Acrobatic Collection (#3)

Mexicans Performing Gymnastics (colour litho)
STC116120 Mexicans Performing Gymnastics (colour litho) by Gallina, Gallo (1796-1874); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Poster advertising the Ladder of Death at the Cirque Robba (colour litho)
PER248006 Poster advertising the Ladder of Death at the Cirque Robba (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: l echelle de la mort; ); French, out of copyright

Trapeze Artists, (oil on canvas)
823257 Trapeze Artists, (oil on canvas) by Mora, Francis Luis (1874-1940); 120x89.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Trapeze Artists. Francis Luis Mora (1874-1940). Oil on canvas

The Hoffman Girls performing webbing act, London Hippodrome
The eighteen Gertrude Hoffman Girls performing their extraordinary acrobatic webbing act at the London Hippodrome, Leap Year, in 1924. Date: 1924

Plate 522. A, 97 Jumping; B, 98 Handspring; C, 98 Somersault
3950109 Plate 522. A, 97 Jumping; B, 98 Handspring; C, 98 Somersault, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 25.2x29.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

An advertising print of a circus owned by Hayatake Torakichi, travelling from Osaka to Ryogoku in Edo
UOL120839 An advertising print of a circus owned by Hayatake Torakichi, travelling from Osaka to Ryogoku in Edo, 1845 (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada

"There was an Old Man from the West, who never could get any rest", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386615 " There was an Old Man from the West, who never could get any rest", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Acrobatic horse riding (engraving)
609345 Acrobatic horse riding (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrobatic horse riding); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Two Women Acrobats, 1916 (w / c on paper)
BRN196072 Two Women Acrobats, 1916 (w/c on paper) by Demuth, Charles (1883-1935); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; American, out of copyright

Roseray and Capella
Dancers Simone Roseray and Capella, acrobatic dancing cabaret stars of the 1920s, photographed at the time they were performing in Berlin, after a successful run at the Concert Mayol in Paris

Cover of Dancing Times, April 1934 featuring the dancers Gaston and Andree Date: 1934

The dancers Divina and Charles, 1927
The dancers Divina and Charles, who have been dancing on the continent, 1927 Date: 1927

Mushroom species
Mushroom and fungi species including stinkhorn, earthstar, puffball, rust, mold, etc. Lithograph from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart

Stunts... 1934 (colour litho)
2778221 Stunts... 1934 (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrobatics... 1934)

Never before had the king of beasts become a balancer (Colour Litho)
2778394 Never before had the king of beasts become a balancer (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Italian driver Colombo made a gesture of great courage at the meeting for the Acrobatics Cup in Paris (colour litho)
2778264 The Italian driver Colombo made a gesture of great courage at the meeting for the Acrobatics Cup in Paris (colour litho) by Beltrame

Victorian Christmas card of an old clown performing an acrobatic trick, c
3604009 Victorian Christmas card of an old clown performing an acrobatic trick, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

The Letters (colour litho)
3642897 The Letters (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter S. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Letter K (colour litho)
3642890 The Letter K (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter K. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Velocipede competition in Leipzig, Germany 1885
Scenes from a velocipede competition in Leipzig, Germany. Date: 1885

"Puck Wants A Strong Man at the Head of the Government
1078640 " Puck Wants A Strong Man at the Head of the Government - But Not This Kind", 1880 (colour litho) by Keppler, Joseph (1838-94); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Punchinellos on Swings, making Music and doing Acrobatics in a Landscape (oil on canvas)
CH401857 Punchinellos on Swings, making Music and doing Acrobatics in a Landscape (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Domenico (1727-1804) (circle of); height:99.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate 365. Headspring, A Flying Pigeon Interfering, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950340 Plate 365. Headspring, A Flying Pigeon Interfering, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.6x35.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

The Merry Newlyweds (Colour Litho)
2778285 The Merry Newlyweds (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The merry newlyweds)

Plate 373. Acrobat, Press Up From Chair, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950345 Plate 373. Acrobat, Press Up From Chair, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 18.1x38.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Plate 372. Acrobat, Horizontal Press Up, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950344 Plate 372. Acrobat, Horizontal Press Up, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21.8x34.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Poster advertising The Nords - Champion High and Fancy Divers (colour litho)
NYH182462 Poster advertising The Nords - Champion High and Fancy Divers (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Acrobats, Jugglers, Impersonators, Entertainers from The Gentil Album
STC147595 Acrobats, Jugglers, Impersonators, Entertainers from The Gentil Album, published in 1774 (gouache on paper) by French School

The Letter X (colour litho)
3642901 The Letter X (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter X. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Letter T (colour litho)
3642899 The Letter T (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter T. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The unique jump of an officer of the English Hussars to the practice of the Royal Tournament in London (colour litho)
2778056 The unique jump of an officer of the English Hussars to the practice of the Royal Tournament in London (colour litho) by Beltrame

Art for Art (Colour Litho)
2783650 Art for Art (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art for art. A balancer at rest in the town of Dax (Pyrenees)

Acrobatic musicians: John Lee and Stephen Lee (engraving)
609326 Acrobatic musicians: John Lee and Stephen Lee (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrobatic musicians)

The Trapeze, c. 1920 (oil on canvas)
XYC239867 The Trapeze, c.1920 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 62.2x81.3 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

A Fair in China, illustration from Around the World in Eighty Days
CHT213093 A Fair in China, illustration from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) late 19th century (engraving) (b/w photo) by Benett

Circus Performers; Les Artistes de Cirque, (oil on canvas)
656280 Circus Performers; Les Artistes de Cirque, (oil on canvas) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); 91.4x72.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus Performers; Les Artistes de Cirque)

Acrobats performing physical feats (gouache on paper)
CHT177484 Acrobats performing physical feats (gouache on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Acrobatic photography, 1932 (b / w photo)
5998344 Acrobatic photography, 1932 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrobatic photography, 1932)

Arab Fantasia, 1866 (oil on canvas)
1197555 Arab Fantasia, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Fortuny y CarbAo (Fortuny i Marsal), Mariano JoseMarAia Bernardo (1838-74); 50.8x62.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish

Plate 371. Acrobat, Vertical Press Up, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950343 Plate 371. Acrobat, Vertical Press Up, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 17.6x41.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Plate 488. A, Lawn Tennis; B, Dumb Bells; C, Walking on Hands
3950099 Plate 488. A, Lawn Tennis; B, Dumb Bells; C, Walking on Hands, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 18.9x36.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

The Letter U (colour litho)
3642900 The Letter U (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter U. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Forze d Ercole: The Castellani Acrobats in a Venetian Piazza, c
606230 The Forze d Ercole: The Castellani Acrobats in a Venetian Piazza, c.1746 (oil on canvas) by Nebot, Balthasar (fl.1730-65); 97.2x108 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

The trapeze artist Jules Leotard, c; 1860 (litho)
REV382369 The trapeze artist Jules Leotard, c; 1860 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Relief depicting acrobats and a harpist, from Karnak, New Kingdom (stone)
XIR226153 Relief depicting acrobats and a harpist, from Karnak, New Kingdom (stone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Luxor Museum of Ancient Art, Egypt; Egyptian, out of copyright

Poster advertising the Great Wallendas at the Ringling Bros
PNP312795 Poster advertising the Great Wallendas at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (colour litho) by American School

Plate 106. Athletes, Twisting Summersault, 1881 (albumen print mounted on heavy weight
3950949 Plate 106. Athletes, Twisting Summersault, 1881 (albumen print mounted on heavy weight paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 15.9x22.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Plate 169. Jumping; over boys back (leap-frog), 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950458 Plate 169. Jumping; over boys back (leap-frog), 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 24.5x30.8 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

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"Unleashing the Power of Acrobatics: From Unhealthy to Healthy, from Healthy to Healthier. " Witness the incredible acrobatic feats that defy gravity and inspire awe. In a world where health is paramount, these acrobats show us how to transform our lives through physical prowess. Imagine children fearlessly performing handstands on a bustling Balham street in Southwest London. Their agility and strength serve as a reminder that even the youngest among us can embrace an active lifestyle. Meanwhile, in Mid Wales during March, a majestic Red Kite soars through the sky with grace and precision. This magnificent bird reminds us of nature's own acrobats, effortlessly navigating the currents above. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves in Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. Here lies a vibrant city filled with rhythmic movements akin to acrobatics – samba dancers captivating audiences with their energetic performances. Closer to home in Hastings, East Sussex resides Biddy The Tubman Stonham – an embodiment of resilience and determination. Her story teaches us that even when faced with adversity or limitations, one can still conquer life's challenges through sheer willpower. The artistry continues as we return to Balham street where children once again amaze onlookers with their daring flips and twists. These young performers remind us that staying active is not only beneficial for our bodies but also fuels our imagination and sense of adventure. In another realm entirely at Hendon Airfield stands the Royal Air Force display team showcasing their aerial acrobatics skills. Their synchronized maneuvers demonstrate discipline and teamwork while leaving spectators breathless. History takes center stage as we delve into Lillian Leitzel's remarkable journey from Germany to become a renowned circus acrobat and strongwoman. Her story inspires generations by showing what dedication can achieve against all odds. Capturing moments frozen in time are portraits of Myrio and Desha - dancers who epitomize elegance and grace.