Circus Collection

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

Piccadilly Circus by night, London. Date: 1960s

Wombwells Menagerie, Crystal Palace, 1897 Date: 1897

Battys Circus Royal, Sheffield, 1839
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP 99/6 VL

Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, book by General Lew Wallace
Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, jacket design of the book by General Lew Wallace, published by Sears, Roebuck and Co, Chicago, USA. 20th century

Flea Circus
An advertisement for Professor Likontis wonderful Roumanian Fea Circus

Please, Mr Policeman, where is Father Christmas by Matania
In the centre of London, close to Piccadilly Circus, two children stop a policeman from directing traffic to ask him where Father Christmas is

Piccadilly Circus 1956
Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others

Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer

Circus Elephant / Trainer
A circus elephant and his trainer, Miss Cornak, who also has a little dog on a lead to show how versatile she is

Piccadilly Circus, London Date: 1960s

Great Western Hotel, Cliff Road, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900s
An elephant pulling a wagon from the Bostock and Wombwell Circus and Menagerie, followed by two camels, near the Great Western Hotel in Newquay

Papa Chrysantheme at the New Circus. Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Papa Chrysantheme at the New Circus. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Interior of tramshed, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Interior view of a tramshed at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, showing various trams with advertising material: Jacobs Cream Crackers, Colmans Mustard, Lifebuoy Soap

The neon lights of Piccadilly Circus at night, London Date: circa 1950s

Picture No. 10789115
Hen Harrier - Male passing prey to female in flight above nest (Circus cyaneus) Date:

Coronation procession at Oxford Circus, 1953
The colour and pageantry of the Coronation procession - detachments of the Foot Guards marching along Oxford Street into Oxford Circus showing the vast crowds lining the decorated route. Date: 1953

SIDESHOW POSTER, c1949. Circus sideshow poster by Nieman Eisman, featuring Celesta Geyer, known as Jolly Dolly Dimple, c1949

Poster, Robert Brothers Circus, Caernarvon, Wales. circa 1960s

Carlisle Circus, Belfast, Northern Ireland. circa 1908

Cliff Road, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A line of two elephants and three camels passing Newquay Railway Station. There is a man in costume riding the second elephant. Possibly from the Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie. Photographer: Unknown

Poster, Sir Robert Fossetts Circus and Zoo, featuring lions and an elephant. Date: circa 1950s

Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡rd Laplau (1938-2009)
Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡 rd Laplau (1938-2009). Naive art. Painting

Wanstead Flats Fair
A travelling funfair, at Wanstead Flats, east London. Date: 1930s

CIRCUS POSTER, c1910. American circus poster, c1910, featuring Singers Midgets

Brown Bear riding a motorcycle at the Bertram Mills Circus
Photograph showing a large brown bear riding a motorcycle during a performance of the Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia in December 1951. That year was the Silver Jubilee of the Mills Circus at Olympia

Blackpool Entertainment
The front cover of a souvenir programme for the Blackpool Tower & Winter Gardens, including the Tower circus and ballroom

Park District, Glasgow, 2009
Central Station, Glasgow, LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND facing West. NCAP: RCAHMS Aerial Survey - 24/04/2009

Bertram Mills Circus
A centaur style illustration, featuring a clown and a circus horse, adorn the cover of a programme for performances at Olympia, London

Poster, Sir Alan Cobhams National Aviation Day Campaign Air Display (also known as Cobhams Flying Circus), Chapel Farm, Lochgelly Road, Kirkcaldy, 13-14 July 1935. Date: 1935

London - Piccadilly Circus in the 1920s
London - Piccadilly Circus photographed in 1924. The Trocadero is showing Wanderer in the Wasteland - an American colour silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Jack Holt

Wombwells Poster
A poster from Bostock and Wombwells circus, featuring Madame Jumbo, performing horses and various other beasts, birds and reptiles. Date: Late 19th century

LONDON: PICCADILLY CIRCUS. View of Piccadilly Circus with the statue of Eros, Angel of Christian Charity, London, England

SIDESHOW POSTER, c1945. American sideshow poster for The Frog Boy, c1945

Backyard carnival, 1800s
Children putting on a circus in the backyarrd, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Circus Poster / Polito s
A poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a horned horse (or nilghau), a zebra, an elephant and a fully grown lion!

Tower Circus / Blackpool
Two girls perform tricks while riding a white horse. A clown holds a hoop with a paper surface which one of them has just leapt through

Barnum & Bailey Poster
Poster for Barnum and Baileys Circus

Piccadilly / Eros 1950S
The famous statue of Eros in the middle of Piccadilly Circus

The Circus, Bath, Avon, England, UK

German circus scrap -- dog jumping through a paper hoop. 19th century

Double bicycle patent, 1905 C024 / 3615
Double bicycle patent, 1905. Artwork of a double bicycle patent invented by Karl Lange. It was designed to perform a loop the loop stunts at circus performances

Bonzo - Bostocks remarkable Sea lion
Bonzo a remarkable performing Sea Lion at Bostock and Wombwells Travelling Circus - pictures with trainer Zetta Hills Date: circa 1926

Bertram Mills Lorry
The Circus Comes to Town! A picturesque setting for the Bertarm Mills Circus, at Maidstone, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

London Birdseye 18
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : the City Road, Finsbury Circus to the Angel, Islington

Officer and Unicyclist
Police Constable on point duty directing a member of Bertram Mills Circus to Olympia, Hammersmith, London

Circus Poster / Polito s
A poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a royal tiger, a fiery lynx, an ursine sloth and a pelican

Clowns / Victorian Scrap
A clown wearing dungarees with stripey socks

Circus Clown Pointing
A young child, with a hoop decorated with flowers, rides on the back of a skewbald (brown and white) horse, while a clown stands and points

Circus Poster / Paris
A poster for Cirque d ete (Summer circus) in the Champs Elysees, Paris. Open every evening, there are clowns, lions and horses, to name but a few acts

Rome / Circus Maximus
Restoration by Canina of the Circus Maximus in its heyday : a chariot race is in progress and the slopes are thronged with spectators. The Imperial Palace is on the left

Pictorial reconstruction of Rome, Italy
A general view of Rome as it would have appeared at the time of Emperor Aurelian, with the Circus of Alexander Severus in the foreground

Astleys Amphitheatre
Philip Astleys amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, London : loved by Dickens, this was also the scene of clowns such as Grimaldi, and popular melodrama

Piccadilly Circus
February 1911: View of the statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus, in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Piccadilly Circus and the Statue of Eros, London. The street scene is dominated by advertising hoardings and illuminations for Gordons Gin, Wrigleys Chewing Gum and others

The Wallenda Family performing on the high wire, Olympia, 19
Photograph showing the Wallenda family performing their high wire act, as part of Bertram Mills Circus, at Olympia, London, 1931

Piccadilly Circus 1930S
The Statue of Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, England

Decorated elephant, Rajasthan, India

Circus Acrobats / Garnier
A female acrobat balances on her hands and brings her ankles level with her ears

TREVITHICKs LOCO 1808
Trevithicks latest engine, known as the " catch-me-who- can" is the centre-piece at the steam circus on the New Road, Euston Square, London

Poodle and Hoop
Poodle wearing clothes performs with a hoop

Great Western Hotel, Cliff Road, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A procession for a fair or carnival, with two horse drawn vehicles outside the Great Western Hotel in Newquay. There are three figures dressed in costumes on the right hand cart

Queen Elizabeth II, Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) and Leo Sayer attend the Royal Windsor Big Top Show held at Billy Smarts Big Top in Home Park, Windsor

Handley Page HP W10
A Formation of Alan Cobhams Flying Circus Flying During a National Aviation Day Flypast Date: 1930s

Gladiators fighting wild animals in Pompeii ampitheatre
Interior of Pompeii ampitheatre during the Games. Naked gladiators battle wild animals, bulls, boars and tigers in the arena as part of a Venatio

Happy Clown
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Lots Road Power Station, Chelsea, London
The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR) Power House (Lots Road Power Station), Chelsea, London. Built to power the newly created Piccadilly underground line

Bird Millman
Jennadean Engleman - famous name (Bird Millman ODay) (1890 1940), Tightrope walker one of the most celebrated high-wire performers

Victorian Scrap showing Circus Performers in a Big Top Circus Ring, including a lady balancing on a performing horse and a clown holding a hoop. Date: circa 1880s

Edouard Beaupre, the Willowbunch giant (1881 - 1904), giant and circus performer, and part of Barnum and Baileys circus. Named here in the Tatler as Arthur Beaupre, the Montana Giant

FAT LADY, 19th CENTURY. Hannah Battersby, a 700-lb. American circus fat lady. Photograph, 19th century

Crowds at a circus sideshow viewing women and some men dressed in costumes of foreign lands. Date c1900

Transfield circus family
Members of the Transfield family, who ran a popular travelling circus in the late 19th century. Pictured in their costumes are Ann Polly, Teddy Beppo, Tom, Florrie and Rose. Date: 1953

Laura Knight at the circus
Dame Laura Knight, DBE (1877 - 1970) - English painter pictured sketching Bronette and Gonzalis, the lady aerialists at Olympia circus

Aerial view over the Georgian city of Bath, Royal Victoria Park and Royal Cresent, Somerset, England

Victorian Scrap - Circus Elephant riding a Tricycle - A heavy weight. late 19th century

Australia-Arts-Circus
Australian artist Jaimi Luthrmann performs in a giant balloon as part of her performance in the Blanc De Blanc Champagne Circus at the Sydney Opera House on January 5, 2016

Lillian Leitzel - German Circus acrobat and strongwoman
Lillian (" Lilli" ) Leitzel (1892-1931) - an acrobat and strongwoman for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Date: circa 1910s

Statue of Eros
The famous statue of the Greek god of love, Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, was sculpted by Alfred Gilbert in 1893. It was originally called the Shaftesbury Monument. Date: 1893

Flea circus. Artwork of a human flea (Pulex irritans) wearing a dress. This painting decorates the trailer of Hans Mathes Flea Circus

CIRCUS POSTER, 1967. Polish circus poster

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Step right up and enter the magical world of the circus. 🎪✨ From Elsie on Hassan to Laura Knight's stunning artwork, every corner is filled with wonder. The enchantment continues as we explore Wombwells Menagerie, where exotic creatures captivate our imagination. As night falls in London's Piccadilly Circus during the swinging 1960s, a dazzling display of lights illuminates the cityscape. Sir Alan Cobham's National Aviation Day Campaign poster takes flight, reminding us that even in this bustling metropolis, dreams can soar high above. But amidst all the excitement, a little child asks "Please, Mr Policeman, where is Father Christmas?" Matania's heartwarming illustration reminds us that joy and innocence are at the heart of this spectacle. Traveling back in time brings us face to face with ancient Roman costumes and their grandeur. We marvel at their elaborate attire as they perform death-defying feats under the big top. And who could forget about the flea circus? A miniature marvel that proves size doesn't matter when it comes to entertainment. These tiny performers defy expectations and leave audiences astounded. The sideshow posters beckon us closer; one featuring Celesta Geyer known as Jolly Dolly Dimple captures our attention. Her talents amaze spectators as she showcases her unique skills within this vibrant world of oddities and curiosities. Stepping into Piccadilly Circus in 1956 transports us back to an era filled with nostalgia. The hustle and bustle of city life intertwines with laughter and applause from delighted onlookers - a true feast for all senses. Taking inspiration from General Lew Wallace's epic tale Ben-Hur, we witness chariot races unfold before our eyes. The thunderous hooves pounding against ancient sands create an adrenaline-fueled atmosphere like no other. Finally, we find ourselves once again surrounded by neon lights in Piccadilly Circus at night.