Entertainers Collection (#7)

STREET ACROBATS / C. 1816
A Paris street acrobat stands on one leg on a candlestick which her partner holds steady, while their child does a handstand and a mother gives her daughter a coin for them Date: circa 1816

STREET ACROBATS / C. 1815
A street acrobat stands on his head on a small support, while passers-by in a Paris street admire his skill Date: circa 1815

MAN SHOT FROM GUN
A human shell is seemingly shot from a cannon. In truth, he is propelled by a spring, and the explosion occurs a fraction of a second later... Date: 1884

Minstrels on Beach
Three brightly dressed minstrels entertain a group of holidaymakers on a beach Date: late 19th century

Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public by John Leech from The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole by Albert Smith. Date: circa 1848

Fawkes and his sleight-of-hand trick
Fawkes, a sleight-of-hand man, performs a trick; acrobats appear in a vignette. Date: circa 1780

TIGHTROPE / BLONDIN & ROPE TIGHTROPE / BLONDIN & ROPE
Blondin (JEAN-FRANCOIS GRAVELET) - with his tightrope in London Date: 1861

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile, mime artists advertising upcoming show

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile, mime performer with chrome sphere and child putting money in hat

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile, mand with muliple facial piercings putting spike through his tongue

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile, man juggling knives

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and various street musicians on the Royal Mile

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile, magaician pulling table cloth from under plates

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile, performers with flyers in shape of heart on ground

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile, mime performer with chrome sphere

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile, performer using typewriter as part of his act

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile

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England, London, Jubilee Gardens, Levitation trick being performed by street artist

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WEST INDIES, Caribbean, Tobago, Music Katzenjammer Steel Band drummer playing drums or pans

Show at Ndere Cultural Center, Kampala, Uganda, Africa

Phare Ponleu Selpak Influence show in Battambang, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Accordion folk band, Old Domancy craft festival, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Violet Paget in School for Scandal and The Entertainers at The Pavilion, Buckler-Keighley Concert Parties

Indian snake charmers. Date: 1900s

Stage performers - The Norman Bros. - Tumblers - USA. Date: circa 1928

Jolly Seaside Theatrical Troupe pose on a flatbed truck
Jolly Seaside Theatrical Troupe pose in costume on a flatbed truck Date: circa 1920s

Strolling Players rehearsing in a Barn, engraved by G Presbury, from The Works of
3501420 Strolling Players rehearsing in a Barn, engraved by G Presbury, from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833 (b/w engraving) by Hogarth

Strolling Players, 1833 (watercolour)
3086814 Strolling Players, 1833 (watercolour) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 24.8x18.4 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; (add.info.: Visiting Morocco)

Entrance to the Jardin Turc, 1812 (oil on canvas)
3077217 Entrance to the Jardin Turc, 1812 (oil on canvas) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); 73.3x91.4 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Scene in the Marais)

The Clowns, 1920 (oil on canvas)
XIR221156 The Clowns, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Gutierrez Solana, Jose (1886-1945); 98x124 cm; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

UK Entertainment Troupe, The Tanks, Striped Pierrot Costumes
UK Entertainment Vaudeville Troupe, The Tanks, Striped Pierrot Costumes. Date: circa 1910s

The E Floretty Trio - German Entertainers
The E Floretty Trio - German Acrobatic Entertainers. A popular Trapeze Circus Act. Date: circa 1910s

Chinese Theatrical Troupe
A stunning, completely hand-painted, original postcard of three members of a traditional Chinese Theatrical troupe, complete with staging (curtains and chairs)

Kabuki Theatre - Japan - Three performers
Traditional Japanese Kabuki Theatre - Japan - Three performers, one seated in an outdoor moonlight setting by a fence, the other two inside. Date: circa 1902

Fred Collins Beach Pavilion Entertainers - Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth - 1917 season. Date: 1917

Two anthropomorphic cat entertainers as The Dolly Sisters
In the footsteps of the Dolly Sisters - two anthropomorphic cat entertainers in the performing guise of the Dolly Sisters

The Mona Lisa Smile by Fortunino Matania
Scene painted by Fortunino Matania depicting the reason behind the famous smile of Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa Da Vinci. employs a variety of musicians, clowns and monkeys to keep his model amused

Female contortionist Diana Gaye relaxing
The female contortionist Diana Gaye stretching out and relaxing in her bikini. Date: 1971

Female contortionist Diana Gaye washing up
The female contortionist Diana Gaye helping (or hindering) her mother with the washing up. (1 of 2) Date: 1971

Female contortionist Diana Gaye and car boot
The female contortionist Diana Gaye sitting half in and half out of an open car boot, helped by a young male assistant. (2 of 5) Date: 1971

Female contortionist Diana Gaye making tea
The female contortionist Diana Gaye in the kitchen with her mother, making a pot of tea. (2 of 2) Date: 1971

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