[Het Loo Palace. Wilke] "Circus Wilke performing for the Dutch Royal Family"

Friedländer, Hamburg, 1919. 96 x 71 cm. Lith. no. 6818.

Small tear along left margin, a bit toned and sl. brittle. *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 her daughter princess Juliana at the gardens of 'Palace Het Loo'. After Paul’s death, the circus fell apart.