The Indian Contingent at Hengler's Circus
Illustration
3 December 1882 (published)
3 December 1882 (published)
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The cutting from the weekly illustrated newspaper The Illustrated London News, published on 28th February 1874, records a visit to the circus by an Indian delegation and 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 | The Indian Contingent at Hengler's Circus (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Illustration of the visit of the Indian Contingent to Hengler's Circus, November 1882, reproduced from a wood engraving by John Swain (1820-1909) and a drawing by John Jellicoe (1843-1909). Page from The lllustrated London News, 2 December 1882 |
| Physical description | Page from The Illustrated London News, 2 December 1882, with text verso, reproducing on page 284 a wood engraving by John Swain of a drawing by John Jellicoe titled 'The Indian Contingent at Hengler's Circus' illustrating an Indian delegation in a box with members of the audience standing and saluting them, and various acts from the circus. |
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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 a visit to the circus by an Indian delegation and 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.659-2016 |
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| Record created | November 9, 2016 |
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