Big Top Collection

Elsie on Hassan - Laura Knight
Oil on Canvas 68.6 x 76.2

Cirque Du Soleil
Performer Olli Torkkel prepares for the Perth season of Cirque du Soleils Totem at the Belmont Racecourse Big Top in Perth

AMERICAN CIRCUS, c1874. The Grand Layout. Circus parade around tents with a crowd watching alongside a railroad train. American lithograph, c1874

Clown on Empty Seats, 1947 (oil on board)
823006 Clown on Empty Seats, 1947 (oil on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 25.5x20.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown on Empty Seats. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on board

Clown with Drum, (oil on canvas laid down on panel)
823005 Clown with Drum, (oil on canvas laid down on panel) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 30x24.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown with Drum. Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

Head balancing act in the ring at the Bertram Mills Circus in Cambridge April 1959

boy circus tent
A small boy peeps under a circus big top to watch the show inside. Birmingham, England Date: 1986

The Circus (Le Cirque), 1890-91. Artist: Georges-Pierre Seurat
The Circus (Le Cirque), 1890-91. Painting housed in Musee d Orsay, Paris. From The Studio Volume 127. [The Offices of the Studio, London & New York, 1944]

View of the Palazzo Senatorio in Palermo c. 1799, Sicily, Italy, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, activities, activity, adorned, attraction, attractions, big top, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, caparisoned, castles, character, circus tents

At the Circus: Horsewoman; Au cirque: ecuyere, 1888 (oil on vellum)
1768327 At the Circus: Horsewoman; Au cirque: ecuyere, 1888 (oil on vellum) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 26.7 (diam) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Circus)

Lioness escaping from the open cage at the top during a performance, in Burgundy... (colour litho)
2815665 Lioness escaping from the open cage at the top during a performance, in Burgundy... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Launched into the air, overwhelmed and fatally trampled by an angry elephant (colour litho)
2778504 Launched into the air, overwhelmed and fatally trampled by an angry elephant (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launched into the air)

Serious accident at a circus (colour litho)
2819163 Serious accident at a circus (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serious accident at a circus. Grave accident dans un cirque)

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 Animal Tamer Presents, 1918 (watercolor and pencil on paper)
650979 The Animal Tamer Presents, 1918 (watercolor and pencil on paper) by Demuth, Charles (1883-1935); 32.7x20.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Animal Tamer Presents)

To tame a violent fire in a Vienna circus, the firemen had to enter the... (colour litho)
2777968 To tame a violent fire in a Vienna circus, the firemen had to enter the... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Leap of a Beast (Colour Litho)
2777806 The Leap of a Beast (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The leap of a beast)

The Circus, 1912 (oil on canvas)
3949672 The Circus, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 86x111.8 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Mr. Sage, Proprietor of the Great American Circus from the City of New York
2959553 Mr. Sage, Proprietor of the Great American Circus from the City of New York, 1843 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); 307.3x210.8 cm; Shelburne Museum, Vermont

The Wonderfull and Beautifully Trained Horse Excelsior, c. 1840 (chromolitho)
2959550 The Wonderfull and Beautifully Trained Horse Excelsior, c.1840 (chromolitho) by Sarony, Major and Knapp (fl.1857-64); 101.6x72.4 cm; Shelburne Museum, Vermont

Cover illustration of Les Freres Zemganno by Edmond Huot de Goncourt (1822-96)
CHT224198 Cover illustration of Les Freres Zemganno by Edmond Huot de Goncourt (1822-96), published by Editions Pierre Laffitte, Paris, 1909 (colour litho) by Wely

Two Acrobat Jugglers, 1916 (w / c on paper)
BRN161658 Two Acrobat Jugglers, 1916 (w/c on paper) by Demuth, Charles (1883-1935); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A circus tent carried away by a gust of wind (colour litho)
2795709 A circus tent carried away by a gust of wind (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A circus tent carried away by a gust of wind at Saint Etienne)

Circus high diver, 1914 (colour litho)
PNP313697 Circus high diver, 1914 (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; German, out of copyright

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 visit to the circus, c. 1885 (w / c on paper)
BOU203034 A visit to the circus, c.1885 (w/c on paper) by Hunt, Alfred (fl.1853-74); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; British, out of copyright

Outside the Big Tent, 1912 (oil on canvas)
3949570 Outside the Big Tent, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 76.2x97 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Jockeyakt, 1925 (oil on canvas)
824343 Jockeyakt, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938); 111x150.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Jockeyakt. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938). Oil on canvas

The Joy Wheel, Mitcham (black chalk & w / c on paper)
SOU412140 The Joy Wheel, Mitcham (black chalk & w/c on paper) by Turner, John Doman (1873-1938); Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Poster advertising the Grand Cirque Menagerie Darius, 1924 (w / c on paper)
CHT197834 Poster advertising the Grand Cirque Menagerie Darius, 1924 (w/c on paper) by French School, (20th century); Musee Nat

At the Circus, Entering the Ring (pastel on paper)
BRM199243 At the Circus, Entering the Ring (pastel on paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Cirque, Entree en Piste; ); French, out of copyright

Clowns, clowning about in the the ring during a performance of the Bertram Mills Circus whilst visiting Cambridge April 1959

Elephants performing in the ring at the Bertram Mills Circus at Cambridge. April 1959

Chimpanzees in native american costumes performing under the Bertram Mills Circus big top in Cambridge April 1959

High in the big top, 60 feet above a hushed audience at Billy Smarts Circus Hay Mills, Birmingham, West Midlands, The Flying Ibarras are performing their breath taking split second act

Elephants and camels performing in the ring of Billy Smarts Circus seen from the acrobats platform. Birmingham, West Midlands. 27th March 1965

Jacko the clown walks around the edge of the circus ring at Belle Vue, Manchester, and water squirts from his hat, giving the audience a ducking and a laugh. 22nd December 1978

A circus novelty act based on the motorcycle wall of death combined with acrobats. 1954 A168a

The Circus, 1905. Creator: Harry Cogswell Rubincam
The Circus, 1905

Clown with Circus Dog and Balloons

Paye qui Tombe: Die eerst valt betaelt de Speelman, die laest, de Kosten (The Fall of the Country: The First That Falls Pays the Player, the Last the Costs).n.d

Ready To Be Called Into The Ring, 1882. Creator: Unknown
Ready To Be Called Into The Ring, 1882. From " St. Nicholas: Volume IX. Part I. November 1881, to May 1882". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1882]

Au Cirque: Chevaux en Liberte, 1899 (black & coloured crayon on paper)
WLT206729 Au Cirque: Chevaux en Liberte, 1899 (black & coloured crayon on paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 26.4x36.4 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; French, out of copyright

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

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

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Step right up and experience the magic of the big top. From Elsie on Hassan to Cirque Du Soleil, the world of circus has always captivated audiences with its thrilling acts and mesmerizing performances. Transport yourself back in time to the American Circus in 1874, where a grand layout showcased a parade of tents alongside a bustling railroad train. The lithograph captures the excitement as crowds gather to witness this spectacle. In 1959, at Bertram Mills Circus in Cambridge, an incredible head balancing act took center stage. The performer's skill and precision left spectators in awe as they watched from within the ring. Traveling further back, we find ourselves gazing at Palazzo Senatorio in Palermo circa 1799. This historic location sets the scene for breathtaking circus displays that have entertained generations throughout Italy. A young boy stands before his very own miniature circus tent, dreaming of one day becoming part of this enchanting world. His imagination takes flight as he envisions himself performing daring feats under the big top. Georges-Pierre Seurat's masterpiece "The Circus (Le Cirque)" transports us to late 19th-century France. With vibrant colors and meticulous pointillism technique, Seurat captures both the energy and elegance found beneath those iconic striped tents. Arena dramas unfold before our eyes through vivid color lithographs. These dramatic scenes bring forth emotions ranging from joyous laughter to heart-wrenching sorrow – reminding us that every performance holds an element of tragedy behind its glittering facade. Adam Forepaugh's New and Greatest All-Feature Show is proudly advertised on eye-catching posters. Bold colors leap off these prints enticingly beckoning audiences into a world filled with death-defying stunts and unforgettable moments. Artists like Mr Barratt immortalize circuses through their masterful brushstrokes. In "At the Circus: Horsewoman, " we witness grace personified as an equestrian performs daring maneuvers. Meanwhile, "Circus at Bath.