Title

'Interior of Astley's Amphitheatre in 1843', (c1878). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Interior of Astley's Amphitheatre in 1843', (c1878). Audience watching an equestrian show with a Roman chariot. Philip Astley, the 'father of modern circus', opened his Amphitheatre at Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, south London, in 1777. The amphitheatre mixed circus with theatre, having a circus ring attached to a stage and featuring daredevil horseback riding. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places. The Southern Suburbs, Volume VI, by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, c1878]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1878

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D51_015

Model release

Non

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

63,9Mo (4,8Mo) / 43,6cm x 36,7cm / 5151 x 4338 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation city animal Italy London England people job animals horses horse equestrian country Rome entertainment audience box theatre occupation British English Roman show circus boxes location Victorian century Britain profession B&W MONOCHROME chariot publication road Transport 19th century black & white black and white B W publisher nineteenth century The Print Collector Astley's Amphitheatre Old and New London Cassell Unknown Edward Philip Walford Astley Philip Astley Edward Walford Cassell & Company Ltd Petter Galpin & Co Galpin & Company Edward Walford Philip Astley