739-1820), 1772. Dim. 0, 22x0, 32m. Paris, Guimet Museum, National Museum of Asian Arts by Shigemasa

Circus acrobats (engraving)
609558 Circus acrobats (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus acrobats); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Jacob Hall, the famous rope dancer (engraving)
609510 Jacob Hall, the famous rope dancer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacob Hall, the famous rope dancer); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Untitled circus scene: Horse Riding (engraving)
583840 Untitled circus scene: Horse Riding (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Untitled circus scene)

Untitled circus scene: Horse Rider (engraving)
583838 Untitled circus scene: Horse Rider (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Untitled circus scene)

Advertisment for Folies-Bergere, Travail Merveilleux sur le Fil de Fer par Fontaine, pub
2962401 Advertisment for Folies-BergAre, Travail Merveilleux sur le Fil de Fer par Fontaine, pub. In Paris 1870-1890 (colour litho) by French School

Tom, Jerry and Logic in Characters at the Grand Carnival
CWA124836 Tom, Jerry and Logic in Characters at the Grand Carnival, from Life in London by Pierce Egan, 1821 (coloured aquatint) by Cruikshank

The Trapeze, 1920 (oil on canvas)
FIT69670 The Trapeze, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 64.7x81 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English, out of copyright

Blondin Crossing the Niagara Falls on a Tightrope, c. 1859-60 (oil on canvas)
NYH154576 Blondin Crossing the Niagara Falls on a Tightrope, c.1859-60 (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); 116.8x149.2 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

La procession triomphale de Bacchus - The Triumphal Procession of Bacchus par Heemskerck
FIA5404876 La procession triomphale de Bacchus - The Triumphal Procession of Bacchus par Heemskerck, Maarten Jacobsz, van (1498-1574)

Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando (oil & pastel on canvas)
5901679 Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando (oil & pastel on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 89.9x39.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Minoan art. The "Bull-Leaping"Freso. Bull leaping scene depicting how this
FBU4250078 Minoan art. The " Bull-Leaping" Freso. Bull leaping scene depicting how this sport was performed. The fresco was found on the east side of the palace of Knossos, 1600- 1400 BC

Les Martinettes au Cafe-Concert des Ambassadeurs - Poster by Jules Cheret
LSE4087227 Les Martinettes au Cafe-Concert des Ambassadeurs - Poster by Jules Cheret, late 19th century by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Trapezists on the perilous ladder
LSE4087207 Trapezists on the perilous ladder. by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Trapezists on the perilous ladder.); Photo eLeonard de Selva; French, out of copyright

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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.