Circus Collection (#5)

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. Co
Female 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 Company
Barnums 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 & Haghe
Tom 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. Artaud
A 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 Laboureur
The 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-Lautrec
Trick-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

Francois Fratellini, French circus clown, 1938. Fratellini (1879-1951) was one of the three Fratellini brothers, who were instrumental in the boom in popularity enjoyed by the circus in France after

The London Institution, Finsbury Circus, London, 1827. Artist: William Deeble
The London Institution, Finsbury Circus, London, 1827. The London Institution was founded by subscription in 1805, and was for the advancement of literature and the diffusion of useful

Front Page of The Illustrated London News, 1887. Queen Victoria watching a circus performance at Olympia, West Kensington, London. 1887 marked the Queens Golden Jubilee

Interior view of Astleys Amphitheatre in London as it appeared in 1777, (1840). Artist: William Capon
Interior view of Astleys Amphitheatre in London as it appeared in 1777, (1840). Philip Astley was the father of modern circus

Exterior view of Astleys Amphitheatre in London as it appeared in 1777, (1840). Artist: William Capon
Exterior view of Astleys Amphitheatre in London as it appeared in 1777, (1840). Philip Astley was the father of modern circus

A Blaze of Triumph!, 1878. Artist: Swain
A Blaze of Triumph!, 1878. From Punch (or the London Charivari) magazine, 1878

Cirque Pinder, c1890-1940 (1924). Artist: Auguste Brouet
Cirque Pinder, c1890-1940 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

The Place Pigalle, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
The Place Pigalle, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

A birds eye view of the Place de L Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
A birds eye view of the Place de L Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

The Rond Point and Georges Clemenceau Place, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
The Rond Point and Place Georges Clemenceau, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

Lockharts elephants, 19th century

The Circus Maximus (From the Atlas Van Loon). Artist: Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673)
The Circus Maximus (From the Atlas Van Loon). Private Collection

Tightrope walker, c. 1913. Artist: Macke, August (1887-1914)
Tightrope walker, c. 1913. From a private collection

Vandredi Magic Revue (Poster), 1923. Artist: Anonymous
Vandredi Magic Revue (Poster), 1923. From a private collection

Spider-Woman (Poster), 1922. Artist: Anonymous
Spider-Woman (Poster), 1922. From a private collection

Circus, 1913. Artist: Macke, August (1887-1914)
Circus, 1913. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Claude Renoir in Clown Costume, 1909. Artist: Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919)
Claude Renoir in Clown Costume, 1909. Found in the collection of the Musee de l Orangerie, Paris

A Travelling Circus (Cameleers in Partenkirchen), 1884. Artist: Adolph Menzel
A Travelling Circus (Cameleers in Partenkirchen), 1884. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Dyptychon with Circus scenes, 5th century. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Place Pigalle in Paris, 1880s. Artist: Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
The Place Pigalle in Paris, 1880s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Circus tent blown away, Saint Etienne, France, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th April 1903

The young savage of Saint-Ouen, Paris, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
The young savage of Saint-Ouen, Paris, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th November 1898

Lion taming at the L hippodrome, Paris, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Lion taming at the L hippodrome, Paris, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 23rd May 1891

The Travelling Circus, c1870s. Artist: Frenzeny and Tavernier
The Travelling Circus, c1870s. Up until the 1870s, the circus travelled in wagons. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers

Games, Roman mosaic from Carthage, 2nd century AD. Located in the collection at Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Exercises of the Circus Horse, c1818-1836. Artist: Carle Vernet
Exercises of the Circus Horse, 19th century

The Circus of Nero or the Circus of Caligula, Rome, (1901). Artist: Heilbronn
The Circus of Nero or the Circus of Caligula, Rome, (1901). A print from La Vie au Grand Air, December 1901

Circus Sideshow, 1887-1888. Artist: Georges-Pierre Seurat
Circus Sideshow, 1887-1888. A parade, the free entertainment offered at the entrance of a traveling theatre, is intended to attract a crowd and encourage the sale of tickets

Le Cirque ( The Circus ), 1891. Artist: Georges-Pierre Seurat
Le Cirque ( The Circus ), 1891. This picture was exhibited in 1891 at the 7th Salon des Independants in Paris. During the exhibition Seurat died. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Roman terracotta panel showing a racing chariot, which is approaching the turn in the Circus (marked by the three conical pillars)

Sea lion and ball at the Moscow Circus: in the background is Irina Sidorkina

A Farewell Ride on Jumbo, London Zoo, 1882. This large African elephant was sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

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