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ASTLEY’S AMPHITHEATRE, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LAMBETH

ASTLEY’S AMPHITHEATRE, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LAMBETH

A horseback performer at Astley's Amphitheatre in Westminster Bridge Road. The theatre was built in 1769 by Philip Astley, who established the first circus featuring a variety of performers and acrobatic displays. The theatre was damaged three times by fire and rebuilt, but was finally demolished in 1893. Drawn & engraved by Rowlandson and Pugin, aquatint by Hill, bound in a Manning & Bray volume VI, 1814. 
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Collection:Manning & Bray
Image type:Engraving
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Ref:11029
Identifier:Manning&Bray VI p665
Date:c.1814

#-Before 1850  #ANIMALS  #Engraving  #ENTERTAINMENT  #LAMBETH  #Manning & Bray