Circus Performance Collection

A for Alsatian and Harlequin, around 1920 (print)
8600164 A for Alsatian and Harlequin, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

Painting of the restored Taureador Fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing N/4)
7310000 Painting of the restored Taureador Fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing N/4), 1900-50 (paper, pigment) by Gillieron

Ladder gripping attachment patent, 1913 C024 / 3612
Ladder gripping attachment patent, 1913. Artwork showing a device invented by Edmond Dennis that allows two people to climb at opposite ends of a ladder suspended in mid-air.The shoe attachment grips

The different ways of playing diabolo, 1908 (engraving)
7418302 The different ways of playing diabolo, 1908 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The different ways of playing the diabolo and the various tricks to perform)

Engraving depicting tightrope dancers, 19th century
5308667 Engraving depicting tightrope dancers, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting tightrope dancers. Dated 19th century 01/02/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Clowns in circus, c.1880 (print)
7293405 Clowns in circus, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Art. Entertainment. Clowns in circus. Imagery, France, ca 1880.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Street performers in India, 1900 (photo)
5315093 Street performers in India, 1900 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Historical Geography. 1900. India)

Abacus, Acrobat, Adjutant, Albatross, Alembic, Alpaca, Ambulance, Andiron, Angel-fish, Animals, Ant-eater
8650086 Abacus, Acrobat, Adjutant, Albatross, Alembic, Alpaca, Ambulance, Andiron, Angel-fish, Animals, Ant-eater, Antelope (engraving) by German School

Clown, Coach, Coast, Coast, Crack, Crane, Crane, Crank, Crawl, Creek, Crock, Crook (engraving)
8650014 Clown, Coach, Coast, Coast, Crack, Crane, Crane, Crank, Crawl, Creek, Crock, Crook (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown, Coach, Coast)

Pierrot and Pierrette (colour litho)
8656902 Pierrot and Pierrette (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot and Pierrette. Two's company, three's none)

The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe (b/w photo)
8655994 The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe)

William Frederick Wallett, English clown (engraving)
8676648 William Frederick Wallett, English clown (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Frederick Wallett (1806-1892), English clown

Gavarni in London: Acrobats (litho)
8670154 Gavarni in London: Acrobats (litho) by Gavarni, Paul (1804-66) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrobats. Illustration for Gavarni in London)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670071 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A fantasy in Morocco, equestrian entertainment, practiced mainly by the Berberes of the Maghreb
ELD4841550 A fantasy in Morocco, equestrian entertainment, practiced mainly by the Berberes of the Maghreb, in which riders do aerobatic exercises loading and unloading their arms'

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220261 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Letter P: Pleasure, 1868 (engraving)
DUV4217297 Letter P: Pleasure, 1868 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Francois Pannemaker (1822-1900) in " Le premier livre des petits enfants" Full alphabet illustrative by Theophile

Letter Y: Yatagan, jambes en Y, 1868 (engraving)
DUV4217255 Letter Y: Yatagan, jambes en Y, 1868 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Francois Pannemaker (1822-1900) in " Le premier livre des petits enfants" Full alphabet illustrative by

The alteration - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219848 The alteration - 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)

In Fauves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950433 In Fauves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

Detail of capiteau representing acrobats contorsionists, church Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre) in Aulnay (17470)
JEB4943173 Detail of capiteau representing acrobats contorsionists, church Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre) in Aulnay (17470), Charente-Maritime; (add.info)

Warriors demonstrating their skill and skill as a rider, Great Plains - Native American horsemanship - Plains warriors
NWI4889684 Warriors demonstrating their skill and skill as a rider, Great Plains - Native American horsemanship - Plains warriors demonstrating skilled horsemanship on the Great Plains

Letter Y: Forked trunk, horned goat, candlesticks with two beaks: large and small Y, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214802 Letter Y: Forked trunk, horned goat, candlesticks with two beaks: large and small Y, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Letters and T: monkey, bellows, sigh, saw and drum, turtle, top, stool, c.1920 (print)
DUV4202592 Letters and T: monkey, bellows, sigh, saw and drum, turtle, top, stool, c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

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

Art. Entertainment. Circus. Clown training an elephant. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany
3434992 Art. Entertainment. Circus. Clown training an elephant. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1880 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Cirque)

Ludgate Circus from the bottom of Fleet Street, looking up Ludgate Hill, 1850
3330995 Ludgate Circus from the bottom of Fleet Street, looking up Ludgate Hill, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Ludgate Circus from the bottom of Fleet Street)

Letter E and F (elephant, staircase, coin and postman, fork, rifle, whip), c.1920 (print)
DUV4202549 Letter E and F (elephant, staircase, coin and postman, fork, rifle, whip), c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

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 E, F, G and H: Saint Eloi (Saint-Eloi, Eloi de Noyon, ca. 588-659)
DUV4204062 Letter E, F, G and H: Saint Eloi (Saint-Eloi, Eloi de Noyon, ca. 588-659), Fanfan la Tulip (character of the song written by Emile Debraux)

Letter B: Bobeche (Antoine Mandelot), beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204037 Letter B: Bobeche (Antoine Mandelot), beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary). Series number 4 in Albums-chromo on canvas

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")

Art. Entertainment. Circus. Clown and animal trainer (Elephant and horse)
3434991 Art. Entertainment. Circus. Clown and animal trainer (Elephant and horse). Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1880 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Cirque)

The circus dog Munito. c.1890 (chromo)
3433709 The circus dog Munito. c.1890 (chromo); (add.info.: Entertainment. Circus. The circus dog Munito. Imagery, France, ca 1890.); Photo © CCI.

Art. Entertainment. A fairground. Almanac for fun, 1851. Poster by E. Morin, France, 1850 (poster)
3434623 Art. Entertainment. A fairground. Almanac for fun, 1851. Poster by E. Morin, France, 1850 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Fete Foraine. Morin, France, 1850. Coll. Part. Art)

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

Clown (mixed media on cardboard)
8683505 Clown (mixed media on cardboard) by Bonzagni, Aroldo (1887-1918); Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: "Clown", by Aroldo Bonzagni (1887 - 1918)

London: The End of the Circus (colour litho)
8633810 London: The End of the Circus (colour litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End of the Circus)

A first Japanese film seen in England (b/w photo)
8676125 A first Japanese film seen in England (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A first Japanese film seen in England)

Interior of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester Square, London (engraving)
8676641 Interior of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester Square)

Playthings (colour litho)
8635512 Playthings (colour litho) by Collins, Sewell Thomas Collins (1876-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Playthings. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

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)

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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.