Billiards Collection (#4)

The Billiard Room at Ascott House, Buckinghamshire, 1889 (b / w photo)
STC437638 The Billiard Room at Ascott House, Buckinghamshire, 1889 (b/w photo) by Lemere, Henry Bedford (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: House owned by Leopold de Rothschild (1845-1917)

Mozart at the billiard table (litho)
7149726 Mozart at the billiard table (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Esther Before Ahaserus, c. 1650-76 (oil on canvas)
7240833 Esther Before Ahaserus, c.1650-76 (oil on canvas) by Ehrenberg, Wilhelm van (1630-c.1676); 31x42.4 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

A view of Langdale, c. 1827-90 (oil on canvas)
7240831 A view of Langdale, c.1827-90 (oil on canvas) by Aspland, Theophil-Lindsey (1807-90); 63x92.7 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

A Fox flushing a Mallard and a Duck, 1870 (oil on board)
7240732 A Fox flushing a Mallard and a Duck, 1870 (oil on board) by English School, (19th century); 28x36 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Portrait of the Hon. Selina Weld Forester, Viscountess Newport and later Countess of Bradford (1819-1894), c
7240983 Portrait of the Hon. Selina Weld Forester, Viscountess Newport and later Countess of Bradford (1819-1894), c.1840-70 (oil on ivory) by Thorburn

River landscape by Moonlight, c. 1623-77 (oil on canvas)
7240841 River landscape by Moonlight, c.1623-77 (oil on canvas) by Neer, Aert van der (1603-77); 41.5x53 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Billard (anglais); Bagatelle board; Billardtafel (engraving)
7194930 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Billard (anglais); Bagatelle board; Billardtafel (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Correct and faulty diving techniques (litho)
7172253 Correct and faulty diving techniques (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Correct and faulty diving techniques)

Boys at the swimming pool (colour litho)
7148171 Boys at the swimming pool (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys at the swimming pool.); © Look and Learn

Flamingos (colour litho)
7202047 Flamingos (colour litho) by Whymper, Charles (1853-1941) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flamingos. Illustration from The Wonder Book of the Wild)

Spa for the poor and sick at Plombieres, France (woodcut)
7201565 Spa for the poor and sick at Plombieres, France (woodcut) by French School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spa for the poor and sick at Plombieres, France)

Swallow dive (litho)
7172252 Swallow dive (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swallow dive. Illustration from Games and Sports in the Army 1936-37 (The Army Sport Control Board)

Comparison between a spring board and a firm board dive from the same height (litho)
7172258 Comparison between a spring board and a firm board dive from the same height (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"English header"dive (litho)
7172257 " English header" dive (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " English header" dive)

La peche des grenouilles a l aie de la lanterne (engraving)
7197971 La peche des grenouilles a l aie de la lanterne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La peche des grenouilles a l aie de la lanterne)

Games of Skill (engraving)
7186864 Games of Skill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Games of Skill. Illustration for The Boys Modern Playmate (Frederick Warne)

Girl surrounded by pixies (colour litho)
7156964 Girl surrounded by pixies (colour litho) by Petherick, Rosa (1872-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl surrounded by pixies)

Sacred Tank, Alwar, Rajasthan, India (coloured photo)
7157638 Sacred Tank, Alwar, Rajasthan, India (coloured photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sacred Tank, Alwar, Rajasthan, India)

Architectural drawings for a mineral spring and swimming baths at a spa (colour litho)
7200411 Architectural drawings for a mineral spring and swimming baths at a spa (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boy diving into a swimming pool (b / w photo)
7186425 Boy diving into a swimming pool (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy diving into a swimming pool)

Boy drying himself at the swimming pool (colour litho)
7186405 Boy drying himself at the swimming pool (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy drying himself at the swimming pool)

Bathing pool, La Falda, Sierras de Cordoba, Argentina (coloured photo)
7185378 Bathing pool, La Falda, Sierras de Cordoba, Argentina (coloured photo) by Argentinian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathing pool, La Falda, Sierras de Cordoba)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Mare; Pool; Pfuhl (engraving)
7196648 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Mare; Pool; Pfuhl (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mare; Pool; Pfuhl)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Billard (Queue de); Cue; Billardstock (engraving)
7194932 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Billard (Queue de); Cue; Billardstock (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Billard (Queue de); Cue; Billardstock

Christiana and the pilgrims at the bath of sanctification, an illustration from from The Pilgrims Progress by John
7153570 Christiana and the pilgrims at the bath of sanctification, an illustration from from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (colour litho) by English School

Pool Room, 1890, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Perkins Harnly
Pool Room, 1890, 1935/1942

A Feast in the park of the Duke of Mantua, c. 1595 (oil on canvas)
XOU16845 A Feast in the park of the Duke of Mantua, c.1595 (oil on canvas) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); 146.5x190.5 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen

Young English gentlemen playing a game of billiards, 1817 (engraving)
5912764 Young English gentlemen playing a game of billiards, 1817 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info)

The Game of Billiards (engraving)
3648049 The Game of Billiards (engraving) by Nilson, Johann Esaias (1721-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Game of Billiards)

The late Frank C Ives at a Championship Game in Madison Square Garden (b / w photo)
5215393 The late Frank C Ives at a Championship Game in Madison Square Garden (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A "Winning Hazard"(colour litho)
1038591 A " Winning Hazard" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A " Winning Hazard")

A Weeks Wet Weather in a Country House (engraving)
1624616 A Weeks Wet Weather in a Country House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Weeks Wet Weather in a Country House)

Billiards (engraving)
670674 Billiards (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Billiards. Illustration for The Pictorial History of England (W & R Chambers, 1858)

Illustration depicting men playing billiards (engraving)
614282 Illustration depicting men playing billiards (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration depicting men playing billiards)

HMS "Marlborough"School for Engineering Students, Portsmouth (engraving)
1061326 HMS " Marlborough" School for Engineering Students, Portsmouth (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

Playing Pool in a Paris Cafe in aid of the Territorial Liberation Fund (coloured engraving)
728325 Playing Pool in a Paris Cafe in aid of the Territorial Liberation Fund (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Billiard match for the championship (engraving)
587244 Billiard match for the championship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Billiard match for the championship at St Jamess Hall, Piccadilly, London)

Clubhouse, Bath (aquatint)
468885 Clubhouse, Bath (aquatint) by Nattes, John Claude (c.1765-1822) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A "Kneipe"at Prague (engraving)
2808366 A " Kneipe" at Prague (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: A " Kneipe" at Prague)

Mass baptisms (colour litho)
2777869 Mass baptisms (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mass baptisms... In Glasgow, England, more than a hundred people, of both sexes)

A gigantic octopus, exposed in a tub on a beach near Toulon, has seized... (colour litho)
2783584 A gigantic octopus, exposed in a tub on a beach near Toulon, has seized... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gigantic octopus)

Comic postcard, woman on mans lap Date: 20th century

The Hall, Chelsea Royal Hospital, London (colour litho)
3093143 The Hall, Chelsea Royal Hospital, London (colour litho) by Flower, Charles Edwin (1871-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hall, Chelsea Royal Hospital, London)

A Carom on the Chandelier, pub. 1882 (colour litho)
2646245 A Carom on the Chandelier, pub. 1882 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young English gentlemen playing a game of billiards
Young English gentleman playing a game of billiards with a soldier in uniform in a club, watched by a large group of men. iHandcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas

Revellers in costume at a masked ball in a large theater. Partygoers dressed as a monk, Falstaff, harlequin, Turk, violinist, etc

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"Men playing billiards in a club, captured in the timeless artwork 'A Little Impression' by H. M. Bateman. The atmosphere is electric as players strategize their moves and aim for precision shots on the green felt table. From Redcar High Street to the Fire Station Billiards Room, this game has found its place in various settings across time and space. The iconic Crystalate Billiard Balls roll smoothly across the table, adding an element of elegance to each shot taken in the Billiard Room at Union Jack Club, Lambeth, London. Even back in 1901, a Game was seen as a sophisticated pastime that required skill and finesse. Whether it's friends gathering for some friendly competition or professionals honing their craft, playing billiards brings people together with its unique blend of strategy and camaraderie. The clinking sound of balls colliding fills the air as players carefully calculate angles and apply just enough force to sink their target into one of six pockets. Billiards is not merely a game; it's an art form that demands concentration and precision. Each stroke requires focus as players strive to outwit their opponents while showcasing their own mastery over cue ball control. In clubs or private rooms alike, billiards provides an escape from daily life where individuals can immerse themselves fully into this captivating sport. It transcends boundaries - be it social status or age - bringing people together under one common passion: the love for playing billiards. "