Spectacle Collection (page 6)

Bottom section of a handbill for a benefit at the Royal Arena
5917341 Bottom section of a handbill for a benefit at the Royal Arena, February 15th 1836 (print) (see also 5917342) by English School

The Balloon, (oil on wood panel)
823102 The Balloon, (oil on wood panel) by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil (1858/9-1924); 21.2x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Balloon. Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1859-1924)

Trapeze Artists (oil on canvas)
CH236624 Trapeze Artists (oil on canvas) by Mora, Francis Luis (1874-1940); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Twenty-eight performers emerging from a giant pate at a medieval feast to sing and dance (engraving)
6029328 Twenty-eight performers emerging from a giant pate at a medieval feast to sing and dance (engraving) by French School

Shirley Kellogg & chorus in Zig-Zag, Hippodrome
A zig-zag effect in " Zig-Zag!. Shirley Kellogg, star of the 1917 revue at the London Hippodrome, " Zig-Zag!" seated on a cushion as Shir Lee in the Chinese Lacquer scene

The Treasure Ship in Fairy Seas, London Hippodrome
The Christmas production at the London Hippodrome, using its famous water tank to enact an underwater wcene about treasure seekers beneath the sea

The Sands of Dee, how the waves are formed at Hippodrome
Page from The Sketch reporting on how the immense waves was created during the London Hippodromes latest dramatic water spectacle, The Sands of Dee

Poster for The Treasure Ship in Fairy Seas London Hippodrome
Poster for the latest wonder show at the London Hippodrome, for Christmas 1906. The Treasure Ship in Fairy Seas featured several scenes played under water in the Hippodromes transparent tank

The Typhoon at the London Hippodrome by Matania
The Typhoon, the latest water spectacle at the London Hippodrome, where a storm was created in the theatres state-of-the-art water tank

Performers emerge from the water tank, London Hippodrome
Horses and riders, performing in the water jump hunting scene at the London Hippodrome, emerge from the tank to cheers from the enthusiastic audience. Date: 1901

Tally ho at the London Hippodrome, through the splash pane
The grand finale of Tally-ho, the latest water spectacle at the London Hippodrome as viewed by the audience through the splash pane - glass barriers, which rose up to encircle the arena

Siberia at the London Hippodrome
Siberia, the water spectacle at the London Hippodrome showing the final scene in the last act with Mr Henglers wonderful plunging horses. Date: 1900

Polars bears at the London Hippodrome, January 1910
Seventy polar bears, transported there to take part in the theatres Christmas water spectacular, The Arctic. Fifty of them plunged from icebergs into the water while the remaining bears roamed about

Better Days at the London Hippodrome
Page from The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News showing scenes during the " Beads" number in the Better Days revue at the London Hippodrome in 1925

Champs-Elysees. Jardin de Paris, 1890 (colour lithograph)
5051870 Champs-Elysees. Jardin de Paris, 1890 (colour lithograph) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); 89.5x124.7 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

A Ramakien performance (wall painting)
LIT389978 A Ramakien performance (wall painting) by Thai School; Ordination Hall, Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok, Thailand; (add.info.: Ramakien, the national epic of Thailand)

Mr Pickwick, illustration from Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, c. 1890 (colour litho)
LLM405154 Mr Pickwick, illustration from Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, c.1890 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Piccadilly looking towards the City (coloured engraving)
609836 Piccadilly looking towards the City (coloured engraving) by Boys, Thomas Shotter (1803-74); Private Collection; (add.info)

Curiosities and Monstrosities of 1822, 1822 (handcoloured engraving)
MGS149817 Curiosities and Monstrosities of 1822, 1822 (handcoloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); 27.6x38.5 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; English, out of copyright

Windsor Castle from Eton Town, 1800 (w / c on paper)
FIT156937 Windsor Castle from Eton Town, 1800 (w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 51.9x38.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English

Poster advertising Ghosts and the House of the Devil
CHT197826 Poster advertising Ghosts and the House of the Devil at the Theatre Robert-Houdin, Paris, c.1870 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

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

Parade in Clinton Square, Syracuse, New York State, USA
Parade of Knights Templar passing the Wieting Opera House in Clinton Square, Syracuse, New York State, USA, with a large crowd of spectators. Date: 1909

Souvenir of Illuminations in Paris to commemorate the 1st Centenary of the French
CHT224106 Souvenir of Illuminations in Paris to commemorate the 1st Centenary of the French Revolution during the 1889 Exposition Universelle (colour litho) by French School

Chicago World Fair, 1893 (b / w photo)
STC306617 Chicago World Fair, 1893 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

The Theatre de Guignol in the Jardin des Tuileries, 1883 (oil on canvas)
CHT174856 The Theatre de Guignol in the Jardin des Tuileries, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Guillier, Emile Antoine (1849-83); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Firework display at the Grille de Chaillot in Paris to celebrate peace
NUL265482 Firework display at the Grille de Chaillot in Paris to celebrate peace, 14th July 1801 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Raising the trusses of the building in Leicester Square for Mr Wilds large model of the earth (engraving)
558167 Raising the trusses of the building in Leicester Square for Mr Wilds large model of the earth (engraving) by English School

Alexandra Palace. Pains Last Days of Pompeii (coloured engraving)
559914 Alexandra Palace. Pains Last Days of Pompeii (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexandra Palace)

Brown-throated wattle-eye, Platysteira cyanea (Spectacle tody, Platystera lobata). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Spectacled tyrant, Hymenops perspicillatus (Spectacle or white-winged water-chat, Perspicilla leucoptera). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson

Poney race at Astleys Amphitheatre (engraving)
MBD292135 Poney race at Astleys Amphitheatre (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Collection Michael Burden; (add.info)

Desiree Pochonnet as Sizerin and an officer
Actress Mlle. Desiree as Sizerin and an officer in Les Trois Peches du Diable by Charles Varin and Lubize (Pierre-Henri Martin), Theatre du Gymnase, 1844

Gouget as Raymond in Les Sept Chateaux du Diable, 1844
Gouget as Raymond in the fairy spectacle Les Sept Chateaux du Diable by Charles Clairville and Adolphe Dennery, Theatre de la Gaite, 1844

Marie Daubron as La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1846
Madame Marie Daubron as La Belle aux Cheveux d Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1846. She was the inspiration for the poet Charles Baudelaires Fleurs du Mal

French ballet dancer in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1847
French ballet dancer in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1847. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

The Illuminations at Buckingham House for King George IIIs Birthday
AGN271540 The Illuminations at Buckingham House for King George IIIs Birthday, June 4th 1783 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Adam

Mlle. Emma as Felina in L Etoile du Berger by Anicet Bourgeois and Adolphe d Ennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie

Mlle. Daniel as Paquita in L Etoile du Berger, 1846
Mlle. Daniel as Paquita in L Etoile du Berger by Anicet Bourgeois et Adolphe d Ennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie

Mlle. Sanxay as Hebe in Les Dieux de l Olympe a Paris, 1846
Mlle. Sanxay as Hebe in Les Dieux de l Olympe a Paris by Clairville, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1846. Shes dressed as a Cantiniere, sutler

Pierre-Cheri Lafont in the role of Rafaello in A Fairy Tale (Un Conte de Fee) by Leuven/Lherie, Theatre des Varietes, 1845

Pauline Dejazet in the role of the Marquise
Pauline Virginie Dejazet in the role of the Marquise in A Fairy Tale (Un Conte de Fee) by Leuven/Lherie, Theatre des Varietes, 1845

Mlle. Angelina Grave as Desiree in the Cogniard
Singer Mlle. Angelina Grave in the role of Desiree in the Cogniard brothers La Biche au Bois, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1845

Chinese games and acrobatics performed in Yuanmingyuang Park, Peking. Eight costumed women ride Ferris wheels perpedicularly, while male acrobats spin on rope wheels

Fountain illuminated by electric light, for spectacles (engraving)
729538 Fountain illuminated by electric light, for spectacles (engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fountain illuminated by electric light, for spectacles)

Egypt - Village in Upper Egypt (engraving)
729336 Egypt - Village in Upper Egypt (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egypt - Village in Upper Egypt. Engraving by W Gentz)

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"Spectacle: A Visual Extravaganza Across the Globe" The sky explodes with vibrant colors as New Year fireworks light up Funchal harbour in Madeira, Portugal, creating a mesmerizing spectacle for all to behold. Adorned with opulence and grandeur, The Coronation Coach takes center stage, captivating onlookers with its intricate design and historical significance. Dewars advertisement transports us to an era of elegance and sophistication, where every sip becomes a part of the dazzling spectacle that is life itself. Step into Giovanni Paolo Panini's masterpiece as we witness a musical party given by Ca; the symphony of sounds intertwines with visual splendor, immersing us in an unforgettable experience. Captain Berry's dachshunds frolic through the park, their playful antics transforming everyday moments into a delightful spectacle that brings joy to all who encounter them. As the sun sets over Almyros Beach near Acharavi in Corfu Island, Greece, nature paints an awe-inspiring tableau that transforms this coastal paradise into a breathtaking spectacle. Behold the ethereal beauty of an Aurora over Antarctica captured from space—a celestial dance of lights that illuminates Earth's southernmost region like no other natural phenomenon can. Vintage International Air Rally Poster 1937 evokes nostalgia for aviation enthusiasts worldwide—where pilots push boundaries amidst clouds and create aerial spectacles that defy gravity itself. With grace and majesty befitting royalty, The Queen arrives at Westminster Abbey during her coronation in 1953—an iconic moment etched forever in history as a regal spectacle unfolds before our eyes. Witness Mr. Sadler's daring ascent from Merton Fields in Oxford—a heart-stopping feat that defies gravity while offering spectators below an exhilarating display of courage and skill against nature's backdrop.