Hengler's
Illustration
28 February 1874 (published)
28 February 1874 (published)
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The cutting from the weekly illustrated newspaper The Illustrated London News, published on 28th February 1874, records acts that appeared at Hengler's Circus in London's Argyll Street.
Following his father as a circus performer and equestrian, Frederick Charles Hengler, always known as Charles Hengler (1820-1887), operated tenting circus from 1846 until 1857 when he opened his first permanent circus building in Liverpool in 1857, followed by others in Glasgow and Dublin in 1863; Hull, 1864; Birmingham and Bristol, 1886, and London in 1871.
Following his father as a circus performer and equestrian, Frederick Charles Hengler, always known as Charles Hengler (1820-1887), operated tenting circus from 1846 until 1857 when he opened his first permanent circus building in Liverpool in 1857, followed by others in Glasgow and Dublin in 1863; Hull, 1864; Birmingham and Bristol, 1886, and London in 1871.
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| Title | Hengler's (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Illustration of various acts in Hengler's Circus, reproduced from a lithograph by Wallis Mackay. Page from The lllustrated London News, 28 February 1874 |
| Physical description | Page from The Illustrated London News, 28 February 1874, with text verso, reproducing on page 8 a lithograph by Wallis Mackay, titled 'Hengler's Circus', illustrating various acts featuring in the circus, including a clown, a male equestrian with four-in-hand, a bowl-spinner, a foot juggler, two horses performing a comic dining act, a female equestrienne, and a juvenile performance featuring a carriage and a boy and girl in 18th-century dress, bowing to each other as if at a ball. Also featuring head and shoulders portraits of Charles Hengler, Felix Revolti, and Mr. Teesdale, as cards in a pack. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Summary | The cutting from the weekly illustrated newspaper The Illustrated London News, published on 28th February 1874, records acts that appeared at Hengler's Circus in London's Argyll Street. Following his father as a circus performer and equestrian, Frederick Charles Hengler, always known as Charles Hengler (1820-1887), operated tenting circus from 1846 until 1857 when he opened his first permanent circus building in Liverpool in 1857, followed by others in Glasgow and Dublin in 1863; Hull, 1864; Birmingham and Bristol, 1886, and London in 1871. |
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| Accession number | S.661-2016 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2016 |
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