Julien t' Felt
Hérakles Troupe — Sauteurs Équilibristes Voltigeurs (ca. 1910)
$54.99
Size & FormatSquare · 8" x 8"
Highlights
- Premium canvas print of Affiche voor de acrobatengroep Hérakles Troupe, ca. 1910 — original photography by Nicedesigns
- Hand-stretched 1.5" gallery wrap canvas — arrives ready to hang, no frame needed
- Fade-resistant inks for long-lasting color and rich tones, made to order
- Made to order in the United States by niceandco.
- Finished size 8" W x 8" H
Description
This circa-1910 Belgian circus poster advertises the Hérakles Troupe, a company of acrobats, equilibrists, and aerial performers, rendered in a striking two-tone navy-and-white lithographic style. The composition teems with dynamic figures — athletes balancing in human towers, jumping rope, spinning hoops, and performing hand-to-hand acrobatics — surrounding portrait medallions of the performers themselves. A banner across the center proudly declares 'Unique dans ce Genre,' a common French promotional phrase of the Belle Époque era used to assert a troupe's singular showmanship. Printed by the Anvers lithography house of Julien t' Felt, the poster is a fine example of late-19th/early-20th-century European circus graphic art.