[Bears] Wilke's Wonder-Bears
Friedländer, Hamburg, 1914. 96 x 71 cm. Lith. no. 6230.
Mild wear and toning along lower fold. lines.
*Paul Wilke founded the circus in 1889, and was most famous for its excellent horse dressage shows. The Scandinavian circus toured the Netherlands on many occasions between 1905-1920, even performing for Queen Wilhelmina, her husband Duke Henry and daughter princess Juliana at the gardens of 'Palace Het Loo'. After Wilke's death, the circus fell apart.