Excited Collection (#3)

Children waiting for Santa Claus, Christmas card (chromolitho)
6030656 Children waiting for Santa Claus, Christmas card (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children waiting for Santa Claus)

Comic postcard, Couple on the beach Date: circa 1955

Excited race-goers
Race-goers caught up in the excitement of the moment. Date: circa 1930s

Boxing Performances at Her Majestys Theatre (engraving)
1595892 Boxing Performances at Her Majestys Theatre (engraving) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boxing Performances at Her Majestys Theatre)

The Puppeteer, 1894 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT280132 The Puppeteer, 1894 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Kleehs, Theodor (1854-c.1914) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Fair Rosamund, 1916 (oil on canvas)
876438 Fair Rosamund, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); 96.5x72.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Winner, 1898 (woodcut)
714789 The Winner, 1898 (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 22.6x17.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Gagnant); Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Italian fans supporting their athletes in the stadium at the Olympic Games, Berlin, Germany, 1936 (b / w photo)
6029787 Italian fans supporting their athletes in the stadium at the Olympic Games, Berlin, Germany, 1936 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Destruction of the French Gun Boats, or Little Boney and his Friend Talley in High Glee
NCO190186 Destruction of the French Gun Boats, or Little Boney and his Friend Talley in High Glee, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Father Christmas, cover illustration from The Ladies Field magazine
CHT279747 Father Christmas, cover illustration from The Ladies Field magazine, Santa Claus supplement, 30th November 1901 (colour litho) by Jones, A

The Chinese Chest, illustration from The Cuckoo Clock by Mrs Molesworth
IL335116 The Chinese Chest, illustration from The Cuckoo Clock by Mrs Molesworth, published by Macmillan in 1930 (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; English

L Arrivee du Favori (The Arrival of the Favourite) (colour litho)
3098578 L Arrivee du Favori (The Arrival of the Favourite) (colour litho) by Wertheimer, Gustav (1847-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Arrivee du Favori (The Arrival of the Favourite)

Tatler cover Party Time 1961
Front cover of The Tatler from December 1961 featuring a woman utterly absorbed in playing the drums. Date: 1961

Griselda sprang up and clapped her hands with delight, illustration from
IL335127 Griselda sprang up and clapped her hands with delight, illustration from The Cuckoo Clock by Mrs Molesworth, published by Macmillan in 1930 (colour litho) by Brock

Doceh, 1860 (colour litho)
468694 Doceh, 1860 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Islamic religious festival in Egypt organised by Dervishes.); The Stapleton Collection; French

Poster advertising the Cinematographe Lumiere, 1896 (colour litho)
CHT174697 Poster advertising the Cinematographe Lumiere, 1896 (colour litho) by Brispot, H. (1846-1928); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Two sportsmen with their pointers setting out from a cottage, c. 1830 (oil on canvas)
OJ379509 Two sportsmen with their pointers setting out from a cottage, c.1830 (oil on canvas) by Pollard, James (1792-1867); 30.5x35.6 cm; Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English

Christmas scene (chromolitho)
2815884 Christmas scene (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas scene. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Little girl looking forward to Christmas with her pet cat (engraving)
6001401 Little girl looking forward to Christmas with her pet cat (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Derby, Epsom, Surrey (engraving)
6002050 The Derby, Epsom, Surrey (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Derby, Epsom, Surrey)

Happy German soldier with a notification of leave (coloured photo)
6031382 Happy German soldier with a notification of leave (coloured photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy German soldier with a notification of leave)

The First-Born, 1887 (oil on canvas)
FC12253 The First-Born, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Herkomer, Hubert von (1849-1914); 111.8x142.2 cm; FORBES Magazine Collection, New York, USA; eForbes Magazine Collection; English, out of copyright

A Roan Stallion and a Bay Mare, 1769 (oil on canvas)
BSA101188 A Roan Stallion and a Bay Mare, 1769 (oil on canvas) by Stubbs, George (1724-1806); 95.2x121.9 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English, out of copyright

A girl getting ready to go to a party (colour litho)
3622153 A girl getting ready to go to a party (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A girl getting ready to go to a party)

Before the match (colour litho)
3642929 Before the match (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Before the match. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Shoes of Christmas (colour litho)
2818251 The Shoes of Christmas (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shoes of Christmas. Painting by Miery. Les souliers de Noel. Tableau de M Miery)

An Exciting Finish (chromolitho)
3100204 An Exciting Finish (chromolitho) by Garland, Charles Trevor (fl. 1880-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Exciting Finish.); © Look and Learn

The Gundy man, c. 1897 (oil on canvas)
6198609 The Gundy man, c.1897 (oil on canvas) by Hutchison, Robert Gemmell (1855-1936); 127.6x183.2 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Excited children looking out of the window, New Years greetings card. (chromolitho)
6031397 Excited children looking out of the window, New Years greetings card. (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christmas morning, 1868 (engraving)
3316005 Christmas morning, 1868 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Squires Arrival (oil on canvas)
778185 The Squires Arrival (oil on canvas) by Harding, Mary E. (fl.1880-1903); 40.6x30.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British, out of copyright

Suchard chocolates at Christmas (chromolitho)
974300 Suchard chocolates at Christmas (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suchard chocolates at Christmas)

Railway Travel in South Africa (b / w photo)
3092350 Railway Travel in South Africa (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway Travel in South Africa)

The way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker
465499 The way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker!, 1915 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); 15x11 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Laden with toys and presents, 1915 (colour litho)
465496 Laden with toys and presents, 1915 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); 15x11 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Jockey Mounting (oil on canvas)
BSA266158 Jockey Mounting (oil on canvas) by Alken, Samuel Henry (1810-94); 22x29.5 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English, out of copyright

Interior view of Politos Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, 1812 (aquatint)
GHL266796 Interior view of Politos Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, 1812 (aquatint) by English School, (19th century) (after); London Metropolitan Archives

Had the time of my life today. Men in red coats on horses
IL274545 Had the time of my life today. Men in red coats on horses and lots of dogs came galloping across my field, illustration from The Naughty Neddy Book, published by Thomas Nelson & Sons

Terrier Watching a Rabbit Trap, 1887 (oil on millboard)
SOU179849 Terrier Watching a Rabbit Trap, 1887 (oil on millboard) by Batt, Arthur (1846-1911); 22.8 x 33 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; English

Before the Wedding, 1880s (oil on canvas)
BAL126088 Before the Wedding, 1880s (oil on canvas) by Pryanishnikov, Illarion Mikhailovich (1840-94); Museum of Art, Serpukhov, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Cymon & Iphigenia, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191294 Cymon & Iphigenia, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Fifth of November, excited boy on Bonfire Night (colour litho)
6029792 The Fifth of November, excited boy on Bonfire Night (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fifth of November, excited boy on Bonfire Night)

The stork brought it (colour litho)
3097081 The stork brought it (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The stork brought it)

Les Serpentins (Streamers). Cover of Le Figaro Illustre, March 1894 (colour litho)
3098567 Les Serpentins (Streamers). Cover of Le Figaro Illustre, March 1894 (colour litho) by Kaemmerer, Frederik Hendrik (1839-1902) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Cruise of the "Dusky Maid"in Manitoban Waters (engraving)
1047716 The Cruise of the " Dusky Maid" in Manitoban Waters (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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