Les Jongleurs Indiens
Print
1817 (Published)
1817 (Published)
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This was published by Pierre Joseph Antoine de la Mésangère (1761-1830), better known by the name of Le Mésangère, as plate number 88 in Le Bon Genre, his first edition of hand-coloured engravings published in 1817 showing French life and fashion. The caption earlier in the volume notes that it refers to an event that took place in 1816.
The print shows the troupe of Indian jugglers and balancers who became a great attraction in London in 1813 after they were brought to England from Calcutta by Captain Peter Campbell on board HMS Lord Keith. In London Campbell arranged a private performance for the Prince Regent and Parliament before installing them at 87 Pall Mall where for a three shilling entry fee they could be seen four times a day demonstrating 'jugglery, acrobatics, yogic contortions, and sleight of hand'. Campbell took the troupe to Liverpool, Scotland and Ireland after September 1813, and one of its members Ramo Samee left the troupe in 1817 and travelled to the USA where he performed until he returned to London in November 1821.
The print shows the troupe of Indian jugglers and balancers who became a great attraction in London in 1813 after they were brought to England from Calcutta by Captain Peter Campbell on board HMS Lord Keith. In London Campbell arranged a private performance for the Prince Regent and Parliament before installing them at 87 Pall Mall where for a three shilling entry fee they could be seen four times a day demonstrating 'jugglery, acrobatics, yogic contortions, and sleight of hand'. Campbell took the troupe to Liverpool, Scotland and Ireland after September 1813, and one of its members Ramo Samee left the troupe in 1817 and travelled to the USA where he performed until he returned to London in November 1821.
Object details
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| Title | Les Jongleurs Indiens (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing ink and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Hand-coloured lithograph titled Les Jongleurs Indiens. Plate No. 88 from the first edition of Le Bon Genre, Observations sur les Modes et les Usages de Paris. Published in 1817 by Pierre de la Mésangère (1761-1830) |
| Physical description | Hand-coloured etching showing three Indian jugglers sitting on a dais, one opening a chest, one swallowing a sword while the third holds another sword. A seated lady and standing lady are wtching their performance. Titled in the margin below: 'Les Jongleurs Indiens' and above: 'Le Bon Genre No.88' The image has been folded and sealed with red sealing wax and was sent to T. Frankland Lewis Esq., Harpton Court, Radnor, South Wales. It is postmarked 15 October 1813. |
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| Summary | This was published by Pierre Joseph Antoine de la Mésangère (1761-1830), better known by the name of Le Mésangère, as plate number 88 in Le Bon Genre, his first edition of hand-coloured engravings published in 1817 showing French life and fashion. The caption earlier in the volume notes that it refers to an event that took place in 1816. The print shows the troupe of Indian jugglers and balancers who became a great attraction in London in 1813 after they were brought to England from Calcutta by Captain Peter Campbell on board HMS Lord Keith. In London Campbell arranged a private performance for the Prince Regent and Parliament before installing them at 87 Pall Mall where for a three shilling entry fee they could be seen four times a day demonstrating 'jugglery, acrobatics, yogic contortions, and sleight of hand'. Campbell took the troupe to Liverpool, Scotland and Ireland after September 1813, and one of its members Ramo Samee left the troupe in 1817 and travelled to the USA where he performed until he returned to London in November 1821. |
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| Accession number | S.248-2018 |
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| Record created | October 11, 2018 |
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