Clara the Tragedian

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A woman stands on a small table in a circus ring with a firing cannon on her shoulders — Clara the beautiful tragedian.

Artist

Name:: Robida, Albert
Dates:: 1848-1926
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le vingtième siècle
Author(s):: Robida, Albert
Publisher:: Paris: Georges Decaux, 1883
Open Library:: View record

Description

A woman stands on a small table in a circus ring with a firing cannon on her shoulders as two clowns perform a comic act in the background.

The caption reads in the original French: Clara la belle tragédienne.

Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, clown, female, performance