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Fire eating

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  • Robert Powell, a fire-eater. Engraving, 1813.
  • Josephine Giraldelli, a woman impervious to fire. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1823.
  • A man on a stage at a fair eating fire, watched by a crowd. Colour process print.
  • Josephine Giraldelli, a woman impervious to fire. Reproduction of an engraving.
  • Two fire eaters in southern India: a man and a woman. Gouache painting.
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    Josephine Giraldelli, a woman impervious to fire. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1823.

    | Date: 1 May 1823 | Reference: 309i
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    Josephine Giraldelli, a woman impervious to fire. Reproduction of an engraving.

    | Reference: 308i
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    A fire-eater kindling fire in his lungs with the remedy Thermogène. Colour lithograph by Leonetto Cappiello, 1909.

    Cappiello, Leonetto, 1875-1942. | Date: 1909 | Reference: 41333i
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    A man on a stage at a fair eating fire, watched by a crowd. Colour process print.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 32452i
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    Xavier Chabert, a fire eater. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1829, after A. Wivell.

    Wivell, Abraham, 1786-1849. | Date: 26 December 1829 | Reference: 221i
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