Ball Games Collection (#10)

The skeleton of Death and the gamester. 1827 (engraving)
7232996 The skeleton of Death and the gamester. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the gamester)

The skeleton of Death pricks bubbles of life. 1827 (engraving)
7233007 The skeleton of Death pricks bubbles of life.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

Childrens games: Leap-frog (engraving)
7193450 Childrens games: Leap-frog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leap-frog)

Mr John Gilbert as Sir Peter Teazle, The School For Scandal (litho)
7148883 Mr John Gilbert as Sir Peter Teazle, The School For Scandal (litho) by Abbey, Edwin Austin (1852-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr John Gilbert as Sir Peter Teazle)

In the garden, in town and at home (chromolitho)
7148674 In the garden, in town and at home (chromolitho) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the garden, in town and at home)

Sleeping child, ancient Greco-Roman marble bust (engraving)
7149147 Sleeping child, ancient Greco-Roman marble bust (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greco-Roman marble sculpture of a sleeping child)

Athena and Hephaestus, ancient Greek marble relief from the Parthenon Frieze (engraving)
7148989 Athena and Hephaestus, ancient Greek marble relief from the Parthenon Frieze (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athena and Hephaestus)

Hera and Zeus, ancient Greek marble relief from the Parthenon Frieze (engraving)
7148984 Hera and Zeus, ancient Greek marble relief from the Parthenon Frieze (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hera and Zeus)

Statue of a youthful satyr, ancient Greco-Roman marble sculpture (engraving)
7149187 Statue of a youthful satyr, ancient Greco-Roman marble sculpture (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Miss Ellen Terry and Mr Henry Irving as Lady Teazle and Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal (litho)
7148877 Miss Ellen Terry and Mr Henry Irving as Lady Teazle and Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal (litho) by Barnard

Young men competing in a steeplechase (colour litho)
7148241 Young men competing in a steeplechase (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young men competing in a steeplechase.); © Look and Learn

Boys taking part in a paper chase (colour litho)
7148193 Boys taking part in a paper chase (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys taking part in a paper chase.); © Look and Learn

Dance at a medieval court ball (engraving)
7148022 Dance at a medieval court ball (engraving) by Keller, Ferdinand (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dance at a medieval court ball)

Little girl with a doll in her Christmas stocking (chromolitho)
7157126 Little girl with a doll in her Christmas stocking (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little girl with a doll in her Christmas stocking)

Children with a rocking horse, McLaughlins Coffee, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154195 Children with a rocking horse, McLaughlins Coffee, advertisement (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children with a rocking horse)

Elite, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154101 Elite, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elite, cigar label)

After Dinner, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154089 After Dinner, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After Dinner, cigar label)

Santa and a cherub drinking Champagne and smoking a cigar, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154071 Santa and a cherub drinking Champagne and smoking a cigar, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Fables of Aesop: The Kite and the Pigeons (litho)
7155741 The Fables of Aesop: The Kite and the Pigeons (litho) by Stephens, Henry Louis (1824-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kite and the Pigeons)

Peter Pan, lantern slide, c 1910 (colour litho)
7155254 Peter Pan, lantern slide, c 1910 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of a set of paper lantern slides about Peter Pan)

Water Quintain (engraving)
7164633 Water Quintain (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Water Quintain. Illustration for Ancient Customs, Sports, and Pastimes)

A Brood of Partridges (colour litho)
7169114 A Brood of Partridges (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Brood of Partridges)

Wild Duck Shooting (colour litho)
7169110 Wild Duck Shooting (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wild Duck Shooting)

Group of Fen and Moor Birds (colour litho)
7169108 Group of Fen and Moor Birds (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Group of Fen and Moor Birds)

Structure and Anatomy of the Dog (colour litho)
7169106 Structure and Anatomy of the Dog (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Structure and Anatomy of the Dog)

Fallow Deer, Buck and Doe (colour litho)
7169100 Fallow Deer, Buck and Doe (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fallow Deer, Buck and Doe)

Games with the Ball, Tennis (colour litho)
7169099 Games with the Ball, Tennis (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Games with the Ball, Tennis, The Court at Lord s)

The Roadster Surefoot (colour litho)
7169096 The Roadster Surefoot (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roadster Surefoot)

Leaping (colour litho)
7169095 Leaping (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leaping. Illustration for English Country Life by Henry Downes Miles (William Mackenzie)

Running for "A Ring"(colour litho)
7169087 Running for " A Ring" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Running for " A Ring." Illustration for English Country Life by)

River Fish (colour litho)
7169083 River Fish (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: River Fish. Illustration for English Country Life by Henry Downes Miles (William Mackenzie)

Pretender (colour litho)
7169080 Pretender (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pretender, Winner of the 2000 Guinea Stakes at Newmarket, and the Derby Stakes at Epsom, 1869)

Breechloading and Revolving Rifles (colour litho)
7169118 Breechloading and Revolving Rifles (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Breechloading and Revolving Rifles)

Pure Arabian, The Godolphin Barb (colour litho)
7169076 Pure Arabian, The Godolphin Barb (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pure Arabian)

Idolatry (engraving)
7167106 Idolatry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idolatry. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood, 1834 (Charles Tilt).); © Look and Learn

A Chinese Puzzle (engraving)
7177709 A Chinese Puzzle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chinese Puzzle. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Le Revers du jeu des Suysses, believed to be the oldest political cartoon, 15th Century (chromolitho)
7173041 Le Revers du jeu des Suysses, believed to be the oldest political cartoon, 15th Century (chromolitho) by French School

Card Tricks (litho)
7183348 Card Tricks (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Card Tricks. Illustration for Encyclopedia of Sports, Games and Pastimes (Fleetway)

Rugby Football (litho)
7183333 Rugby Football (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rugby Football. Illustration for Encyclopedia of Sports, Games and Pastimes (Fleetway)

Taxidermy (litho)
7183331 Taxidermy (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taxidermy. Illustration for Encyclopedia of Sports, Games and Pastimes (Fleetway)

Donkey Polo in Egypt (colour litho)
7182159 Donkey Polo in Egypt (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donkey Polo in Egypt. Illustration for Chatterbox (1920).); © Look and Learn

A Filipino cock-fight (litho)
7171146 A Filipino cock-fight (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Filipino cock-fight)

Henri II blesse par Montgommery (engraving)
7179271 Henri II blesse par Montgommery (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henri II blesse par Montgommery)

Backgammon board (engraving)
7178736 Backgammon board (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Backgammon board)

They took Sides in Playing with their Tops (engraving)
7165802 They took Sides in Playing with their Tops (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: They took Sides in Playing with their Tops)

She has evidently just Lost a Game (engraving)
7165767 She has evidently just Lost a Game (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: She has evidently just Lost a Game)

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), Photograph of first American edition published in 1911 with
7214631 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), Photograph of first American edition published in 1911 with illustrations by Maria Louise Kirk (1860-1938)

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"Exploring the World of Ball Games: From Golf to Billiards and Beyond" Step into the fascinating world through a collection of captivating illustrations and artworks. Starting with an illustrated map, we find ourselves at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia, USA. The lush greens and challenging fairways beckon golf enthusiasts from around the globe. Delving deeper into history, we stumble upon "The Sabbath Breakers, " a colorful lithograph capturing two men daringly playing golf on their day of rest. This artwork serves as a reminder that even leisure activities can challenge societal norms. Shifting gears to another exciting sport, we encounter a vibrant lithograph showcasing "A New Kind of Derby. " The image tantalizes our imagination with visions of thrilling horse races and cheering crowds. Moving onto more strategic pursuits, we come across a captivating color litho titled "Game of Bridge: Last Player. " It transports us to an intense card game where every move counts and friendships are tested. Traveling back in time through an oil painting called "The Village Ba Game, " we witness villagers engaging in an energetic ball game that unites communities while providing joyous entertainment. Venturing further into artistry, Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov Vodkin's masterpiece "Garcons se baignant" captures the essence of youthful exuberance as boys playfully frolic by the water's edge. Their carefree spirit reminds us that ball games transcend boundaries and bring people together. Returning to golf but this time near Elie's sea hole, we marvel at its beauty depicted in a striking lithograph. The crashing waves serve as both obstacles and inspiration for avid players seeking new challenges. Peeking into Victorian times through printed scraps reveals enchanting scenes like Napoleon guarded by the British or even courtesans indulging in billiards during France's Second Empire. These glimpses remind us that they have been enjoyed throughout history by people from all walks of life.