Challenge Collection

Eton Vs Blackburn 1882 / 3
The Final of the Football Association Challenge Cup : The Old Etonians beaten by Blackburn Olympic

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
King Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor

sisyphus
Jeffrey Hummel

White water rafting, Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
The Green Knight rides over the bridge into Camelot Castle on New Years Day. He will set King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table a special challenge

Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Seven Champion Diving In LA
Los Angeles, California: June, 1937. Champion divers preparing to participate in the National Aquatic Show to be held at the Olympic Swimming Stadium in LA

Image of Che Guevara on wall outside apartment, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Snooker player and table

Las Hilanderas, (The Spinners), 1657, (c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Las Hilanderas, (The Spinners), 1657, (c1934). Traditionally, believed to depict women workers in the tapestry workshop of Santa Isabel, iconography suggests Ovids Fable of Arachne

Nun Swivels Hula Hoop On Hips
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: October 18, 1958. Benedictine Sisters at the Christ King Convent in Oklahoma City try their hand at the hula hoop craze that is sweeping the country

Mount Everest Expedition 1924
Mount Everest Expedition, 1924. Led by General The Hon. C. B. Bruce C.B. A view of Mount Everest from the Base Camp in the Rongbuk Valley, Tibet. Sent (and signed on front) by J. B. L

Medieval knight on horseback
Knight on horseback shaking his fist defiantly, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century John Gilbert painting

Richard II interrupting a tournament
Richard II stopping a tournament between Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, and Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford -- a scene which comes at the beginning of Shakespeares play

ROMAN GLADIATORS. Roman mosaic of a gladiatorial combat

Giant Basket
A woman carrying a large wicker basket through a street in Assisi. Picture Post - 5409 - Assisi - pub. 1951 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Challenge / Clipper
The American clipper ship Challenge, of New York

Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden, 1910. Creator: Henry Payne
Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden, 1910

Showjumper falling head-first off bucking horse

Teenage (16-17) male gymnast practicing on rings against black background

The FA Cup Final 1899
The 1899 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Derby County at Crystal Palace, London. Sheffield United won 4-1, with goals scored by John Almond, Walter Bennett

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
Sir Gawain takes up the challenge. As instructed by the Green Knight, he swings the battleaxe and cuts off the Green Knights head. The head falls off and rolls towards the banqueting guests

A climber on the classic extreme route Raven Wall on the cliffs at Bosigran, near St. Just, West Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ski jumper, blue sky and ski jump, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Cable cars approaching Aiguille du Midi summit, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, French Alps, France, Europe

Mountaineers and climbers, Mont Blanc range, French Alps, France, Europe

Climber i on Sgurr Alasdair on the Cuillin Ridge Isle of Skye Scotland
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Henley Regatta 1955
The final of the Ladies Challenge Plate. The Queens College Cambridge eight defeat their opponents from Lady Margaret College, Cambridge

1937 HRG 2-seater sports of WP Uglow taking part in the NWLMC Lawrence Cup Trial, 1937
HRG 2 seater sports. 1937 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. CRL200. Event Entry No: 2 Driver: Uglow, W.P. Chassis No. A54. Place: N.W.L.M.C. Lawrence Cup Trial. Date: 29.5.37

A thrust in epee or foil fencing. Copper engraving, French, mid-18th century
FENCING, 18TH CENTURY A thrust in epee or foil fencing. Copper engraving, French, mid-18th century

Man jumping off a large cornince on a snowboard on Flagstaff Peak in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah

A rock climber tackles an overhanging wall on the cliffs of Indian Creek, a famous rock climbing area near Moab, south eastern Utah, United States of America, North America

Climber on summit ridge of Island Peak, 6189m, Ama Dablam, 6812m, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Tourists in Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Mountaineers and climbers, Mont Blanc range, French Alps, France, Europe

Rock climber attempts bouldering, and volcano in background, Conguillio National Park, Chile, South America

Kite surfing at Santa Maria on the island of Sal (Salt), Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean, Africa

Fall / Deerhound / Ross
CHAMPION AESTHETIC OF ROSS Challenge Certificate winner. Owned by Miss Loughrey. Head study. Date: 1931

The Schneider Trophy 1931 - Calshot Spit, England
Souvenir Programme for the Schneider Trophy of 1929 held at Calshot Spit, England. The Coupe d Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (commonly called the Schneider Trophy or Schneider Prize)

Lady Dufferin, Wife of 8th Viceroy of India
Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Lady Dufferin, 1843-1936), wife of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 8th Viceroy of India

Full Moon seen from Iceland

Ankylosaurus dinosaurs defend themselves against a T-Rex
A pair of Ankylosaurus herbivore dinosaurs defending themselves against a deadly carnivorous T.Rex during Earths Cretaceous Era

Rock climber climbing steep face of rock cliff
Rock climber in the Needles climbing area. This area is part of the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest, CA

FA Cup semi Final match. Watford 1 v Plymouth Argyle 0. John Barnes of Watford on the ball challenged by Philips and Nisbet of Plymouth. 14th April 1984

Channel Swimmers: Little and Large, people who attempt to swim the English Channel come in all sizes. August 1957 A497-002

advancing, ambition, ar, augmented reality, breaking, breakout, breakthrough, brunette
Woman breaking through glass ceiling

A large Rajasaurus roars in an attempt to scare two Indosuchus away from their kill
A large Rajasaurus bellows in an attempt to intimidate two Indosuchus dinosaurs away from a dead Titanosaurus. A pack of small Compsosuchus watch while they eat scraps of meat in the foreground

Labocania attacking a Magnapaulia dinosaur
Labocania attacking a Magnapaulia. The tyrannosaurid stumbled and fell, allowing the lambeosaurine to escape

CM9 0342 Derek Weale, John Sykes, Jaguar C-Type
Derek Weale, John Sykes, Jaguar C-Type, 498 LG, Jaguar Heritage Challenge, HSCC Super Prix Brands Hatch 2015, 2015, Autosport, Brands Hatch, cars, challenge, classic cars, classic motor sport

Fetch! Weimaraner carrying long log through woods

Man on a snowboard jumping off a cornice at Snowbird Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. (MR)

A group of gauchos riding horses, with the Cuernos del Paine (Horns of Paine) mountains behind, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Hubert Broad, left, and his mechanic, Sid Weedon, along?
Hubert Broad, left, and his mechanic, Sid Weedon, alongside the de Havilland Super Coup Moth, G-aHR, in which they covered the 1929 La Coupe Zenith Challenge Trophy circuit of 1

The icebreabker Kapitan Khlebnikov cruising through broken pack ice Greenland Sea
The icebreabker Kapitan Khlebnikov cruising through Prince Christian sound, Greenland

TRAPEZE ARTISTS, 1890. American lithograph poster, 1890

Aquaplaning
15th September 1925: One of the most difficult aquaplane stunts, water-surfing upside down, performed by Mr Brooks, at Lake Tahoe, California, where the sport is very popular

SCALING MOUNT RUSHMORE. Scaling the face of President Abraham Lincoln at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, 1937

Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale CS

Schalk Burger South Africa Rugby Union England V South Africa, Investec Challenge Twickenham, Middlesex, England 22 November 2008 Date: 22 November 2008

"Here I am gentlemen, "said he, from
3501816 " Here I am gentlemen, " said he, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Henri-Theophile Hildebrand (1824-97), 1873 (engraving) by Benett

Steve Kember of Crystal Palace in action against Manchester City. 3rd November 1979

1990 World Cup Semi Final match the Stadio delle Alpi in Turin, Italy. West Germany 1 v England 1 (West Germany won on penalties)

MG M Le Mans of CHD Berton competing in the MCC Sporting Trial, Litton Slack, Derbyshire, 1930
MG M Le Mans 847 cc. Reg. No. GJ5326. Entry No: 54 Driver: Berthon, C.H.D. Award: Bronze Le Mans type body. Chassis No. 2M1675. Litton Slack, Peak District National Park. M.C.C. Sporting Trial

The Schneider Trophy 1929 - Calshot Spit, England
Photograph from the Schneider Trophy of 1929 held at Calshot Spit, England. The Coupe d Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (commonly called the Schneider Trophy or Schneider Prize)

Climber on a glacier, Barre des Ecrins, Ecrins National Park, French Dauphine Alps, Haute Alpes, France, Europe

A climber ascending a difficult crack climb, Cadarese Valley, northern Italy, Europe

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, Genesis 32: 24-32, illustration from Dores The
KW259179 Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, Genesis 32:24-32, illustration from Dores The Holy Bible, engraved by Laplante, 1866 (engraving) by Dore

Shamrock IV Launching 1914
May 1914: Launching Shamrock IV, Britains challenge for the Americas Cup Yacht Race, at Portsmouth. Shamrock IV was a yacht owned by Sir Thomas Lipton and designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson

Hispano-Suiza H6C racing the Baby Bootlegger Speedboat
A modified racing Hispano-Suiza H6C 1924 Speedster racing against the speedboat Baby Bootlegger of New York (designed by George Crouch)

A Skier On Top Of Mount Hood
Portland, Oregon: July 8, 1936 A skier stands on Mount Hood for some mid-summer skiing

USA, Montana, Big Timber Cowboy rides horse in calf-roping rodeo competition (motion)

Mountain guide traversing a crevasse, Island Peak, 6189m, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Giant slalom racers at Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Hiker running on trail and the Matterhorn, 4477m, Zermatt Alpine Resort, The Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Mountaineers and climbers, Mont Blanc range, French Alps, France, Europe

David / Goliath (Estampes)
The young David challenges the mighty Goliath

Cheltenham Jumps Festival
Sharon Lee Chapman

Coronation Pageantry of the Past (colour litho)
5236297 Coronation Pageantry of the Past (colour litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coronation Pageantry of the Past)

A team of gritty soldiers form Guisborough TA Centre 1st Battalion YorkshireVolunteers us completing a testing 120-mile coast to coast sponsored run in aid of the South Tees Hopsital baby care unit

Saab 91 Safir SE-BNN
Saab 91A Safir SE-BNN (msn 91-130), flown by Squadron Leader A.R. Moore DFC in the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy race at Elmdon, with race number 55. SaB 91a. Date: 1949

The Schneider Trophy 1927 - Venice, Italy
Photograph from the Schneider Trophy of 1927 held at Venice, Italy. The Coupe d Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (commonly called the Schneider Trophy or Schneider Prize)

Mr H Angelos Fencing Academy, engraved by Charles Rosenberg, 1791 (hand coloured
XYC234967 Mr H Angelos Fencing Academy, engraved by Charles Rosenberg, 1791 (hand coloured aquatint) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); 32.7x50.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art

1938 HRG Standard Meadows-engined 2-seater of MH Lawson taking part in the Petersfield Trial, 1938
HRG Standard Meadows-engined 2-seater. 1938 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. DOY777. Event Entry No: 77 Driver: Lawson, M.H. Chassis No. W74. Place: Petersfield Trial. Date: 1938

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"Embracing the Challenge: From Ancient Legends to Modern Adventures" In the epic tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, we witness a knight's unwavering determination as he faces an extraordinary challenge. Similarly, in William McLaren's captivating artwork, we are reminded that they can come in unexpected forms, like Che Guevara's revolutionary spirit immortalized on a wall in Havana. Leon-Maxime Faivre's painting "Two Mothers" depicts the challenges faced by mothers throughout history – their strength and resilience shining through. And just as those brave souls embarked on the Mount Everest Expedition of 1924, pushing themselves to unimaginable limits, we too find inspiration to conquer our own mountains. Whether it be a snooker player strategizing their next move or adventurers conquering white water rapids with sheer willpower, challenges test our mettle. The Clipper yacht race symbolizes individuals coming together to face adversity head-on while Sisyphus teaches us about perseverance despite seemingly endless struggles. The Roman gladiators fought for survival amidst cheers from spectators; their courage echoes through time. Meanwhile, seven champion divers gracefully dive into unknown depths in LA – showcasing grace under pressure. Diego Velasquez's masterpiece "Las Hilanderas" reminds us that even mundane tasks can become monumental challenges when viewed through an artistic lens, and is within these trials that true character is revealed and greatness achieved. So let us embrace each challenge that comes our way – whether it be physical or mental – for it is through these tests that we grow stronger and discover what lies beyond our perceived limitations.