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Acrobat Collection

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Elsie on Hassan - Laura Knight

Elsie on Hassan - Laura Knight
Oil on Canvas 68.6 x 76.2

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Poster, Robert Brothers Circus, Caernarvon, Wales

Poster, Robert Brothers Circus, Caernarvon, Wales. circa 1960s

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Backyard carnival, 1800s

Backyard carnival, 1800s
Children putting on a circus in the backyarrd, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Barnum & Bailey Poster

Barnum & Bailey Poster
Poster for Barnum and Baileys Circus

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Papa Chrysantheme at the New Circus. Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)

Papa Chrysantheme at the New Circus. Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Papa Chrysantheme at the New Circus. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Circus Acrobats / Garnier

Circus Acrobats / Garnier
A female acrobat balances on her hands and brings her ankles level with her ears

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Mexican acrobats and performers

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

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Biddy The Tubman Stonham - Hastings, East Sussex

Biddy The Tubman Stonham - Hastings, East Sussex
Biddy " The Tubman" Stonham - Hastings, East Sussex - Acrobat and Seaside Entertainer (1910s - 1930s)

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Victorian Scrap showing Circus Performers

Victorian Scrap showing Circus Performers in a Big Top Circus Ring, including a lady balancing on a performing horse and a clown holding a hoop. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageAcrobat Collection: In the support trench by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon

In the support trench by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" Old Bill has practically decided to try to get Private Shinio (the ex-comedy-juggler-and-hand-balancer)

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Transfield circus family

Transfield circus family
Members of the Transfield family, who ran a popular travelling circus in the late 19th century. Pictured in their costumes are Ann Polly, Teddy Beppo, Tom, Florrie and Rose. Date: 1953

Background imageAcrobat Collection: CIRCUS POSTER, 1920s. American poster for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus, 1920s

CIRCUS POSTER, 1920s. American poster for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus, 1920s

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Lillian Leitzel - German Circus acrobat and strongwoman

Lillian Leitzel - German Circus acrobat and strongwoman
Lillian (" Lilli" ) Leitzel (1892-1931) - an acrobat and strongwoman for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAcrobat Collection: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. An 1860 American cartoon comparing presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln to Charles Blondin

ABRAHAM LINCOLN. An 1860 American cartoon comparing presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln to Charles Blondin, the French acrobat who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope ealier that year

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Red Kite Milvus milvus Mid Wales March

Red Kite Milvus milvus Mid Wales March

Background imageAcrobat Collection: L Acrobate ou La Roue, 1927. Creator: Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938)

L Acrobate ou La Roue, 1927. Creator: Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938)
L Acrobate ou La Roue, 1927. Found in the Collection of Collection de David E. Weisman et Jacqueline E. Michel

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Acrobat. Minoian art

Acrobat. Minoian art
Acrobat. 16th c. BC. Minoan art / Cretan art. Sculpture on ivory. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum. Proc: GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace

Background imageAcrobat Collection: TRAPEZE ARTISTS, 1890. American lithograph poster, 1890

TRAPEZE ARTISTS, 1890. American lithograph poster, 1890

Background imageAcrobat Collection: The Promenade Percies

The Promenade Percies
A motorcycle acrobat troupe called The Promenade Percies practise their act involving balance on a trapeze attached to the bike

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Victorian Scrap, strong man with weights

Victorian Scrap, strong man with weights. circa 1880s

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Illustration of acrobat hanging from a swing

Illustration of acrobat hanging from a swing

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Isaac Fawkes, the Slight of Hand Ma

Isaac Fawkes, the Slight of Hand Ma
Undated hand coloured engraving of Isaac Fawkes, the " Slight of Hand Man", and enlargement of acrobats from Bartholomew Fair print. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)"

Background imageAcrobat Collection: An acrobatic baboon at the Hippodrome

An acrobatic baboon at the Hippodrome
Herr Grais with his performing acrobatic baboon at the London Hippodrome in 1902. Date: 1902

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Christmas card with a clown on a tightrope

Christmas card with a clown on a tightrope, with the sea and rocks below. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Smiling ringmaster in circus ring pointing to acrobats juggling

Smiling ringmaster in circus ring pointing to acrobats juggling, walking tightrope and balancing on unicycle

Background imageAcrobat Collection: JAPANESE CIRCUS POSTER. Japanese woodcut poster

JAPANESE CIRCUS POSTER. Japanese woodcut poster, 1886, for the Occidental Chariko Great Circus

Background imageAcrobat Collection: CIRCUS POSTER, c1899. American poster

CIRCUS POSTER, c1899. American poster, c1899, for Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus, featuring acrobats jumping over a group of elephants

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Blondin Audience Ledger

Blondin Audience Ledger
A fascinating unused page from a ledger to record the ticket sales and money accrued from a performance of the legendary tightrop walker Charles Blondin The Hero of Niagara

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Street Acrobats

Street Acrobats
Street acrobats performing before a London crowd

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Trapeze / Upside Down

Trapeze / Upside Down
From the trapeze; how the acrobat sees his audience - upside down!

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Comic postcard, Soldiers exercising in army camp. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, Soldiers exercising in army camp. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageAcrobat Collection: handsome ballet artist in tutu skirt

handsome ballet artist in tutu skirt. young man in gymnastics clothes. studio shot. copy space

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Acrobats at the Blackpool Tower Circus

Acrobats at the Blackpool Tower Circus. Date: 1930s

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Stuntman show with small cars. Photography years 1925

Stuntman show with small cars. Photography years 1925
IMB4937470 Stuntman show with small cars. Photography years 1925.; (add.info.: Stuntman show with small cars. Photography years 1925.); © Imagebroker

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Somersault using a springboard. Facsimile of an

Somersault using a springboard. Facsimile of an
Somersault using a springboard

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Picture series In the world of dwarves

Picture series In the world of dwarves, dress rehearsal of the acrobat squirrel, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Engraving from The Dore Bible illustrating 1 Samuel

Engraving from The Dore Bible illustrating 1 Samuel, The Escape of David Through the Window by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator, Historic

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Friedrich Gustav Adolf Neumann

Friedrich Gustav Adolf Neumann, 1825, 1884, a German painter, draughtsman and copyist, graphic artist and marine painter as well as copper and steel engraver, Historical

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Caravan camp of a circus, circus animals and artists in front of a caravan

Caravan camp of a circus, circus animals and artists in front of a caravan, circus tent in the background, England, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, Italian renaissance artist

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, Italian renaissance artist, 28 March or 6 April 1483, April 6, 1520, sketches on the bottom of a barrel the sketch of his famous painting

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Wer weiss, ob es wahr ist

Wer weiss, ob es wahr ist, Satirischer Holzschnitt eines anonymen Augsburger Meisters auf die Liebesschwuere der Maenner, digital verbesserte Reproduktion aus einer Publikation aus dem Jahr 1880

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Cornelis Dusart (Dutch) (1660-1704)

Cornelis Dusart (Dutch) (1660-1704). Culture: Dutch. Date: n.d. Object number: 1998.51.2. Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, The Village Surgeon. Artist

Background imageAcrobat Collection: The tightrope walker, artists performing around 1800

The tightrope walker, artists performing around 1800, circus, travelling circus, painting by Leonard Defrance, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Picture series Genrebilder VII

Picture series Genrebilder VII, Paris, 1878, Chinese acrobats with Liebig pots, Liebig picture, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Visit of Prince Regent Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm of Bavaria (12 March 1821 to 12 December 1912)

Visit of Prince Regent Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm of Bavaria (12 March 1821 to 12 December 1912) in the painter's studio, 1880, Bavaria, Germany, Historic

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Visit of Prince Regent Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm of Bavaria (12 March 1821 to 12 December 1912)

Visit of Prince Regent Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm of Bavaria (12 March 1821 to 12 December 1912) in the Painter's Studio, 1880, Bavaria, Germany, Historic

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Art School, Men in a Painting School in Japan in 1869

Art School, Men in a Painting School in Japan in 1869, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Etienne Pierre Theodore Rousseau

Etienne Pierre Theodore Rousseau, 15 April 1812, 22 December 1867, was a French landscape painter and brother of the lesser known painter Philippe Rousseau

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, 21 December 1804 - 19 April 1881, was a Conservative British statesman and successful novelist

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Jean Pons Guillaume Viennet (18 November 1777) (10 July 1868) was a French soldier

Jean Pons Guillaume Viennet (18 November 1777) (10 July 1868) was a French soldier, politician and writer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (4 October 1787) (12 September 1874) was a French politician and writer

Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (4 October 1787) (12 September 1874) was a French politician and writer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Bernard Palissy (1510) (1590) was a French scientist

Bernard Palissy (1510) (1590) was a French scientist, famous enamel artist and co-founder of the Protestant congregation of Saintes, Historical

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Parade in front of the circus, horses and acrobats amuse children and adults

Parade in front of the circus, horses and acrobats amuse children and adults, 1869, Paris, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Parade in front of the circus, horses and acrobats amuse children and adults

Parade in front of the circus, horses and acrobats amuse children and adults, 1869, Paris, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Background imageAcrobat Collection: The Model, Boy Drawing a Dog Held by a Girl

The Model, Boy Drawing a Dog Held by a Girl, Young Artist in the Room at Home, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, 29 January 1782 - 12 May 1871

Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, 29 January 1782 - 12 May 1871, French composer, director of the Paris Conservatoire, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Etienne Pierre Theodore Rousseau

Etienne Pierre Theodore Rousseau, 15 April 1812, 22 December 1867, was a French landscape painter and brother of the lesser known painter Philippe Rousseau

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, 21 December 1804 - 19 April 1881, was a Conservative British statesman and successful novelist

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Jean Pons Guillaume Viennet (18 November 1777) (10 July 1868) was a French soldier

Jean Pons Guillaume Viennet (18 November 1777) (10 July 1868) was a French soldier, politician and writer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (4 October 1787) (12 September 1874) was a French politician and writer

Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (4 October 1787) (12 September 1874) was a French politician and writer, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Bernard Palissy (1510) (1590) was a French scientist

Bernard Palissy (1510) (1590) was a French scientist, famous enamel artist and co-founder of the Protestant congregation of Saintes, Historical

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas (5 August 1811 - 12 February 1896) was a French composer

Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas (5 August 1811 - 12 February 1896) was a French composer, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Art school, men in a painting school in Japan in 1869

Art school, men in a painting school in Japan in 1869, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date unknown

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Painter, Artist, Young Greek Woman Painting a Vase

Painter, Artist, Young Greek Woman Painting a Vase, Historical, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Artwork

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Benvenuto Cellini, Italian goldsmith and sculptor

Benvenuto Cellini, Italian goldsmith and sculptor, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Series Horse Dressage in the Circus

Series Horse Dressage in the Circus, horse dressage, horse climbs in front of an artist, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Picture series artist, painter: the still life painter

Picture series artist, painter: the still life painter, digitally restored reproduction of a collective picture from ca 1900

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner

Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner, 18 November, 17 January 1823, a German poet and dramatist of the Romantic period

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Christoph Martin Wieland, 5 September 1733

Christoph Martin Wieland, 5 September 1733, 20 January 1813, a German poet, translator and editor at the time of the Enlightenment, Historical

Background imageAcrobat Collection: William Hogarth, FRSA, 10 November 1697

William Hogarth, FRSA, 10 November 1697, 26 October 1764, was a socially critical English painter and graphic artist, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Edmund Guido Hammer, a German painter and draughtsman

Edmund Guido Hammer, a German painter and draughtsman, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Background imageAcrobat Collection: The artist paints a carved Madonna in his workshop

The artist paints a carved Madonna in his workshop, 1886, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Hans Holbein the Younger, 1497

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1497, between 7 October and 29 November 1543, was a German artist and printmaker working in the Northern Renaissance style, Historical

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 16 October 1726

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 16 October 1726, 7 February 1801, was the most popular German engraver, printmaker and illustrator of the 18th century, Historical

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 15 July 1606, 4 October 1669 Considered one of the most important and best-known Dutch artists of the Baroque period, Self-portrait, Historic

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Famous Sculptors Series, Denmark

Famous Sculptors Series, Denmark, Wilhelm Bissen and Bertel Thorwald senior, digitally enhanced reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from ca 1900, Europe

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Picture series of famous painters

Picture series of famous painters, Anton van Dyck and Peter Paul Rubens, Flanders, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Background imageAcrobat Collection: A circus tragedy, An artist has crashed and lies injured on the ground

A circus tragedy, An artist has crashed and lies injured on the ground, woodcut, 1885, England

Background imageAcrobat Collection: Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine

Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, Duke of Cumberland, Earl of Holderness, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Ruprecht Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1619-1682



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EDITORS COMMENTS

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.

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