Circus Collection (page 5)

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

Transporting Jumbo the African elephant to America, 1882. Jumbo was a large African elephant sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

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

Upper tiers of The Colosseum, Rome. A Flavian amphitheatre built between 70 and 82 AD during the reigns of the emperors Vespasian, Titus and Domitian, the Colosseum could seat some 50

Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891), American showman, 1864. Barnum was founder of what became the biggest circus in the world

The Great-Little Random, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Great-Little Random, 1887. Little Lord Randolph Churchill is seen storming off in a huff, refusing to obey the Ringmasters instructions

The Rival Con jurors, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
The Rival Con jurors, 1869. The new Liberal Chancellor for the Exchequer introduced his first Budget. Income tax was reduced by 1penny in the pound and the duty on foreign corn was abolished

The Indian Juggle, 1858
The Indian Juggle. 1858. (As performed at the Theatre Royal, Westminster.) An Indian elephant juggles Palmerston (top left) and Disraeli (top right)

Louise Montague, The $10, 000 Beauty, from Worlds Beauties, Series 1 (N26) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

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