Circus drummer.- Anonymous (circa 1820s) [Playbill for English tambour-major Joseph Liebhard performing with 15 drums], illustration of Liebhard encircled by 15 drums juggling drum sticks, another with Liebhard in the same scene playing the drums while standing on his head, German text below, woodcut with letterpress, on laid paper without watermark, sheet 405 x 310 mm (15 3/4 x 12 1/4 in), slightly trimmed along the left edge, irregular edges, spotting and some browning, old folds and handling creases, unframed, [circa 1820]
⁂ Jospeh Liebhard, the star of the advertsiement, was not only a gifted drummer, but is said to have also tried unsuccessfully to organize a balloon flight in Frankfurt as early as 1805 (cf. Liebmann/Wahl 1097), and also performed a a tightrope walker.
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