Racket Collection (#3)

Ex Libris Bookplate, Joan Silvester Horne, woman reading a book with a tennis racket under her arm

Kay Stammers, tennis player
British tennis player Kay Stammers (1914-2005), shortly before her appearance in the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Final. On this occasion she lost to Alice Marble. Date: 1939

Fleet Prison, London, by the side of the River Fleet

3671417

Game over
Dusan Ignac

The Indian Ball Game, c. 1832 (colour litho)
XIR161346 The Indian Ball Game, c.1832 (colour litho) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

Tennis Bag & Racket Wimbledon Championship 2006 Wimbledon Championship 2006 Wimbledon Sw19, London, England 27 June 2006 Date: 27 June 2006

Tennis player
Yifan Wu

A game of lawn tennis
3735755 A game of lawn tennis by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Illustration depicting young ladies playing a game of lawn tennis)

Quite ready, tennis (chromolitho)
5235220 Quite ready, tennis (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quite ready, tennis. One of a set of cut-outs relating to sport)

Girl in dress and bonnet, holding shuttlecock and racket (colour litho)
5236148 Girl in dress and bonnet, holding shuttlecock and racket (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl in dress and bonnet)

Are you ready? (tennis) (chromolitho)
5235219 Are you ready? (tennis) (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Are you ready? (tennis). One of a set of cut-outs relating to sport

Fleet Prison, 1808 (coloured engraving)
610662 Fleet Prison, 1808 (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleet Prison, 1808.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

Limerick Judging (colour litho)
964608 Limerick Judging (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Limerick Judging. From Truth, 25 December 1907.); © Look and Learn

Tennis Racket and Flowers, Christmas Card. (chromolitho)
731467 Tennis Racket and Flowers, Christmas Card. (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tennis Racket and Flowers)

Comic postcard, Woman walking along railway track Date: 20th century

Child with tennis racket Date: circa 1890

Comic postcard, Family arriving on the beach
Comic postcard, Family of five, plus a dog, arriving on the beach Date: 20th century

Playing tennis in India, c. 1880 s
Playing tennis in India, c.1880 s

Man and Woman Playing Doubles Tennis, 1949 (screen print)
3034737 Man and Woman Playing Doubles Tennis, 1949 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a couple playing doubles tennis; screen print)

Tennis court, rackets and necessary equipment for the sport
2562814 Tennis court, rackets and necessary equipment for the sport, from Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonnedes Sciences des Arts et des Metiers, by Diderot and d Alembert, Paris

Sporting girls
insertcaption Date: circa 1920s

Tom White, Royal Real Tennis Club, Hampton Court
Tom White, Veteran Professional, Royal Real Tennis Club, Hampton Court, Surrey. 1903

Guy de Maupassant (1850-93) Playing Tennis, from Maupassant et l Androgyne
CHT200428 Guy de Maupassant (1850-93) Playing Tennis, from Maupassant et l Androgyne by Pierre Borel, published in 1944, Paris (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Fournier

Hullabaloo against a Tailor (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT163964 Hullabaloo against a Tailor (engraving) (b/w photo) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Tennis Party (w / c on paper)
MLN184198 The Tennis Party (w/c on paper) by Simpson, Tom (1887-1926); 24x34 cm; Private Collection; Milne & Moller, London; English, out of copyright

Tennis Racquets and Billiard Cues, from the Encyclopedia
STC172925 Tennis Racquets and Billiard Cues, from the Encyclopedia by Denis Diderot (1713-84), engraved by Robert Benard (b.1734), published c.1770 (engraving) by Lucotte

Early battledore racket, c. 1825 (ash, calf skin & gut stringing) (see also 955231-3)
955230 Early battledore racket, c.1825 (ash, calf skin & gut stringing) (see also 955231-3) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young woman, tennis champion (litho)
6001415 Young woman, tennis champion (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young woman, tennis champion)

Vic Seixas, American tennis player
Vic Seixas (b.1923), American tennis player. circa 1950s

Couple posing with tennis rackets, probably in Blanefield, Scotland. circa 1890s

Mervyn Rose, Australian tennis player
Mervyn Rose (1930-2017), Australian tennis player. circa 1950s

Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese Twins, joined at the chest, playing badminton. circa 1829

Stopping balls, tennis (chromolitho)
5235222 Stopping balls, tennis (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stopping balls, tennis. One of a set of cut-outs relating to sport)

Neatly done, tennis (chromolitho)
5235215 Neatly done, tennis (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Neatly done, tennis. One of a set of cut-outs relating to sport)

Shuttlecock (oil on canvas) (see also 198291)
Ma198299 Shuttlecock (oil on canvas) (see also 198291) by Moore, Albert Joseph (1841-93); Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Pulcinella on Holiday
FTB60606 Pulcinella on Holiday by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); Ca Rezzonico, Museo del Settecento, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Tennis clothes designed by Mrs Fearnley Whittingstall
Tennis player, Mrs E. Fearnley Whittingstall, formerly Miss Eileen Bennett, modelling a variety of tennis clothes she had designed. Date: 1933

Ladies playing badminton in a garden, 1817
Elegant ladies or meveilleuses playing badminton in a garden. Several have their hair in the fashionable short cut known as the martyr or victime

The game of badminton played in a park, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after Langlume from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette

The game of tennis on the Champs Elysees, 19th century
The game of lawn tennis or longue paume on the Champs Elysees, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Tennis at Exmouth in the 80s and the Australian Cricket team who toured England in 1884
STC306605 Tennis at Exmouth in the 80s and the Australian Cricket team who toured England in 1884, photographs from The Times (photogravure) by English Photographer

Suzanne Lenglen playing tennis, c. 1926 (silver bromide gelatin print)
ALI273769 Suzanne Lenglen playing tennis, c.1926 (silver bromide gelatin print) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Museo di Storia della Fotografia Fratelli Alinari

White-booted racket tail, Ocreatus underwoodii (Rough-legged racket-tailed humming-bird, Trochilus underwoodii). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists

Lawn Tennis (coloured engraving)
729470 Lawn Tennis (coloured engraving) by Emslie, Alfred Edward (1848-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lawn Tennis)

A Peaceful and Happy Christmas (chromolitho)
731525 A Peaceful and Happy Christmas (chromolitho) by Dealy, Jane M. (fl.1880-d.1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Peaceful and Happy Christmas)

Girl tweaking the moustache of corpulent man (colour photo)
3093004 Girl tweaking the moustache of corpulent man (colour photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl tweaking the moustache of corpulent man)

Tennis racket and tennis court (colour litho)
3104094 Tennis racket and tennis court (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tennis racket and tennis court)

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"From Arthur Ashe to Princess Diana: A Celebration Sports Through the Ages" ARTHUR ASHE (1943-1993). American tennis player. Photographed during his match against Jimmy Connors in the men's singles final at Wimbledon, won by Ashe in four sets, 5 July 1975. Goodwins toilet soap, 1930s: Even off the court, cleanliness is key for racket sports enthusiasts. Vaslav Nijinsky / Tennis: Who knew this legendary ballet dancer had a hidden talent for swinging a racket? Dog - Border collie jumping over tennis net with racquet in mouth: This talented pup takes fetch to a whole new level. Princess Diana at the Vanderbilt Racquet Club in London prior to a doubles match with. . : Royalty on and off the court. Princess Diana shows her sporting prowess. Teddy bear playing tennis: Even our furry friends can't resist getting into the swing of things. Golden Retriever holding badminton racket: Meet your new doubles partner – this adorable retriever is ready to play. Major Walter Clopton Wingfield: The man behind modern lawn tennis – salute to his contribution to rackets history. Playing rackets, Fleet Prison, London, c1825 Artist Theodore Lane captures an intriguing glimpse into historic prison life through this depiction of rackets being played within Fleet Prison walls. Elizabethan Tennis (engraving): Step back in time and witness how even centuries ago people enjoyed their version sports. SNCF poster, Chamonix France : Explore breathtaking landscapes while indulging your love for racket sports – Chamonix offers it all. Known as Jack - American tennis player .