Sujet

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

Légende

'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

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D51_015

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

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

Mots clés

transport transport ville animal Londres personnes gens le travail animaux chevaux cheval équestre pays Rome divertissement assistances boîte théâtre métier Britannique Anglais Romain exposition cirque boîtes endroit Victorian siècle La Grande-Bretagne profession B&W MONOCHROME chariot publication transports routiers 19e siècle noir et blanc noir et blanc B W éditeur dix-neuvie siècle The Print Collector Astley's Amphitheatre Old and New London Unknown Edward Philip Walford Astley Philip Astley Edward Walford Cassell & Company Ltd Petter Galpin & Co Galpin & Company