Schoolboy Collection (page 8)

The Rugby Boys at Football, illustration from The Boys Own Volume, c. 1860 (litho)
481604 The Rugby Boys at Football, illustration from The Boys Own Volume, c.1860 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rugby School)

Postcard of HRH Prince Henry at Eton, sent in 1913 (b / w photo)
660421 Postcard of HRH Prince Henry at Eton, sent in 1913 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Henry)

Home Lessons, 1887 (oil on canvas)
TW427305 Home Lessons, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 38.3x28.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Kept In, 1908 (oil on panel)
TW427137 Kept In, 1908 (oil on panel) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 41 x 32.7 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright

The Father of the Family Taking his Eldest Boy from School, pub
2655367 The Father of the Family Taking his Eldest Boy from School, pub. 1814 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Firefighters in a strange uniform (colour litho)
2808990 Firefighters in a strange uniform (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firefighters in a strange uniform)

The sports conference in the Vatican, gymnasts applaud the Pope in the courtyard ofs Damaso (colour litho)
2814832 The sports conference in the Vatican, gymnasts applaud the Pope in the courtyard ofs Damaso (colour litho) by Beltrame

University students visit to Tripolitania (colour litho)
2778144 University students visit to Tripolitania (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The visit of university students in Tripolitania)

The Gazelle Race at thes Siro Hippodrome, in Milan (colour litho)
2777696 The Gazelle Race at thes Siro Hippodrome, in Milan (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gazelle Race at thes Siro Hippodrome, in Milan)

Postcard design - Wishing you Luck, as the new term begins
Postcard design - Heres Wishing you Luck, as the new term begins. A schoolboy walking off for the first day at school. Date: circa 1937

A funny scene of student life in English boarding schools (colour litho)
2778028 A funny scene of student life in English boarding schools (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Comic postcard, Middle aged man chatting with a schoolboy or young university student
humorous, fun, funny, comic, card, postcard, british, young, man, men, home, domestic, fire, fireplace, room, o, kay, okay, boy, teenage, teenager, schoolboy, blazer, tie, lighting, cigarette

Comic postcard, Boy lets out a secret Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Schoolboy and military man - practical joke Date: early 20th century

Eton Boy, Here I Am, c. 1923 (bronze)
2962849 Eton Boy, Here I Am, c.1923 (bronze) by Mackennal, Edgar Bertram (1863-1931); Private Collection; eWhitford Fine Art, London, UK; Australian, out of copyright

Classroom with schoolboys (b / w photo)
3095830 Classroom with schoolboys (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Classroom with schoolboys. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Black Monday, or The Departure for School, engraved by John Jones (c. 1745-97), pub. by W
NP125510 Black Monday, or The Departure for School, engraved by John Jones (c.1745-97), pub. by W. Bigg, 1790 (mezzotint engraving) (see also CHT 184962) by Bigg

Kept In (oil on canvas)
DRB128832 Kept In (oil on canvas) by Burr, John (1831-93); The Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh, Scotland; English, out of copyright

The Truant Gamblers, 1835 (oil on canvas)
NYH150021 The Truant Gamblers, 1835 (oil on canvas) by Mount, William Sidney (1807-68); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Cartoon, A New King of the Castle (Disraeli and Gladstone)
Cartoon, A New King of the Castle -- a satirical comment on the political rivalry between Gladstone (Liberal) and Disraeli (Conservative), portrayed as schoolboys about to have a fight

Cartoon, The Fight at St Stephens Academy -- Mrs Gamp (representing The Standard newspaper) commiserates with Disraeli for losing a fight with Gladstone

Cartoon, Mrs Gamp Taking the Little Party... Back to School
Cartoon, Mrs Gamp Taking the Little Party She Looks After Back to School. A satirical comment on the Morning Herald newspaper (represented here as the Dickens character Mrs Gamp)

Nursery school, 1898 (oil)
CHT164021 Nursery school, 1898 (oil) by Geoffroy, Henri Jules Jean (1853-1924); Ecole Normale Superieure d Institutrices, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

St. Charlemagne, patron saint of school children, from Le Petit Journal Illustre
CHT175229 St. Charlemagne, patron saint of school children, from Le Petit Journal Illustre, 1892 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French

The Childrens Class, 1889 (oil on canvas)
CHT175299 The Childrens Class, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Geoffroy, Henri Jules Jean (1853-1924); Ministere de L Education Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Wants to be One of Them
TAY45167 Wants to be One of Them by Brown, John George (1831-1913); Private Collection; eTaylor Gallery, London, UK; American, out of copyright

Holy Thursday, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour)
985823 Holy Thursday, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19.8x12.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Thursday. Plate 8 from Songs of Innocence)

Russian Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin when at high school, 1880s (b / w photo)
5231764 Russian Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin when at high school, 1880s (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wonderful England: Schoolboy rowing (colour litho)
5226048 Wonderful England: Schoolboy rowing (colour litho) by Ames, Mary Francis (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schoolboy rowing)

The New Boy, 1860 (pencil and w / c heightened with white on paper)
CH401621 The New Boy, 1860 (pencil and w/c heightened with white on paper) by Walker, Frederick (1840-75); 30x32.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Story Book, 1892 (oil on canvas)
659563 The Story Book, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Mundt, Emilie Caroline (b.1842); 49x26.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Story Book. Emilie Mundt (1842-1922). Oil on canvas. Dated Dec 1892

Punch cartoon: School Board and Washing: or, No Soft Soap - Industrial Schools in Victorian Britain (engraving)
6034876 Punch cartoon: School Board and Washing: or, No Soft Soap - Industrial Schools in Victorian Britain (engraving) by English School

Charles Woods stables at Jevington
Training on the Sussex Downs - a visit to Jevington. Charles Woods stables. And Murray King as Blib the amusing schoolboy, in Blue Bell in Fairyland at the Vaudeville. Date: 1902

Young Pedlars on the Pont Des Arts, Paris
WH45291 Young Pedlars on the Pont Des Arts, Paris by Chocarne-Moreau, Paul Charles (1855-1931); 87x112 cm; Private Collection; Photo eWhitford & Hughes, London, UK; French, out of copyright

An open-air school in French speaking Africa, before 1914 (b / w photo)
CHT214775 An open-air school in French speaking Africa, before 1914 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

The Village School, 1857 (oil on canvas)
PNH354539 The Village School, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Knight, William Henry (1823-63); 36.3x46.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English

French school in Kabylie, 1891 (engraving)
CHT438861 French school in Kabylie, 1891 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ecole Francaise en Kabylie; ); eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Caught in the Act (oil on canvas)
FDL131957 Caught in the Act (oil on canvas) by Bergamini, Francesco (1815-1883); 38.7x26.7 cm; Private Collection; eFleur-de-Lys Gallery, London; Italian, out of copyright

A Harrow School Boy (1805) - Lord Byron (1788-1824), 1833 (colour litho)
STC175873 A Harrow School Boy (1805) - Lord Byron (1788-1824), 1833 (colour litho) by Hervieu, Auguste (1794-1858); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Gordon)

A Page from Abraham Lincolns (1808-65) mathematics schoolbook (litho)
PNP257046 A Page from Abraham Lincolns (1808-65) mathematics schoolbook (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

In School, 1883 (oil on canvas)
TW427307 In School, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 51x41 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info)

Mathematics, 1936 (colour litho)
473458 Mathematics, 1936 (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the series of humorous cigarette cards, Howlers, produced for Churchman s; ); English

The new arts and crafts school opened in Cheren for indigenous children of our Eritrean Colony (colour litho)
2815286 The new arts and crafts school opened in Cheren for indigenous children of our Eritrean Colony (colour litho) by Beltrame

On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Melegnano, last Sundays ceremony in front of the Ossuary (colour litho)
2815237 On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Melegnano, last Sundays ceremony in front of the Ossuary (colour litho) by Beltrame

Solemn ceremony in front of the Arch of Peace in Milan for the delivery of the insignia of value to... (colour litho)
2815235 Solemn ceremony in front of the Arch of Peace in Milan for the delivery of the insignia of value to... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A drunken camel in the streets of Paris placed in contravention and taken to the police force (colour litho)
2814990 A drunken camel in the streets of Paris placed in contravention and taken to the police force (colour litho) by Beltrame

Egyptian scribe and Greek schoolboy (litho)
2774881 Egyptian scribe and Greek schoolboy (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian scribe and Greek schoolboy)

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"Capturing the Essence of Schoolboy Life: From Mental Calculations to Rugby Games" Step back in time and witness the vibrant world of a schoolboy's journey through history. In 1895, Bogdanov-Belsky's masterpiece portrays a young lad engrossed in mental calculations at primary school, showcasing the importance of education even then. Fast forward to an exhilarating rugby game where a daring jump into touch is frozen in time through a captivating color lithograph. The spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie shines brightly as these boys embrace the thrill of competition. "The Headmaster, " depicted by Wilfrid Coleby and Edward Knoblauch, offers us a glimpse into the authoritative figure who guides these young minds towards knowledge and discipline. His presence symbolizes guidance and mentorship that shapes future generations. Dressed smartly in their uniforms, we find another schoolboy rowing his boat with determination. This image encapsulates resilience and independence as he navigates life's challenges while staying true to his educational path. From Missouri newsboys smoking on St. Louis streets in 1910 to Disraeli's cartoonish portrayal selling hot pies, we see how even outside the classroom, these boys navigate their way through life with mischief and curiosity intact. Intriguingly captured by Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 7 from the 1950s, "Just William" takes center stage—a beloved character whose misadventures entertain readers across generations. His escapades remind us that childhood innocence can coexist with learning experiences. Walking down an enchanting High Street in 1898 or immersing oneself in literature like Warwick Reynolds' "Boy Reading" from c1900 showcases how education extends beyond textbooks—exploring culture, imagination, and personal growth. Traveling further back to Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow" illustration or Winslow Homer's oil painting "Country School, " we witness the timeless essence life.