Tamer Collection

CIRCUS POSTER, 1920s. American poster, 1920s, for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus

Netsuke in the form of a demon queller and a small demon, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
XBP394832 Netsuke in the form of a demon queller and a small demon, Meiji Period (1868-1912) by Tokoku (fl.19th century); height: 3.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Herr Seeth and his performing animals, London Hippodrome
Herr Julius Seeth, lion tamer, in the arena at the London Hippodrome with two of his lions forming behind him with ponies and dogs. Date: 1903

CIRCUS: PROGRAM, c1901. Frank C. Bostocks Grand Zoological Congress and Trained Wild Animal Arena. American circus program, c1901

Bear Montreur dancing one of these plantigrades: engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating the book " Voyage aux
PCT4262589 Bear Montreur dancing one of these plantigrades: engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating the book " Voyage aux Pyrenees" by Hippolyte Taine

The alteration - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219848 The alteration - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

In Fauves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950433 In Fauves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

Rise elephants leaving the male tied to a tree. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822)
XEE4124026 Rise elephants leaving the male tied to a tree. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson

Pressing elephants catching a male. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822)
XEE4124023 Pressing elephants catching a male. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century)

France - A poodle in balance on two chairs, 1890
LUX4710912 France - A poodle in balance on two chairs, 1890; (add.info.: France - A poodle in balance on two chairs, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Group of Algerian Kabyles - musicians (flute and drum), animal watchman (monkey) - child, dog
PCT4295306 Group of Algerian Kabyles - musicians (flute and drum), animal watchman (monkey) - child, dog, sheep's head - mountains of Kabylie (Atlas)

Les wolves du cirque d'hiver de Paris, le tamer Rudesindo Roche - composition de dessins d'un nature by Louis
PCT4294464 Les wolves du cirque d'hiver de Paris, le tamer Rudesindo Roche - composition de dessins d'un nature by Louis Bombled

Dog guard or Dooreahs, walking dogs. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822)
XEE4124096 Dog guard or Dooreahs, walking dogs. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century)

France: Baron Jaubert poses with his dog during a dressage session, 1895
LUX4759582 France: Baron Jaubert poses with his dog during a dressage session, 1895; (add.info.: France: Baron Jaubert poses with his dog during a dressage session, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A gypsy and his Pyrenees bear on the beach, 1904
LUX4728894 Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A gypsy and his Pyrenees bear on the beach, 1904; (add.info.: Saint Jean de Luz)

The circus dog Munito. c.1890 (chromo)
3433709 The circus dog Munito. c.1890 (chromo); (add.info.: Entertainment. Circus. The circus dog Munito. Imagery, France, ca 1890.); Photo © CCI.

Agriculture: wild horse trained by the Bronco busters (cowboy of Hispanic origin), Arizona, USA, 19th century
NWI4825271 Agriculture: wild horse trained by the Bronco busters (cowboy of Hispanic origin), Arizona, USA, 19th century. Colour engraving after an illustration by Frederic Remington; (add.info)

Agriculture: Man trying to bridle a suspicious horse, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825198 Agriculture: Man trying to bridle a suspicious horse, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Agriculture: Man trying to bridle a suspicious horse, 19th century)

Demoiselle de Numidie in dressage (crane: Ardea Virgo), June 15 - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission
CSO4985244 Demoiselle de Numidie in dressage (crane: Ardea Virgo), June 15 - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of Bouillane de Lacoste commander in 1909 in Mongolia

Courtesans and a street entertainer with performing monkey in front of a barred shopfront in the pleasure quarters
FLO4630900 Courtesans and a street entertainer with performing monkey in front of a barred shopfront in the pleasure quarters

Agriculture: Cowboy (Bucking bronco) riding a wild horse. 19th century colour engraving after an illustration by
NWI4825320 Agriculture: Cowboy (Bucking bronco) riding a wild horse. 19th century colour engraving after an illustration by Frederic Remington; (add.info.: Agriculture)

History of indigenous peoples. Plains Indians method of training a horse: the boy rides on the wild animal held by an
NWI4895851 History of indigenous peoples. Plains Indians method of training a horse: the boy rides on the wild animal held by an adult

Conversation of musicians or Musicians and monkeys. Painting by Jose Silbert (1862-1939)
JEB4893807 Conversation of musicians or Musicians and monkeys. Painting by Jose Silbert (1862-1939) 1892 cm 81x100 Mandatory mention

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan Mire (Ballan-Mire): a child in a clown's panoply accompanies his dog
LUX4758323 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan Mire (Ballan-Mire): a child in a clown's panoply accompanies his dog sitting on a chair, 1910; (add.info.: France, Centre)

The figures of notes - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219909 The figures of notes - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Guard Dogs or Dooreahs, walking dogs. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822)
XEE4124091 Guard Dogs or Dooreahs, walking dogs. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century)

Woman in lion tamer costume, the tamer, in fur hat, fur-trimmed jacket with frogging, yellow boots, and whip
FLO4684484 Woman in lion tamer costume, the tamer, in fur hat, fur-trimmed jacket with frogging, yellow boots, and whip. Lithograph by unknown artist with stencil handcolouring from " Nos

Munito the wonder dog performing card tricks for a fashionable audience, 1815
FLO4677721 Munito the wonder dog performing card tricks for a fashionable audience, 1815. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

Alexander taming Bucephalus (litho)
8674193 Alexander taming Bucephalus (litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander taming Bucephalus)

Corrida: the bullfighter handles banners in front of the bull. 19th century chromolithography
JAB5036974 Corrida: the bullfighter handles banners in front of the bull. 19th century chromolithography; (add.info.: Corrida: the bullfighter handles banners in front of the bull)

The Laughter, Satirical in Colours, 1907_2_16: Circus Games - Clemenceau George, Briand Aristide
ICA4861039 The Laughter, Satirical in Colours, 1907_2_16: Circus Games - Clemenceau George, Briand Aristide, Jesuites - Illustration by Jules Fontanez (1875-1918); (add.info.: The Laughter)

View of the Lion Pacha and his tamer at the Vincennes zoo Postcard 1910 ca Private collection
ELD4938933 View of the Lion Pacha and his tamer at the Vincennes zoo Postcard 1910 ca Private collection; (add.info.: View of the Lion Pacha)

A gentleman with a whip controls four dogs dancing on their hind legs dressed in the latest fashions on stage
FLO4678006 A gentleman with a whip controls four dogs dancing on their hind legs dressed in the latest fashions on stage. "The dog show continues to attract crowds at the Theatre Montansier in

An organ grinder and a poodle with spinning machine before an audience of fashionable women in bonnets with plumes
FLO4677598 An organ grinder and a poodle with spinning machine before an audience of fashionable women in bonnets with plumes, shawls and lace dresses

Letter M N: mask, mecano, trunk, new circus, Christmas tree, Nžgresse. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''
DUV4208347 Letter M N: mask, mecano, trunk, new circus, Christmas tree, Nžgresse. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''

American daily life: children playing circus in the back yard, with a boy on a stage presenting the numbers of
NWI4882371 American daily life: children playing circus in the back yard, with a boy on a stage presenting the numbers of the show

Demoiselle de Numidie in dressage (crane: Ardea Virgo), June 15 - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission
CSO4985242 Demoiselle de Numidie in dressage (crane: Ardea Virgo), June 15 - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of Bouillane de Lacoste commander in 1909 in Mongolia

Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A gypsy and his Pyrenees bear on the beach, 1904
LUX4728786 Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A gypsy and his Pyrenees bear on the beach, 1904; (add.info.: Saint Jean de Luz)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220196 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Savant bear dancing a turtle: Grandville engraving from the book " Private and public life of animals
PCT4260904 Savant bear dancing a turtle: Grandville engraving from the book " Private and public life of animals (Les animaux ints par eux memes)"

Primeval scenes: Catching Wild Horses (litho)
8673709 Primeval scenes: Catching Wild Horses (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catching Wild Horses)

Patricia Bourne, woman lion tamer (b/w photo)
8664262 Patricia Bourne, woman lion tamer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lady of lions. Patricia Bourne, woman lion tamer)

Fishing for albatross by sailors - illustration of the book " Moors and Characters of Peoples", edition 1884
PCT4295232 Fishing for albatross by sailors - illustration of the book " Moors and Characters of Peoples", edition 1884 -; (add.info)

Bear tamer, Germany, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790205 Bear tamer, Germany, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: bear tamer in a village in Germany late 19th century early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

France: Cirque Carl Hagenbeck Siellingen. Taming exercise of an elephant with zebra
LUX4765692 France: Cirque Carl Hagenbeck Siellingen. Taming exercise of an elephant with zebra and molosse on the back of the elephant

The animal-tamer as he trains a group of tigers during a circus act Italy. Date of Photograph:1980 ca

Bird charmer in Tuileries Garden, Paris
3784986 Bird charmer in Tuileries Garden, Paris; (add.info.: Bird charmer in Tuileries Garden, Paris, c. 1900. Caption: La Banquet d'Amitie)

Illustration by George Roux (1853-1929) for the Don Quixote of Cervantes: Master Peter
PCT4291329 Illustration by George Roux (1853-1929) for the Don Quixote of Cervantes: Master Peter and his monkey - the monkey in the literature - by Roux

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Step right up and witness the mesmerizing world of the tamer. From the vibrant circus posters of 1920s America to the intricate netsuke capturing a demon queller, this captivating figure has enthralled audiences for centuries. In London's Hippodrome, Herr Seeth astounds with his performing animals, showcasing their incredible talents. Meanwhile, Frank C. Bostocks Grand Zoological Congress amazes spectators with their trained creatures in a program that leaves jaws dropping. Even on the silver screen, the allure of the tamer is undeniable. "Three Kings: A Tale of the Circus" transports viewers into a realm where danger and excitement intertwine under the big top. But it's not just about entertainment; during WW1, German propaganda depicted Allied animals being tamed as a symbol of dominance. This imagery speaks volumes about power dynamics and control. Amongst these daring individuals stands Dickie Chipperfield, lion tamer extraordinaire. With four lionesses or even facing off against fierce tigers, he fearlessly commands these majestic beasts with an unwavering presence. The art world also pays homage to this enigmatic figure. Henri Gousse's illustration in Le Rire portrays him as "Le valet de chiens, " commanding dogs with finesse in France's Chamber des Deputes Hemicycle. From Mamluks to muletiers and musicians to chestnut merchants captured in Alphonse Lemerre's engraving series titled "Alphabet, " we see how diverse cultures have embraced and celebrated tamers throughout history. Whether it be Adgie and her trained lions in 1905 or any other courageous individual who steps into that ring, one thing remains constant—their ability to tame wild spirits captivates our imagination like nothing else can. The bond between man and beast is forged through trust, skillful training techniques passed down through generations—a testament to humanity's innate desire to conquer the untamed.