Rowing Collection (#8)

St John's College Barge, University of Oxford (engraving)
8631369 St John's College Barge, University of Oxford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St John's College Barge, University of Oxford)

Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire (engraving)
8676594 Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of the British Association to Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire)

Oarsmen on a trireme (litho)
8663886 Oarsmen on a trireme (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Part of a longitudinal section of a trireme showing the positions of oarsmen)

Women swimming up to a man in a rowing boat (colour litho)
8656694 Women swimming up to a man in a rowing boat (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women swimming up to a man in a rowing boat)

Birdseye view (colour litho)
8656244 Birdseye view (colour litho) by Ellam, William Henry (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birdseye view. Aerial view of a couple in a boat)

Abbey Cloth Mills, Bradford-on-Avon, 1875 (photo-litho on paper)
7485311 Abbey Cloth Mills, Bradford-on-Avon, 1875 (photo-litho on paper) by Gane, Richard (1839-1877); 21x27 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Landscape with tower, c.1750 (gold, ink & colour on paper)
8893889 Landscape with tower, c.1750 (gold, ink & colour on paper) by Taiga, Ike no (1723-76); Tokyo National Museum, Japan; (add.info)

Illustration showing students in practice for the Boat Race, 1895. The Boat Race is an annual rowing race between
5311098 Illustration showing students in practice for the Boat Race, 1895. The Boat Race is an annual rowing race between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club

Magna Carta Island
3119073 Magna Carta Island; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Magna Carta Island, an island in the River Thames. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Seven Bishops of the Church of England going to the Tower of London in 1688
2968390 The Seven Bishops of the Church of England going to the Tower of London in 1688, where they were imprisoned and tried for seditious libel over their opposition to the second Declaration of

Canoe racing on the River Thames, England in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement, Prime du Journal L'Evenement
3506054 Canoe racing on the River Thames, England in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement, Prime du Journal L'Evenement, pub

Rowers at rest during a rowing competition on the Po River in Turin
3569938 Rowers at rest during a rowing competition on the Po River in Turin by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Turin 26/06/1898 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

Cambridge University students during a rowing race
3561038 Cambridge University students during a rowing race by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: England, Cambridge, Great Britain 1900 ca)

Rob Roy (engraving)
8639620 Rob Roy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rob Roy. Illustration for The Juvenile Instructor (1892).); © Look and Learn.

Eel spearing on the Oulton Broad, Norfolk (engraving)
8631185 Eel spearing on the Oulton Broad, Norfolk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eel spearing on the Oulton Broad, Suffolk)

Building a boat for the University Boat Race (b/w photo)
8664069 Building a boat for the University Boat Race (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Building a boat for the University Boat Race)

Women enjoying cocoa on the river (chromolitho)
8677548 Women enjoying cocoa on the river (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women enjoying cocoa on the river)

Luncheon party on a houseboat at Henley-on-Thames (engraving)
8672608 Luncheon party on a houseboat at Henley-on-Thames (engraving) by Sidney, Herbert (1858-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer life on the Thames)

Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print)
864137 Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe)

Shoot for Carlsberg - mid 1960s (2/2). Date: circa mid-1960s

Shoot for Carlsberg - mid 1960s (1/2). Date: circa mid-1960s

Lewis Carroll, aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, on the river in Oxford (colour litho)
8634454 Lewis Carroll, aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, on the river in Oxford (colour litho) by Crane, Donn P. (1878-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lewis Carroll, aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

Prince Alfred entering service in the Royal Navy (engraving)
8676576 Prince Alfred entering service in the Royal Navy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Alfred entering service in the Royal Navy)

New London Bridge from Billingsgate (Low Water), 1833 (etching on paper)
7485341 New London Bridge from Billingsgate (Low Water), 1833 (etching on paper) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80); 28x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Plates of Captain Cook Voyages, Volume I. A war canoe of New Zealand, with a view of Gable End foreland
7295526 Plates of Captain Cook Voyages, Volume I. A war canoe of New Zealand, with a view of Gable End foreland, 1770 (engraving, etching) by Parkinson

Willemstad, Curacao. The port in 1860's
5323207 Willemstad, Curacao. The port in 1860's.; (add.info.: Willemstad, Curacao. The port in the 1860's. After a contemporary engraving.)

Fishermen using harpoons to catch swordfish on the coast of Sicily in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement
3506033 Fishermen using harpoons to catch swordfish on the coast of Sicily in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement, Prime du Journal L'Evenement, pub

Residence, offices and tent-barge of the Alkmaar cocoa Plantation on the Suriname in the 19th century
3252964 Residence, offices and tent-barge of the Alkmaar cocoa Plantation on the Suriname in the 19th century; (add.info.: Residence)

A Sailor's sweetheart waving goodbye as he is rowed out to his ship, 1850
3330831 A Sailor's sweetheart waving goodbye as he is rowed out to his ship, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Sailor's sweetheart waving goodbye as he is rowed out to his ship)

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Roller, Roofing, Rooster, Rowing, Rubbers, Rudder, Ruin, Ruler, Running, Saber, Sable, Saddle (engraving)
8650075 Roller, Roofing, Rooster, Rowing, Rubbers, Rudder, Ruin, Ruler, Running, Saber, Sable, Saddle (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roller)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643387 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Ellam, William Henry (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Lobster fishing, France (engraving)
8631155 Lobster fishing, France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lobster fishing, France)

The Dream of Happiness, after 1819 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879761 The Dream of Happiness, after 1819 (oil on fabric) by Prud'hon, Pierre-Paul (1758-1823); 24.2x29.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Ottoman sultan's barge nearly run down in the Bosphorus (engraving)
8676935 The Ottoman sultan's barge nearly run down in the Bosphorus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Harry Clasper, English rower and boat builder (engraving)
8676609 Harry Clasper, English rower and boat builder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harry Clasper (1812-1870)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669656 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

If the tributary princes who rowed King Egbert across the river had not been good boatmen (engraving)
8672676 If the tributary princes who rowed King Egbert across the river had not been good boatmen (engraving) by Downey, Thomas Edward (1852-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

American steamship Washington arriving at Bremerhaven, Germany, 1847 (colour litho)
8663910 American steamship Washington arriving at Bremerhaven, Germany, 1847 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Galley, 17th Century (engraving)
8663880 Galley, 17th Century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galley, 17th Century)

A fight in boats with Barbary pirates, c.1685 (drawing)
7341837 A fight in boats with Barbary pirates, c.1685 (drawing) by Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707); 25.3x39.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide, Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861 (engraving)
536563 Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide, Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide)

Detail from the facade of San Pietro, depicting the calling of Andrew and Simon Peter to become apostles
TRD102486 Detail from the facade of San Pietro, depicting the calling of Andrew and Simon Peter to become apostles, 12th century (stone); Spoleto, Umbria, Italy; Merilyn Thorold

Roman Imperial Ship leaving the Harbour, c.1930 (colour litho)
PNP427739 Roman Imperial Ship leaving the Harbour, c.1930 (colour litho) by Sebille, Albert (1874-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

British torpedo after practice run, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
British torpedo after practice run, between c1915 and c1920. British sailors hoisting a spent torpedo on board a British torpedo boat destroyer after a practice run

Rocks on the Shore of the Mrassu River Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Rocks on the Shore of the Mrassu River Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in

Lifting the Expedition Boats to the Mrasskii Rapid, Below the Shadrovo Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Lifting the Expedition Boats to the Mrasskii Rapid, Below the Shadrovo Ulus, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai

Boat on Lake Teletskoye, 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov
Boat on Lake Teletskoye, 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai, Mountains region of southern Siberia early in the 20th century

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"Rowing: A Timeless Pursuit of Strength, Skill, and Serenity" Immerse yourself in the world of rowing, a sport that has captivated hearts for centuries. From the whimsical illustrations of William Heath Robinson's "Ultra-Marine" to the picturesque boathouses lining the River Thames in Henley-on-Thames, England, rowing is an art form that combines athleticism with natural beauty. Step into a rowing boat eight and feel the power as each member of the crew team synchronizes their strokes. The grace and determination displayed by legendary figures like Grace Darling, who fearlessly rowed alongside her father to save lives at sea, exemplify the indomitable spirit of this sport. Travel back in time to 1913 and witness Cambridge's rowing team poised on a riverbank before embarking on an epic race. Their camaraderie and dedication are palpable through Arild Rosenkrantz's evocative photograph. But rowing isn't confined to rivers alone; it extends its reach even to quaint fishing villages like Beesands in Devon. Amidst scenes of fishermen casting their nets against a backdrop of tranquil waters, one can almost hear the rhythmic sound of oars slicing through waves. Cross over Maidenhead bridge towards Skindles hotel and discover how rowers find solace amidst breathtaking landscapes. Ambleside offers another enchanting setting for those seeking tranquility while gliding across shimmering lakes in elegant boats. As we delve deeper into history, we encounter iconic moments such as George Washington crossing Delaware during America's War of Independence. This chromolithograph immortalizes his courageous journey—a testament to how pivotal role-rowers played throughout history. Whether you're drawn by its artistic allure or inspired by tales from yesteryears' races like Oxford versus Cambridge Boat Race in 1873—rowing remains an enduring symbol of strength united with teamwork.