The Ricky Jay Collection

The Ricky Jay Collection

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Marilla | A strongwoman juggler

Auction Closed

October 28, 08:54 PM GMT

Estimate

600 - 800 USD

Lot Details

Description

Marilla

Ambassadeurs. Marilla. Tous les Soirs. Champs-Élysées. Paris: Imp. Emile Lévy, ca. 1875


Handcolored lithograph poster (31 3/4 x 23 1/8 in.; 807 x 587 mm). Trimmed close, lightly creased, marginal tears and chips with minor loss.


Marilla, who appeared at the famed Ambassadeurs club in Paris, performed in the male-dominated act of military, or strength, juggling. Her poster depicts her lifting and juggling weights and cannonballs, as well as carrying a live-firing Gatling gun.


LITERATURE:

Exemplars, p. 223

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