Antique Print-FIRE BREATHER-PYROMANCER-ASSISTANT-STAGE-CIRCUS-Bong-Thiel-1870

(‘Fire Breather’), a fire breather/pyromancer with his female assistant on stage.

Made by R. Bong after Ewald Thiel.

Medium: Handcoloured wood engraving. on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 21.5 x 27 cm (8.46 x 10.63 inch). Image size: 17.5 x 22 cm. (6.89 x 8.66 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. Text from and back. Remains of tape from previous attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FIRE BREATHER-PYROMANCER-ASSISTANT-STAGE-CIRCUS | DPO-PCO-2-81

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From a German periodical, ca. 1870 (estimate).