Lion tamer – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This antique lithograph of Lion tamer brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Lion tamer
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A lion tamer in a ring, rendered in chromolithograph, is the particular focus here, and the print dates to around 1873, when color lithography was at the height of its popularity for mass-produced pictures. Chromolithographs like this one were built up from a separate stone for each color, which allowed printers to deliver bright, flat hues at low cost. The record credits Gibson & Co. with the copyright, and such firms sold these sheets to a broad public that encountered circus spectacle through posters, handbills, and parlor prints. Its subject, a performer working among big cats, reflects the era's fascination with the menagerie and its daring acts.
| Created / published | c1873. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Copyright by Gibson & Co. |
| Subjects | Circus performers--1870-1880. Lions--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,446 × 1,156 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217031 |
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