Poster
ca. 1890 (printed)
ca. 1890 (printed)
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This exuberant colour lithograph poster by Louis Galice (1864-1935) advertised the Cirque d'Hiver, a purpose-built circus in the 11th arrondisement in Paris, designed by the architect Jacques Ignace Hittorf. Built by the circus entrepreneur Louis Dejean (1797-1879) as his circus company's winter home, it opened on the 11th December 1852 as the Cirque Napoléon but was renamed the Cirque d'Hiver in 1870.
The Cirque d'Hiver was a popular resort of many of the artists who painted circus subjects in the late 19th century including Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Georges Seurat. When known as the Cirque Napoléon it was also the circus in which the aerial performer Jules Léotard (1833-1878) first performed his flying trapeze act.
The Cirque d'Hiver was a popular resort of many of the artists who painted circus subjects in the late 19th century including Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Georges Seurat. When known as the Cirque Napoléon it was also the circus in which the aerial performer Jules Léotard (1833-1878) first performed his flying trapeze act.
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| Materials and techniques | Printing ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the Cirque D'Hiver, Paris, featuring an equestrienne in Spanish costume sitting on a galloping horse jumping a brush fence, two clowns and a female performer with doves. Lithograph by Louis Galice (1864-1935), printed by Affiches Louis Gallice & Cie., Paris, ca.1890 |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster attached to a linen backing, advertising the Cirque d'Hiver whose name appears in decorative upper case blue lettering, featuring an equestrienne on horseback wearing a Spanish-inspired costume, while the horse attempts to jump a brush fence by which stand two clowns. The poster is signed in the stone 'Louis Galice' and bears a diamond mark in which is printed the name of the printer Affiches Louis Gallice & Cie,. 99 Faubourg St. Denis, Paris. |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010 |
| Summary | This exuberant colour lithograph poster by Louis Galice (1864-1935) advertised the Cirque d'Hiver, a purpose-built circus in the 11th arrondisement in Paris, designed by the architect Jacques Ignace Hittorf. Built by the circus entrepreneur Louis Dejean (1797-1879) as his circus company's winter home, it opened on the 11th December 1852 as the Cirque Napoléon but was renamed the Cirque d'Hiver in 1870. The Cirque d'Hiver was a popular resort of many of the artists who painted circus subjects in the late 19th century including Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Georges Seurat. When known as the Cirque Napoléon it was also the circus in which the aerial performer Jules Léotard (1833-1878) first performed his flying trapeze act. |
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| Accession number | S.1215-2012 |
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| Record created | October 5, 2012 |
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