Großer gedeckter Circus auf dem Fleischer-Platz - 1857

Great covered circus at Fleischer-Platz. Every day two grand performances in the noble art of riding, gymnastics, and horse-dressing.
Leipzig, Oskar Leiner (1857).
Poster with typographic text and a small woodcut (6.5 x 9.5 cm). Sheet size: 47 x 32 cm. The highlights of the program included, among others: The four-year-old Anna Hüttemann in her equestrian exercises; The school horse Preciosa shown in freedom, presented by Mr. Clement; The games of the Kirghiz, Heroes, Malabresen and Chinois performed by Mr. Suhr. Heinrich Gautier presents two vaulting numbers, and at the end are to be seen “5 entirely new tableaux”: The Toilette of Juno; The Wrestlers of Troy; The Nymph Dance; Artemis with her nymphs in the bath; and The Abduction of the Sabine Women. — Obviously living pictures for the male audience; the woodcut offers a preview!"}{}{} }{