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Hanging card advertising the ten-year old El Nino Eddie on the tightrope, by Ledger Job Printing, 1865

Hanging card advertising the ten-year old El Nino Eddie on the tightrope

Ledger Job Printing

1865

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Hanging card advertising the ten-year old El Nino Eddie on the tightrope is a 1865 by Ledger Job Printing, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Ledger Job Printing
When & what style?
1865 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This 1865 poster advertises a kid tightrope walker named El Nino Eddie. It was made by Ledger Job Printing, a company that made show ads back then. Ten-year-old Eddie was already famous. His dad used ads to make him look like a mini version of a famous tightrope star. Read about the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this poster.

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