Circus Collection (page 4)

Acrobats, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Acrobats, 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: Unknown
Interior 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: Unknown
Entrance 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 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]

Au cirque Maurice, 1887. Private Collection

Rome, inside of the Colosseum, Roman circus dating from 72 a. C
Rome, inside of the Colosseum, Roman circus dating from 72 a.C

Arches of the Roman Colosseum, work of 72 b. C
Arches 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. Artist
Astleys 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, c1775
Astleys 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 Merry
Just 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 Taylor
All 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

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: Anonymous
Circus 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. 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

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