MATTHEW ARNOLD (1822-1888).
Y.M.C.A., 19th CENTURY.
CIRCUS POSTER, c1873.
JAPAN: ACROBATS.
CIRCUS POSTER, 1904.
CIRCUS POSTER, 1890s.
Trapeze
Trapeze Artists with one Being Fired from a Cannon, 19th Century Engraving
CIRCUS POSTER, c1898.
HOKUSAI: ACROBATS, 1817.
CIRCUS ACROBATS.
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)
CIRCUS POSTER, c1890.
JULES LEOTARD (1838-?).
JOHN RUSKIN (1819-1900).
CONEY ISLAND: DREAMLAND.
ALFRED TENNYSON (1809-1892).
ERNST HOFFMANN (1776-1822).
CIRCUS POSTER, 1920s.
PRINCE OTTO von BISMARCK
THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT
CIRCUS POSTER, 1899.
GEORGE CRUIKSHANK/n(1792-1878).
SIR JOHN TENNIEL
The Rake's Progress.
Trapeze Artists, Henninger & Morganthal, circa 1910
French circus performing a varity of acts.
Oxford Music Hall, Unitd Kingdom, 1862
Matthew Arnold
SIR LESLIE STEPHEN
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE.
HEINRICH HEINE (1797-1856).
Engraving by William Hogarth
FRANCOIS JOSEPH FETIS
EDMUND GOSSE (1849-928).
SIR JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS
A clown performing a stunt.
A juggler.
THOMAS H. HUXLEY (1825-1895).
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
EMILE ZOLA (1840-1902).
HENRY JAMES (1843-1916).
Charles Baudelaire.
Trapeze artists in the 19th century
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
EDWIN ARNOLD (1832-1904).
SILENT FILM STILL: STUNTS.
The Politician.
'Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando' 1879 painting by Edgar Degas, the French Impressionist artist
French circus in the grounds of Shokonsha shrine (Yasukuni) Tokyo, with acrobats, male and female stunt riders and trapeze artists, 1871. Entertainment
Engraving titled 'Industry and Idleness' by William Hogarth
Engraving titled 'The Rake's Progress' by William Hogarth
Engraving titled 'Marriage A La Mode' by William Hogarth
Engraving of John Wilkes Esq by William Hogarth
Engraving of T. Morell by William Hogarth
Engraving of Daniel Lock Esq by William Hogarth
Engraving of Martin Folkes Esq by William Hogarth
Engraving titled 'Sancho starved by his physician' by William Hogarth
Engraving titled 'The Politician' by William Hogarth
Painting titled 'The Graham Children' by William Hogarth
The Election -Soliciting Votes by William Hogarth
Theophile Gautier.
Jens Baggesen.
Pierre Jules Theophile Gautier, 1811 1872
Algernon Charles Swinburne, 1837 1909
The house trapeze
GEORGE HENRY LEWES
CHARLES KINGSLEY
T.S. ELIOT (1888-1965).
Benjamin "Ben" Jonson, 1572 1637
JACQUES OFFENBACH
J. FORBES-ROBINSON.
WILLIAM HENRY FRY (1815-1864).
Gilbert Keith Chesterton.
THOMAS CARLYLE (1795-1881).
RICHARD GARNETT (1835-1906).
ANTHONY TROLLOPE
VICTOR M. HUGO (1802-1885).
JAPANESE ACROBATS:
ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS
T. S. ELIOT (1888-1965).
CHARLES DARWIN (1809-1882).
FREDERICK SELOUS
SALVATORE QUASIMODO
ANATOLE FRANCE (1844-1924).
Tight rope walker
HENRY WYLDE (1822-1890).
TLATILCO: ACROBAT VESSEL.
THOMAS HUGHES (1822-1896).
WILLIAM M. THACKERAY
Japanese jugglers using the centre of gravity to keep the acrobat from falling.
Various examples of the use of the centre of gravity.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth c1896 : Circus poster showing trapeze artists.
MAX BEERBOHM (1872-1956).
WALTER HORATIO PATER
FRIEDRICH von SCHLEGEL
GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING
Man and Woman Bareback Horse Riding, Woodcut, 19th Century
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
JOS ZORRILLA y MORAL
ALEKSANDR PUSHKIN
EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849).
ALEXANDER SMITH (1830-1867).
ALESSANDRO MANZONI
HENRIK IBSEN (1828-1906).
HENRIK IBSEN (1818-1906).
EDWARD LEAR (1812-1888).
WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT
RECONSTRUCTION: CARTOON.
ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR
Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Albert Verwey.
Joachim Gasquet.