Skip to main content

Circus Act Collection

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych showing men and bears at the circus

Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych showing men and bears at the circus
Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych from Constantinople, showing men and bears at the circus, watched by the court. From the Heritage Museum of St Petersburgs collection

Background imageCircus Act 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 imageCircus Act 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 imageCircus Act Collection: Danses de la haute école - Poses d'une école... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier

Danses de la haute école - Poses d'une école... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier
Danses de la haute ecole - Poses d'une ecole... 1853. Danses de la haute ecole. Poses d'une ecole encore plus elevee. (High school dances. Poses from an even higher school)

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Farina, with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope... August 29, 1860

Farina, with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope... August 29, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Farina [sic], with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope - from a sketch taken by the late master H. Ingram, from Clifton House balcony, August 29, 1860....Mr

Background imageCircus Act Collection: The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir

The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. After numerous attempts M. Marin has just succeeded in the accomplishment of this dangerous exercise by means of a simplification in

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, New York, [1935]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, New York, [1935]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, New York, [1935]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Le Bate, in or after 1756. Creator: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin

Le Bate, in or after 1756. Creator: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin
Le Bate, in or after 1756

Background imageCircus Act Collection: 'A Dancing Lesson' after C. Maciver Greirson, 1890. Creator: Charles MacIver Grierson

"A Dancing Lesson" after C. Maciver Greirson, 1890. Creator: Charles MacIver Grierson
"A Dancing Lesson" after C. Maciver Greirson, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Toy Bank, c. 1937. Creator: Lew Tower

Toy Bank, c. 1937. Creator: Lew Tower
Toy Bank, c. 1937

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Metal Toy Bank: Boy on Bar, c. 1937. Creator: Lew Tower

Metal Toy Bank: Boy on Bar, c. 1937. Creator: Lew Tower
Metal Toy Bank: Boy on Bar, c. 1937

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques, 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez

Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques, 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Grimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques, 1888

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. This young lady...has applied herself from an early age to the training of birds...she exercises over them an

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Circus Game, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla

Circus Game, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Circus Game, n.d

Background imageCircus Act Collection: A drama in the tiger cage, 1931. Creator: Unknown

A drama in the tiger cage, 1931. Creator: Unknown
A drama in the tiger cage, 1931. Un Drame Dans La Cage Aux Tigres. A circus act goes wrong as tigers attack the tiger-tamer. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Background imageCircus Act Collection: The Circus (Le Cirque), 1890-91. Artist: Georges-Pierre Seurat

The Circus (Le Cirque), 1890-91. Artist: Georges-Pierre Seurat
The Circus (Le Cirque), 1890-91. Painting housed in Musee d Orsay, Paris. From The Studio Volume 127. [The Offices of the Studio, London & New York, 1944]

Background imageCircus Act Collection: The Circus at Covent Garden Theatre with the Lion going through his performance, 1890

The Circus at Covent Garden Theatre with the Lion going through his performance, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Circus at Covent Garden Theatre with the Lion going through his performance, 1890

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Toy Bank, c. 1939. Creator: Pearl Torell

Toy Bank, c. 1939. Creator: Pearl Torell
Toy Bank, c. 1939

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Monkey Bank, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Ernest A Towers Jr

Monkey Bank, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Ernest A Towers Jr
Monkey Bank, 1935/1942

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando), 1887 / 88. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando), 1887 / 88. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando), 1887/88

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Au Cirque: Ecuyere, 1888. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Au Cirque: Ecuyere, 1888. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Au Cirque: Ecuyere, 1888

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Tight-Rope Walker, c. 1885. Creator: Jean Louis Forain

Tight-Rope Walker, c. 1885. Creator: Jean Louis Forain
Tight-Rope Walker, c. 1885

Background imageCircus Act Collection: The Circus, 1905. Creator: Harry Cogswell Rubincam

The Circus, 1905. Creator: Harry Cogswell Rubincam
The Circus, 1905

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Footit and Chocolat (Footit et Chocolat) [left recto], 1895

Footit and Chocolat (Footit et Chocolat) [left recto], 1895. Rafael Padilla and George Foottit

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Plate B from the Disparates : Punctual Folly, ca. 1816-23 (published before 1877)

Plate B from the Disparates : Punctual Folly, ca. 1816-23 (published before 1877)
Plate B from the Disparates :Punctual Folly, ca. 1816-23 (published before 1877)

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Grands Sauteurs!, from La Caricature, 1823-60. Creator: Alexandre Gabriel Decamps

Grands Sauteurs!, from La Caricature, 1823-60. Creator: Alexandre Gabriel Decamps
Grands Sauteurs!, from La Caricature, 1823-60

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Carters Tiger Feat, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Carters Tiger Feat, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Carters Tiger Feat, 1844. Circus act at Astleys Amphitheatre in London: Mr. Batty, the enterprising proprietor of this popular establishment, has recently added to its attractions

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Carters Lion Chariot Feat, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Carters Lion Chariot Feat, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Carters Lion Chariot Feat, 1844. Circus act at Astleys Amphitheatre in London: Mr. Batty, the enterprising proprietor of this popular establishment, has recently added to its attractions

Background imageCircus Act Collection: The Rope Dance. Creator: Leonard Defrance

The Rope Dance. Creator: Leonard Defrance
The Rope Dance

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Two clowns, ca 1885. Creator: Faverot, Joseph (1862-1915)

Two clowns, ca 1885. Creator: Faverot, Joseph (1862-1915)
Two clowns, ca 1885. Private Collection

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Footit et Chocolat, c. 1895. Creator: Ibels, Henri Gabriel (1867-1936)

Footit et Chocolat, c. 1895. Creator: Ibels, Henri Gabriel (1867-1936)
Footit et Chocolat, c. 1895. Found in the Collection of Musee de Montmartre

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Going to the Fair with it!... 1837. Creator: John Doyle

Going to the Fair with it!... 1837. Creator: John Doyle
Going to the Fair with it!. A Cant Phrase for doing any thing in an extravagant way - Known it is presumed to most persons, 1837

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Acrobat and a peacock, ca 1825. Creator: Anonymous

Acrobat and a peacock, ca 1825. Creator: Anonymous
Acrobat and a peacock, ca 1825. Found in the Collection of Archivio di Stato del Cantone Ticino, Bellinzona

Background imageCircus Act Collection: M. Pernelet and his Pets, 1902. Creator: Unknown

M. Pernelet and his Pets, 1902. Creator: Unknown
M. Pernelet and his Pets, 1902. From " The Windsor Magazine Vol. XVI - June to November 1902". [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, 1902]

Background imageCircus Act Collection: The Clown Making-Up, 1882. Creator: Unknown

The Clown Making-Up, 1882. Creator: Unknown
The Clown " Making-Up", 1882. From " St. Nicholas: Volume IX. Part I. November 1881, to May 1882". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1882]

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Ready To Be Called Into The Ring, 1882. Creator: Unknown

Ready To Be Called Into The Ring, 1882. Creator: Unknown
Ready To Be Called Into The Ring, 1882. From " St. Nicholas: Volume IX. Part I. November 1881, to May 1882". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1882]

Background imageCircus Act Collection: The Tight-Rope Dancer, 1919. Artist: Mabel Alington Royds

The Tight-Rope Dancer, 1919. Artist: Mabel Alington Royds
The Tight-Rope Dancer, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Au cirque Maurice, 1887

Au cirque Maurice, 1887. Private Collection

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Performance at Sadlers Wells Theatre, Finsbury, London, 1750

Performance at Sadlers Wells Theatre, Finsbury, London, 1750. The curious & uncommon performances of a monkey as they will be introduc d every evening at Sadlers Wells

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Circus, 1913

Circus, 1913. Found in the Collection of Neue Pinakothek, Munich

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Circus horses dressage, 1908-1909

Circus horses dressage, 1908-1909. Found in the Collection of Kirchner Museum Davos

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Acrobats. The mural painting of the Susan-ri Tomb, Second Half of the 5th century

Acrobats. The mural painting of the Susan-ri Tomb, Second Half of the 5th century

Background imageCircus Act Collection: The Rope Dancer

The Rope Dancer. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageCircus Act Collection: The Clown, 1868

The Clown, 1868. Found in the Collection of Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo

Background imageCircus Act Collection: A Clown Playing the Violin, 1915

A Clown Playing the Violin, 1915. Found in the Collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageCircus Act Collection: Clown, 1929

Clown, 1929. Found in the collection of Hilti Art Foundation, Schaan, Liechtenstein



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping