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acrobat/street-performer

Also known as: acrobat/street-performer; acrobat; mountebank; peep-show; street-performer; performer
Related terms: animal-tamer/animal-trainer; circus performance; performing animal
Scope note: If the acrobat is a circus, the term 'circus' should also be entered as a Subject. If on horseback, the term 'equestrian' should also be entered as Subject.
Broader terms: x107573; performer

630 related objects

album; painting

Museum number: 1877,0714,0.1016-1039 |
Cultures/periods: x14440 Qing dynasty |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:China

album; painting

Museum number: 1984,0124,0.1.49 |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

album

Museum number: 1920,0917,0.128 |
Cultures/periods: x14001 Islamic |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

book; print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1864,0213.368-468 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Charles Tilt |
Production date: 1842 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

bowl

Museum number: Oc1854,1229.119 |
Ethnic group: x110469 Made by:Hawaiian |
Production date: 18thC(late)-19thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Hawaii

carte-de-visite

Museum number: 1955,0903.134 |
Producer name: BIOG238012 Photographed by:Naudin |
Production date: 1866

cista-fitting

Museum number: 1884,0614.34 |
Cultures/periods: Etrusco-LatinHellenistic Period (Etruscan) |
Production date: 325BC-250BC |
Production place: Made in:Palestrina |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Palestrina

column krater

Museum number: 1886,0401.1119 |
Cultures/periods: Middle CorinthianArchaic Greek |
Production date: 595BC-570BC |
Production place: Made in:Corinth |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Sanctuary of Apollo (Naukratis)

cup

Museum number: Franks.615.+ |
Cultures/periods: x14440 Qing dynasty |
Production date: 1751-1800 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:China

dinos

Museum number: AshmLoan.469 |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 560BC-540BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Naukratis

drawing

Museum number: 1968,0210.30 |
Producer name: BIOG24554 Drawn by:Honoré Daumier |
Production date: 1865-1870

drawing; letter

Museum number: 1951,1110.54 |
Producer name: BIOG23624 Drawn by:Edward Henry Corbould |
Production date: 1851

drawing

Museum number: 1943,1211.1 |
Producer name: BIOG20732 Drawn by:Sir Frank Brangwyn |
Production date: 1867-1956

drawing; album

Museum number: 1939,0711.3.4 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1800-1850

drawing

Museum number: 1853,0813.57 |
Producer name: BIOG35132 Drawn by:Jean Baptiste Le Prince |
Production date: 1777

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1969,1118.1 |
Producer name: BIOG46587 After:John Thomas Smith |
Production date: 19thC

drawing

Museum number: 1932,0611.19 |
Producer name: BIOG27993 Drawn by:William Powell Frith |
Production date: 1858

drawing

Museum number: 1905,1115.3 |
Producer name: BIOG43837 Drawn by:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1799

drawing

Museum number: 1852,0214.412 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Jean BerainFormerly attributed to:Marcellus Laroon II |
Production date: 1640-1711

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0725.53 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1815-1860

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1176 |
Producer name: BIOG32239 Drawn by:Jan van Huchtenburg |
Production date: 1661-1733

drawing

Museum number: 1894,0403.6 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1818

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1549 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 17thC

drawing

Museum number: 1880,0911.1778 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Paul SandbyAfter:Abraham Bloemaert |
Production date: 1746

drawing; album; print study

Museum number: 1857,0613.774 |
Producer name: BIOG20397 Drawn by:Edme Bouchardon |
Production date: 1730s

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.1670 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1807-1878

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.11 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1807-1878

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1904,0819.60 |
Producer name: BIOG44905 Formerly attributed to:Paul Sandby |
Production date: 1730-1809

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.1668 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1807-1878

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0725.49 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1848

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.820 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1815-1860

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.980 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1837

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0725.44 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1840

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.942 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1830

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.950 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1826

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.990 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1815-1860

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.946 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1820-1843

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.931 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1844

drawing

Museum number: 2000,1012,0.38 |
Producer name: BIOG63624 Made by:Gopal Sanyal |
Production date: 1977 |
Production place: Made in:Calcutta

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.253 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1850-1856

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1941,0712.2 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousFormerly attributed to:Thomas Loggon |
Production date: 1730

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.991 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1815-1860

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.972 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1840

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.956 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1823

drawing; album

Museum number: 1981,0516.19.1-163 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edwin LandseerDrawn by:Frederick Richard Lee |
Production date: 1819-1885

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1900,0725.120.47 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1828 1831

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.1088 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1842

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0725.43 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1842

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.958 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1823

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.954 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1820-1843

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.951 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1834 1840

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0725.38.2 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1839

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.944 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1815-1860

drawing

Museum number: 1880,1113.5405 |
Producer name: BIOG21904 Drawn by:William Capon |
Production date: 1777

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0725.42 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1844

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.963 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1828

drawing

Museum number: Nn,6.36 |
Producer name: BIOG44905 Drawn by:Paul Sandby |
Production date: 1745-1809

drawing

Museum number: 1991,0511.22 |
Producer name: BIOG40899 Drawn by:Ana Maria Pacheco |
Production date: 1991

drawing; album

Museum number: 1991,1005.10.1-21 |
Producer name: BIOG22561 Drawn by:Nicolas Toussaint Charlet |
Production date: 1807-1845

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0514.467 |
Producer name: BIOG47167 Drawn by:Joseph Stannard |
Production date: 1830

drawing

Museum number: Oo,10.167 |
Producer name: BIOG40764 Drawn by:Isaak Jansz van Ostade |
Production date: 1636-1649

drawing

Museum number: 1967,0722.24 |
Producer name: BIOG46110 Drawn by:George Sheringham |
Production date: 1884-1937

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0725.36 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1842 1843

drawing; album

Museum number: 1841,1211.8.24 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Peter Paul RubensAfter:Hans Weiditz |
Production date: 1609-1612

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.1086 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1830-1842

drawing

Museum number: 2000,1012,0.37 |
Producer name: BIOG63624 Made by:Gopal Sanyal |
Production date: 1977 |
Production place: Made in:Calcutta

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.1081 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1820-1843

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0212.86 |
Producer name: BIOG25938 Drawn by:Jean Duplessi-Bertaux |
Production date: 1747-1819

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1342 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Nicolaes MaesFormerly attributed to:Jan Victors |
Production date: 1671-1674

drawing; print

Museum number: 1987,1212.123 |
Producer name: BIOG43560 Drawn by:Ceri Richards |
Production date: 1952

drawing

Museum number: 1987,0725.7 |
Producer name: BIOG37194 Drawn by:Giovanni Battista Marcola |
Production date: 1726-1780

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.1082 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1828

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.1669 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1807-1878

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.166 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1826

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.768 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1838

drawing; album; print study

Museum number: 1857,0613.777 |
Producer name: BIOG20397 Drawn by:Edme Bouchardon |
Production date: 1730s

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.769 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1838

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.1017 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1841

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1967,1014.122 |
Producer name: BIOG37819 Drawn by:Phil May |
Production date: 1895

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.10 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1807-1878

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1985,0608.31 |
Producer name: BIOG44408 Drawn by:Thomas Rowlandson |
Production date: 1756-1827

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.1006 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1842

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.1016 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1841

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1900,0725.120.57 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1841

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.971 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1845

drawing

Museum number: 1880,1113.5016 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1848

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.1140 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1828

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.959 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1823

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.943 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1830-1840

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0725.50 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1848

drawing

Museum number: 2000,1012,0.36 |
Producer name: BIOG63624 Made by:Gopal Sanyal |
Production date: 1977 |
Production place: Made in:Calcutta

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.939 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1833

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0725.41 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1844

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.1141 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1819

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0725.47 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1843

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.1080 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1834

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.949 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1840 1842

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0614.979 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1833

drawing

Museum number: 1937,0710,0.318 |
Producer name: BIOG1820 School of/style of:Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Japan

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1900,0725.120.21 |
Producer name: BIOG45250 Drawn by:George Scharf |
Production date: 1827