Circus Performance Collection (#2)

Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (chromolitho)
8631801 Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Measure for Measure. Escalus, a Justice, Elbow, Froth, and Clown)

A Marvel of Training (engraving)
8672759 A Marvel of Training (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A marvel of training)

Child dressed as a clown with bottles of wine (coloured photo)
8656255 Child dressed as a clown with bottles of wine (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child dressed as a clown with bottles of wine)

I care for nobody, no not I, if nobody cares for me (colour litho)
8656503 I care for nobody, no not I, if nobody cares for me (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I care for nobody, no not I)

Doc Campbell (b/w photo)
8656143 Doc Campbell (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doc Campbell. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

One of Walter Trier's Crazy People (colour litho)
8646643 One of Walter Trier's Crazy People (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for Signor Paulo's Night at the Royalty Theatre, 1822 (engraving)
8677744 Advertisement for Signor Paulo's Night at the Royalty Theatre, 1822 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertising card for Kast's stylish footwear, San Francisco and Oakland (chromolitho)
8677678 Advertising card for Kast's stylish footwear, San Francisco and Oakland (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

J for juggler (chromolitho)
8677324 J for juggler (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: J for juggler. Woman or girl juggling balls)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670076 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670063 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

Letter A, B, C and D: Harlequin (Commedia dell'arte), Bobeche (Antoine Mandelot)
DUV4204025 Letter A, B, C and D: Harlequin (Commedia dell'arte), Bobeche (Antoine Mandelot), Cadet Roussel (Guillaume Rousselle, 1743-1807) and Le Roi Dagobert (Dagobert I, ca)

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

Letter Q and R: discharge, keels, four, tail and rake, tap, rat, roses, wheel, c.1920 (print)
DUV4202585 Letter Q and R: discharge, keels, four, tail and rake, tap, rat, roses, wheel, c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

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)

The figures of notes - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219909 The figures of notes - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Philadelphia Circus, Callowhill Street at 10th, c.1870 (newsprint)
3502574 Philadelphia Circus, Callowhill Street at 10th, c.1870 (newsprint); 18x22.7 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; © Free Library of Philadelphia

Art. Entertainment. The cat's music. Fair show, France, 1702 (poster)
3434585 Art. Entertainment. The cat's music. Fair show, France, 1702 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertainment. The cat's music)

clowns on stage, France, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790204 clowns on stage, France, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: clowns on stage in France, early 20th century); Photo © CCI

Represensation of an Amazon next to a man, 19th century (engraving)
1734559 Represensation of an Amazon next to a man, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: from Alhambra - Leicester Square')

Gymnastic display at the Royal Aquarium (engraving)
8631315 Gymnastic display at the Royal Aquarium (engraving) by Ward, Enoch (1859-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gymnastic display at the Royal Aquarium by Zaeo, the trapeze artist)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670078 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670073 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

William Frederick Wallett, English clown (engraving)
8676637 William Frederick Wallett, English clown (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Alexander taming Bucephalus (litho)
8674193 Alexander taming Bucephalus (litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander taming Bucephalus)

Man lifting up a woman determined to see the circus show through the window (engraving)
8664236 Man lifting up a woman determined to see the circus show through the window (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rome: Circus of Maxentius (colour litho)
8648541 Rome: Circus of Maxentius (colour litho) by Waterfield, Aubrey (1874-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus of Maxentius)

Magician, 1924 (print)
5975759 Magician, 1924 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Article 1. Show. The magician Abudadullah. Illustration published in the magazine: Aller Lapja, Hungary, 1924. Coll)

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

Art. Entertainment. Circus. Clown training a fake horse. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany
3434993 Art. Entertainment. Circus. Clown training a fake horse. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1880 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Cirque)

Art. Entertainment. Circus and tightrope walker. Poster for an italian tightrope walker in France, 1730 (poster)
3434575 Art. Entertainment. Circus and tightrope walker. Poster for an italian tightrope walker in France, 1730 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertainment)

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)

Letter J: Juggler, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204110 Letter J: Juggler, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary). Series number 4 in Albums-chromo on canvas. Chromolithographs on tissue

Letter I J and M: Invalid Guere and Juggler, Mere Michele and Pere Lustucru (popular song)
DUV4204102 Letter I J and M: Invalid Guere and Juggler, Mere Michele and Pere Lustucru (popular song), beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

Letter G and H: Guignol (puppet) and Hurluberlu getting bitten by a dog, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204086 Letter G and H: Guignol (puppet) and Hurluberlu getting bitten by a dog, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

Letter A and B: Harlequin (Commedia dell'arte) and Bobeche (Antoine Mandelot), beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204031 Letter A and B: Harlequin (Commedia dell'arte) and Bobeche (Antoine Mandelot), beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

Bajazzo the clown from the short story, Der Bajazzo (colour litho)
8655840 Bajazzo the clown from the short story, Der Bajazzo (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bajazzo the clown from the short story, Der Bajazzo)

Advertising card for Kast's stylish footwear, San Francisco and Oakland (chromolitho)
8677737 Advertising card for Kast's stylish footwear, San Francisco and Oakland (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

January and February (chromolitho)
8677387 January and February (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: January and February, snowball fight and the carnival)

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)

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Step right up and witness the mesmerizing world of circus performance. 🎪✨ Immerse yourself in a captivating spectacle that has enthralled audiences for centuries. Transporting us back in time, the restored Taureador Fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing N/4) takes center stage. This remarkable painting, created between 1900-50 using paper and pigment, offers a glimpse into ancient civilizations' fascination with acrobatics and entertainment. As we marvel at daring feats, let's not forget the ingenious inventions that make them possible. The ladder gripping attachment patent of 1913 (C024 / 3612) revolutionized aerial performances by providing stability and safety to performers defying gravity high above our heads. Intriguingly juxtaposing elegance and humor, we encounter "Spirit of Burlesque" (1868), an enchanting print capturing the essence of this unique form of entertainment. Its vibrant colors transport us to a world where laughter intertwines with graceful movements. Behind every flawless act lies countless hours of preparation. "A Dress Rehearsal" (1868), depicted through oil on panel, showcases performers perfecting their routines before dazzling audiences under the big top. Their dedication shines through as they strive for perfection. "The Derby Day" (1856), immortalized in oil on canvas during 1893-94, brings forth images of circus-goers eagerly awaiting thrilling equestrian displays amidst an atmosphere charged with anticipation. The vivid strokes convey both excitement and nostalgia for simpler times. Amongst all these wonders stands an enigmatic figure: "At the Circus: Horsewoman" (1888). Tambourine in hand, she captivates spectators with her skillful maneuvers atop majestic horses—a testament to human-animal harmony achieved through years of practice.