A circus broadside printed on both sides advertising John and Philip Astley's performances at the Amphitheatre in Paris in 1795. The show included for the first time their performing monkey General Jackoo; the verso of the broadsheet includes a detailed description of some of the tricks that the monkey performed as well ten woodcuts showing the monkey dressed as a human performing his tricks; a 3-year-old child musician; horses dancing a minuet; Chinese shadows; a castle attacked by wild dogs, etc
Alternative Title:
Exercices surprenans, par le Sieur Astley fils, Par permission du roi & de Mgr. Le Lieutenant General de Police, and Par permission du roi et de Mgr. Le Lieutenant General de Police
Description:
Caption title., Caption title on verso: Détail des exercices du fameux singe, nommé Général Jaco. Amphitheatre de Sieur Astely, rue du Fauxbourg du Temple. Aujourd'hui & toutes les festes., At head of title: Par permission du roi & de Mgr. Le Lieutenant General de Police. Amphithéatre. Rue de Fauxbourg du Temple ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Perm. de l'Imp. & dist. ce 22 Nov. 1785 De Crosner ; de l'imp de P. de Lormel, rue du Foin
Title from item., Title continues: Makes English and French bread & brown ... [text is repeated in French]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 29 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title from item., Title continues: Makes and sells all sorts of repeating, plain, and musical clocks, likewise all sorts of repeating, plain, and horizontal watches, also the greatest choice of clock and watchmakers tools ... [text is repeated in French, Spanish, and Dutch]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 24 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title devised by curator; alternative titles from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 82 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.