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Ready To Be Called Into The Ring, 1882. Creator: UnknownReady To Be Called Into The Ring, 1882. From " St. Nicholas: Volume IX. Part I. November 1881, to May 1882". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1882]
Salisbury House: Palatial Business Premises in the City, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeishSalisbury House: Palatial Business Premises in the City, c1935. Buildings in Finsbury Circus, Moorgate, City of London. Salisbury House was designed by Davis and Emmanuel in 1899-1901
Female acrobat, 1910. Private Collection
Acrobats, 1952. Creator: Shirley MarkhamAcrobats, 1952. Circus scene, with experimental cross-hatching. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952
Interior of Astleys Amphitheatre in 1843, (c1878). Creator: UnknownInterior of Astleys Amphitheatre in 1843, (c1878). Audience watching an equestrian show with a Roman chariot. Philip Astley, the father of modern circus
Entrance to Astleys Theatre in 1820, (c1878). Creator: UnknownEntrance to Astleys Theatre in 1820, (c1878). Philip Astley, the father of modern circus, opened his Amphitheatre at Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, south London, in 1777
Acrobats, pub. 1925. Creator: Laura Knight (1877 - 1970)Acrobats, pub. 1925 (engraving)
Five Clowns, pub. 1926. Creator: Laura Knight (1877 - 1970)Five Clowns, pub. 1926 (engraving)
The Tight-Rope Dancer, 1919. Artist: Mabel Alington RoydsThe 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]
Au cirque Maurice, 1887. Private Collection
Rome, inside of the Colosseum, Roman circus dating from 72 a. CRome, inside of the Colosseum, Roman circus dating from 72 a.C
Arches of the Roman Colosseum, work of 72 b. CArches of the Roman Colosseum, work of 72 b.C
Edwin Hughes passing the Royal Exchange, City of London, 1847. Hughes was the manager of a circus called Hughes Mammoth Equestrian Establishment
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
Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London, c1825. ArtistAstleys Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London, c1825. View showing an audience watching a man balancing on one leg on a moving horse
Astleys Amphitheatre and adjacent buildings, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London, c1775Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London, c1775. View with adjacent buildings including a booksellers and stationers, with a circus wagon going past pulled by a train of horses
Interior view of the library in the London Institution, Finsbury Circus, City of London, 1824
Just A goin to Begin!, 1887. Artist: Tom MerryJust A goin to Begin!, 1887. WH Smith as a fairground showman, invites the public to his show; the principal parliamentary figures are there
All the worlds a stage... London, c1824. Artist: W TaylorAll the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players, London, c1824 Shows a group of amputees, jugglers, street musicians etc. at the corner of Golden Lane
London Institution, Finsbury Circus, c1820. View of the London Institution, seen through an arch, with men talking round a table in the foreground
Louise Montague, The $10, 000 Beauty, from Worlds Beauties, Series 1 (N26) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888
The Circus (Le Cirque), 1890-91. Artist: Georges-Pierre SeuratThe 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]
Circus, 1913. Found in the Collection of Neue Pinakothek, Munich
Circus horses dressage, 1908-1909. Found in the Collection of Kirchner Museum Davos
Acrobats. The mural painting of the Susan-ri Tomb, Second Half of the 5th century
An evening at the Circus in Copenhagen, 1891. Private Collection
The Rope Dancer. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm
The Clown, 1868. Found in the Collection of Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo
A Clown Playing the Violin, 1915. Found in the Collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm
Clown, 1929. Found in the collection of Hilti Art Foundation, Schaan, Liechtenstein
Circus Maximus, 1882. Artist: AnonymousCircus Maximus, 1882. Private Collection
Acrobats on a Rope. Artist: Ribera, Jose, de (1591-1652)Acrobats on a Rope. Found in the collection of Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid
Ringling Bros, worlds greatest shows Raschetta brothers, marvelous somersaulting vaulters, c. 1900. From a private collection
Female acrobats on trapezes at circus, c. 1890. Artist: Calvert Litho. CoFemale acrobats on trapezes at circus, c. 1890. From a private collection
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth. Scenes in the grand water circus, c. 1895. From a private collection
Barnums Greatest Show On Earth, 1882. Artist: The Strobridge Lithographing CompanyBarnums Greatest Show On Earth, 1882. From a private collection
At the Circus: Clown Footit, 1899. Found in the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Circus Horsewoman. Artist: Yermolayeva, Vera Mikhailovna (1893-1938)Circus Horsewoman. From a private collection
In the circus, c. 1908. Artist: Grigoriev, Boris Dmitryevich (1886-1939)In the circus, c. 1908. Found in the collection of the State F. Shalyapin Museum, Moscow
A Famous Tight-Rope Walker of the Seventeenth Century, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]
Tom Thumb, 1942. Artist: Day & HagheTom Thumb, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]
Scenes in Harlequin Red-Riding-Hood, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]
Arena of Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]
A Roman Mosaic at Lyons, Representing the Circus Games, 1942. Artist: F. ArtaudA Roman Mosaic at Lyons, Representing the Circus Games, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]
Cookes Royal Equestrian Circus, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]
The Clown. Mural Decoration in Boulestins Restaurant, London, c1927. Artist: Jean-Emile LaboureurThe Clown. Mural Decoration in Boulestins Restaurant, London, c1927. Xavier Marcel Boulestin (1878?1943), opened Restaurant Boulestin on Southampton Street, Covent Garden in 1927
Trick-rider driving tandem, c1899 (1934). Artist: Henri de Toulouse-LautrecTrick-rider driving tandem, c1899 (1934). From The Studio Volume 107. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1934]
Phineas Taylor Barnum, American showman, c1865 (1955)Phineas Taylor Barnum, c1865 (1955). PT Barnum (1810-1891) was founder of what became the biggest circus in the world, the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus