[Issac van Amburgh with his big cats.]
Madeley, lith. [n.d., c.1840.] Lithograph. Sheet 175 x 250mm (7 x 9¾"). Timmed losing Madeley's address, indelible pencil in bottom corner. Isaac van Amburgh (1808-65), American animal trainer, wearing Roman dress on stage, resting on a lion, while a tiger licks his face. Van Amburgh arrived in London in 1838, performing first at Astleys then at Drury Lane. In 1839 Queen Victoria saw van Amburgh's show six times, and later commissioned Landseer to paint a portrait of him and and his cats. By George Edward Madeley.
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[Issac van Amburgh with his big cats.]
Madeley, lith. [n.d., c.1840.] Lithograph. Sheet 175 x 250mm (7 x 9¾"). Timmed losing Madeley's address, indelible pencil in bottom corner. Isaac van Amburgh (1808-65), American animal trainer, wearing Roman dress on stage with a lion, tiger and three leopards. Van Amburgh arrived in London in 1838, performing first at Astleys then at Drury Lane. In 1839 Queen Victoria saw van Amburgh's show six times, and later commissioned Landseer to paint a portrait of him and and his cats. By George Edward Madeley.
[Ref: 55480] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)