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"Capturing the Grace and Power of Rower: A Journey through Time" Step into the world of rowing, where strength meets elegance on the water

Background imageRower Collection: Sailboat has two hulls of the island of Amis (Tonga) with denudees dancers

Sailboat has two hulls of the island of Amis (Tonga) with denudees dancers, paddlers in skirt and a European man
FLO4636394 Sailboat has two hulls of the island of Amis (Tonga) with denudees dancers, paddlers in skirt and a European man

Background imageRower Collection: Naked natives embarked in a double hull boat (New Caledonia). Lithography for the book

Naked natives embarked in a double hull boat (New Caledonia). Lithography for the book
FLO4636212 Naked natives embarked in a double hull boat (New Caledonia). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie" by

Background imageRower Collection: The sinking of the Forfarshire steamboat on the rocks of the Farne Islands (England)

The sinking of the Forfarshire steamboat on the rocks of the Farne Islands (England)
MMM5483454 The sinking of the Forfarshire steamboat on the rocks of the Farne Islands (England), as it appeared at sunrise on September 7, 1838 by Carmichael

Background imageRower Collection: A whaler and other vessels in a light breeze, c.1790 (oil on canvas)

A whaler and other vessels in a light breeze, c.1790 (oil on canvas)
7295295 A whaler and other vessels in a light breeze, c.1790 (oil on canvas) by Askew, John (fl.1788-1809); 65.3x111.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageRower Collection: A race between church-boats, Sweden, circa 1800 - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century

A race between church-boats, Sweden, circa 1800 - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NWI4872030 A race between church-boats, Sweden, circa 1800 - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info.: A race between church-boats, Sweden)

Background imageRower Collection: United States, State of Virginia: Settlers arriving in Virginia, 17th century

United States, State of Virginia: Settlers arriving in Virginia, 17th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4967646 United States, State of Virginia: Settlers arriving in Virginia, 17th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Background imageRower Collection: Viking: Leif Ericson (or Erikson or Erikkson or Eriksson or Eiriksson or Erickson) (v. 975-v)

Viking: Leif Ericson (or Erikson or Erikkson or Eriksson or Eiriksson or Erickson) (v. 975-v)
NWI4901016 Viking: Leif Ericson (or Erikson or Erikkson or Eriksson or Eiriksson or Erickson) (v. 975-v. 1020) Icelandic explorer, approaching the odds of Vinland (Canada). Engraving

Background imageRower Collection: A race of heavy wooden canoes, manoeuvring by several rowers

A race of heavy wooden canoes, manoeuvring by several rowers, on a river in the northern forest in Quebec, Canada
NWI4885121 A race of heavy wooden canoes, manoeuvring by several rowers, on a river in the northern forest in Quebec, Canada, around 1800. Colour engraving, illustration by J

Background imageRower Collection: France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): children play on and around a river

France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): children play on and around a river
LUX4773096 France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): children play on and around a river, 1 child bows on a boat with 2 floats, 1895; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine)

Background imageRower Collection: Team of oarsmen winners of the Chefoo Challenge Cup'. They are dressed in sports clothes

Team of oarsmen winners of the Chefoo Challenge Cup'. They are dressed in sports clothes
3561333 Team of oarsmen winners of the Chefoo Challenge Cup'. They are dressed in sports clothes and are posing on the main deck of a ship; the name of the team written on a life belt

Background imageRower Collection: The Baltic fleet at night with ship's boats in the foreground, 19th century (watercolour, graphite)

The Baltic fleet at night with ship's boats in the foreground, 19th century (watercolour, graphite)
7341904 The Baltic fleet at night with ship's boats in the foreground, 19th century (watercolour, graphite) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); 25.6x43.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageRower Collection: Isle of Dogs as seen from the docks at Rotherhithe, 1821 (aquatint, coloured)

Isle of Dogs as seen from the docks at Rotherhithe, 1821 (aquatint, coloured)
7341611 Isle of Dogs as seen from the docks at Rotherhithe, 1821 (aquatint, coloured) by Timms, W. (19th century); 18.3x25 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W. H)

Background imageRower Collection: Darling and his Daughter, Grace, off to the wreck of the Forfarshire

Darling and his Daughter, Grace, off to the wreck of the Forfarshire. Keeper of the Longstone Lighthouse in the Farne
7342624 Darling and his Daughter, Grace, off to the wreck of the Forfarshire. Keeper of the Longstone Lighthouse in the Farne Islands (engraving) by Carmichael

Background imageRower Collection: Lake Scene, Boating 1861 (Oil on canvas)

Lake Scene, Boating 1861 (Oil on canvas)
8766647 Lake Scene, Boating 1861 (Oil on canvas) by Richards, William Trost (1833-1905); 45.7x76.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Background imageRower Collection: Five sketches of Luxor (Egypt), three views of a houseboat loaded with straw

Five sketches of Luxor (Egypt), three views of a houseboat loaded with straw
MMM5481536 Five sketches of Luxor (Egypt), three views of a houseboat loaded with straw, a sketch of five Egyptians sitting and a landscape at dusk by Lear

Background imageRower Collection: View of the Royal Docks of Chatham, County Kent, England, on the River Medway

View of the Royal Docks of Chatham, County Kent, England, on the River Medway
MMM5480609 View of the Royal Docks of Chatham, County Kent, England, on the River Medway, the heart of England's maritime power, where ships were built, maintained, equipped

Background imageRower Collection: Native of the Papua Islands, with comb in hair, tattooed torso, loincloth and holding a paddle

Native of the Papua Islands, with comb in hair, tattooed torso, loincloth and holding a paddle
FLO4688342 Native of the Papua Islands, with comb in hair, tattooed torso, loincloth and holding a paddle. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Background imageRower Collection: Appearance of the risen Christ. Low relief 12th century, workshop of the Master of Cabestany

Appearance of the risen Christ. Low relief 12th century, workshop of the Master of Cabestany
JEB4950181 Appearance of the risen Christ. Low relief 12th century, workshop of the Master of Cabestany. Monastere de Sant Pere de Rodes, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Appearance of the risen Christ)

Background imageRower Collection: France, Pays de la Loire, Loire Atlantique (44), Saint-Nazaire

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire Atlantique (44), Saint-Nazaire: Two fishermen return to the port of Saint-Nazaire by
LUX4811335 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire Atlantique (44), Saint-Nazaire: Two fishermen return to the port of Saint-Nazaire by train, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

Background imageRower Collection: A Scene in the First Voyage of the Shannon under Captain Sir William Peel V.C

A Scene in the First Voyage of the Shannon under Captain Sir William Peel V.C.... 19th century (lithograph, tinted)
7342755 A Scene in the First Voyage of the Shannon under Captain Sir William Peel V.C.... 19th century (lithograph, tinted) by Dutton

Background imageRower Collection: Illanoan pirates (etching)

Illanoan pirates (etching)
7341895 Illanoan pirates (etching) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 18.2x26.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Background imageRower Collection: Panteleymonovsky Bridge and the Mikhailovsky Palace, Saint Petersburg, ca 1830 (litho)

Panteleymonovsky Bridge and the Mikhailovsky Palace, Saint Petersburg, ca 1830 (litho)
7422874 Panteleymonovsky Bridge and the Mikhailovsky Palace, Saint Petersburg, ca 1830 (litho); (add.info.: Geography. Russia. Panteleymonovsky Bridge and the Mikhailovsky Palace, Saint Petersburg)

Background imageRower Collection: French boatman and his wife, and a man with a spade, 1590 - French boatman and his wife

French boatman and his wife, and a man with a spade, 1590 - French boatman and his wife and a man with a pike, 1590
NWI4956681 French boatman and his wife, and a man with a spade, 1590 - French boatman and his wife and a man with a pike, 1590

Background imageRower Collection: Tahitian pahie canoe with outrigger, South American balza sailing raft, English lifeboat rowboat

Tahitian pahie canoe with outrigger, South American balza sailing raft, English lifeboat rowboat
FLO4590701 Tahitian pahie canoe with outrigger, South American balza sailing raft, English lifeboat rowboat, and Indonesian caracore with sails and outrigger

Background imageRower Collection: Boatman on his rowboat on the Thames, London (engraving)

Boatman on his rowboat on the Thames, London (engraving)
FLO4577723 Boatman on his rowboat on the Thames, London (engraving); (add.info.: His coat and silver badge identify him as a skilled rower registed at Waterman's Hall)

Background imageRower Collection: Alejandro MALASPINA, Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer (engraving)

Alejandro MALASPINA, Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer (engraving)
CUL4862888 Alejandro MALASPINA, Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer (engraving) by Suria, Tomas (1789-1794); (add.info.: MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809)

Background imageRower Collection: Florida Indians bringing harvested crops to a storehouse of stone and earth, ca

Florida Indians bringing harvested crops to a storehouse of stone and earth, ca
NWI4899514 Florida Indians bringing harvested crops to a storehouse of stone and earth, ca. 1500 - Native American canoe, Florida - Florida natives bringing harvested crops to a storehouse of stone

Background imageRower Collection: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: depart from the port of a passenger steamer
LUX4773831 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: depart from the port of a passenger steamer, wheeled steamer at dawn, towards England, 1895; (add.info.: France)

Background imageRower Collection: Navigation on the Magdalena River, COLOMBIA - 1867

Navigation on the Magdalena River, COLOMBIA - 1867
JAB4120253 Navigation on the Magdalena River, COLOMBIA - 1867; (add.info.: Navigation on the Magdalena River, COLOMBIA - 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageRower Collection: Birdseye view (colour litho)

Birdseye view (colour litho)
8656244 Birdseye view (colour litho) by Ellam, William Henry (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birdseye view. Aerial view of a couple in a boat)

Background imageRower Collection: Palm tree, 19th century (illustration)

Palm tree, 19th century (illustration)
8698325 Palm tree, 19th century (illustration) by Hooker, William (1779-1832); (add.info.: Science. Botany. Palm tree in South America (phytelephas macrocarpa)

Background imageRower Collection: Sketches of shipping drawn and etched by Henry Moses: hulks at Sheerness, 1824 (etching)

Sketches of shipping drawn and etched by Henry Moses: hulks at Sheerness, 1824 (etching)
7341699 Sketches of shipping drawn and etched by Henry Moses: hulks at Sheerness, 1824 (etching) by Moses, Henry (1782-1870); 11.5x18 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageRower Collection: Goodbye young man!, Horatio Nelson leaving Portsmouth (colour litho)

Goodbye young man!, Horatio Nelson leaving Portsmouth (colour litho)
MMM5485411 Goodbye young man!, Horatio Nelson leaving Portsmouth (colour litho) by Roe, Fred (1864-1947) (after); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Goodbye young man)

Background imageRower Collection: The heroic rescue of the passengers and crew of the steamship Forfarshire

The heroic rescue of the passengers and crew of the steamship Forfarshire, by Grace Darling and her father
MMM5483492 The heroic rescue of the passengers and crew of the steamship Forfarshire, by Grace Darling and her father, on the morning of September 7, 1838 by Carmichael

Background imageRower Collection: Maran Bay, in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796

Maran Bay, in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796
MMM5483376 Maran Bay, in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796. by Willyams, Cooper (1762-1816) (after); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageRower Collection: France, Ile-de-France, Val-de-Marne (94), Maisons-Alfort: The boat wash and boats-mouches, 1900

France, Ile-de-France, Val-de-Marne (94), Maisons-Alfort: The boat wash and boats-mouches, 1900
LUX4815982 France, Ile-de-France, Val-de-Marne (94), Maisons-Alfort: The boat wash and boats-mouches, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Val-de-Marne (94)

Background imageRower Collection: France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Arcachon: canoeing off the coast on the Arcachon basin, 1890

France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Arcachon: canoeing off the coast on the Arcachon basin, 1890
LUX4748171 France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Arcachon: canoeing off the coast on the Arcachon basin, 1890; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33)

Background imageRower Collection: Pike fishermen on a lake in the North Woods, Canada

Pike fishermen on a lake in the North Woods, Canada
NWI4962018 Pike fishermen on a lake in the North Woods, Canada.; (add.info.: Pike fishermen on a lake in the North Woods, Canada.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageRower Collection: Palestine, Jaffa: Boatmen in a boat, 1885

Palestine, Jaffa: Boatmen in a boat, 1885
LUX4801399 Palestine, Jaffa: Boatmen in a boat, 1885; (add.info.: Palestine, Jaffa: Boatmen in a boat, 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageRower Collection: A Roman galley

A Roman galley
3253010 A Roman galley; (add.info.: A Roman galley. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900)

Background imageRower Collection: Canoe racing on the River Thames, England in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement

Canoe racing on the River Thames, England in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement, Prime du Journal L'Evenement
3506054 Canoe racing on the River Thames, England in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement, Prime du Journal L'Evenement, pub

Background imageRower Collection: The expedition of French and English knights in Tunisia, in 1390 to fight Muslim pirates at

The expedition of French and English knights in Tunisia, in 1390 to fight Muslim pirates at the request of the Genoese
FLO4630403 The expedition of French and English knights in Tunisia, in 1390 to fight Muslim pirates at the request of the Genoese - Lithography from the enluminated manuscript of the Chronicles

Background imageRower Collection: Aboriginal people from Australia in a canoe, rowing on a river, while others hunt on the shore

Aboriginal people from Australia in a canoe, rowing on a river, while others hunt on the shore
FLO4636038 Aboriginal people from Australia in a canoe, rowing on a river, while others hunt on the shore. Lithography for the book

Background imageRower Collection: View of the western part of Porto Ferrajo Bay (Portoferraio, Elba Island, Italy)

View of the western part of Porto Ferrajo Bay (Portoferraio, Elba Island, Italy)
MMM5483776 View of the western part of Porto Ferrajo Bay (Portoferraio, Elba Island, Italy). Lithography (34.1x52.5 cm) by James Weir, 1814.; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageRower Collection: Exact description of French flat-bottomed boats, intended to transport troops for the invasion of

Exact description of French flat-bottomed boats, intended to transport troops for the invasion of England
MMM5484837 Exact description of French flat-bottomed boats, intended to transport troops for the invasion of England, as they were seen sailing in Charente Bay (France)

Background imageRower Collection: 'The death path is common to all of us', 1678 (Engraving)

"The death path is common to all of us", 1678 (Engraving)
7422868 "The death path is common to all of us", 1678 (Engraving); (add.info.: Religion. Morality. "The death path is common to all of us." The death people crosses the river)

Background imageRower Collection: The Expedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the western point of the island of Sta Cruiz

The Expedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the western point of the island of Sta Cruiz Teneriffe December
7341534 The Expedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the western point of the island of Sta Cruiz Teneriffe December 1774, 1775 (watercolour) by Bray

Background imageRower Collection: Spanish engagement with Barbary pirates, early to mid 17th century (oil painting)

Spanish engagement with Barbary pirates, early to mid 17th century (oil painting)
7337736 Spanish engagement with Barbary pirates, early to mid 17th century (oil painting) by Eertvelt, Andries van (1590-1652); 53.3x71.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London




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"Capturing the Grace and Power of Rower: A Journey through Time" Step into the world of rowing, where strength meets elegance on the water. From historic crew teams to prestigious regattas, this captivating sport has enthralled enthusiasts for over a century. In 1913, the Cambridge rowing team embarked on their journey down a serene river. The photograph freezes that moment in time, showcasing their determination and teamwork as they glide through the water. Across the Atlantic Ocean at Harvard University in Massachusetts, USA, a vintage postcard greets us with its vibrant colors. It symbolizes not only camaraderie but also pride in representing one's alma mater on an international stage. Traveling further east to Henley-on-Thames in England, we witness rowers competing at the renowned Henley Royal Regatta. The event exudes tradition and prestige as coxless fours navigate fiercely along this iconic course. Immerse yourself in history as you gaze upon "The King's State Barge, " a colorful lithograph capturing Henley Royal Regatta's grandeur back in 1912. This artwork transports us to an era when rowing was celebrated with pomp and splendor. Venturing southward to Spain's Rio Guadalquivir reveals another facet of this timeless sport. Rowers gracefully glide across these waters amidst stunning scenery – a testament to how rowing unites nature and human endeavor. Back at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England – bedroom boat-race practice becomes evident; dedication knows no bounds even within confined spaces. These athletes' unwavering commitment shines through as they prepare for future triumphs. Winter training takes center stage at Hampton depicted by an oil painting on canvas. Despite adverse weather conditions, these determined individuals push themselves beyond limits to achieve greatness come race day. Steve Redgrave stands tall among British Olympic legends - his name synonymous with excellence in rowing.