Shooting Collection (#8)

Decoy (engraving)
8630897 Decoy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decoy. Illustration for Scenes in England for the amusement)

Poachers shooting pheasants by night (engraving)
8631491 Poachers shooting pheasants by night (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poachers shooting pheasants by night. Illustration from Black and White)

Boy scoring a goal (colour litho)
8635893 Boy scoring a goal (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy scoring a goal)

Sack of Panama by Henry Morgan, 1671 (colour litho)
8635354 Sack of Panama by Henry Morgan, 1671 (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (1865-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Winter season in the country (engraving)
8677148 Winter season in the country (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter season in the country)

The Only Way (litho)
8655240 The Only Way (litho) by Caldwell, Edmund G. (1852-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Only Way. Illustration for Young England (Vol XXIII, c.1902).); © Look and Learn

"Cot" used for shooting the Rapids at Doonas (b/w photo)
8648674 "Cot" used for shooting the Rapids at Doonas (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wilds of Africa: Stanley Shooting an Hippopotamus at the Falls (engraving)
8652042 Wilds of Africa: Stanley Shooting an Hippopotamus at the Falls (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanley Shooting an Hippopotamus at the Falls)

First woman winner of the National Rifle Association's King's Prize, Bisley, 1930 (b/w photo)
8626449 First woman winner of the National Rifle Association's King's Prize, Bisley, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss M E Foster)

H.M.S Ships Victory and Temeraire, in the Battle of Trafalgar at half past Noon (lithograph)
7339245 H.M.S Ships Victory and Temeraire, in the Battle of Trafalgar at half past Noon (lithograph) by Nimmo, R. H. (fl.1827-29); 25.8x39.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lieut. Turner & boats crew of the ship Tea, made prisoners by the Ladrone Pirates, c.1800 (coloured aquatint)
7341674 Lieut. Turner & boats crew of the ship Tea, made prisoners by the Ladrone Pirates, c.1800 (coloured aquatint) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 17.8x25.9 cm; National Maritime Museum

Indian Braves Hunting Deer (oil on canvas)
CH92962 Indian Braves Hunting Deer (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 63.5x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Joseph Henry Sharp); Photo © Christie's Images

Meriwether Lewis shoots a Native American for disobedience, Corps of Discovery expedition
NWI4712736 Meriwether Lewis shoots a Native American for disobedience, Corps of Discovery expedition.; (add.info.: Meriwether Lewis shoots a Native American for disobedience)

American Independence Party, celebration of July 4 in New York, Cortland Street south towards Broadway, New York, 1834
NWI4880853 American Independence Party, celebration of July 4 in New York, Cortland Street south towards Broadway, New York, 1834

French policeman shooting a gunman in a gunfight in a Paris street, 1911
3480928 French policeman shooting a gunman in a gunfight in a Paris street, 1911; (add.info.: Illustration depicting French policeman shooting a gunman in a gunfight in a Paris street)

Man firing a pistol, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891 (engraving)
3432527 Man firing a pistol, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man firing a pistol, 19th century)

Shooting the Rapids, Japan (colour litho)
8630642 Shooting the Rapids, Japan (colour litho) by Maxwell, Donald (1877-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shooting the Rapids, Japan)

Austrian Rifle Fete, Vienna (engraving)
8631152 Austrian Rifle Fete, Vienna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austrian Rifle Fete, Vienna)

Mr Winans shooting at Bisley (b/w photo)
8648502 Mr Winans shooting at Bisley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Winans shooting at Bisley)

The Prince of Wales shooting, 1860 (engraving)
1579577 The Prince of Wales shooting, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west. Dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The day's work (colour litho)
8656296 The day's work (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The day's work. Man looking at the result of his day hunting)

Popular Superstitions: Shooting an Albatross (colour litho)
8668747 Popular Superstitions: Shooting an Albatross (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shooting an Albatross)

Pheasant shooting - First of October (engraving)
8676521 Pheasant shooting - First of October (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pheasant shooting - First of October)

Start of the grouse shooting season (engraving)
8676460 Start of the grouse shooting season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Start of the grouse shooting season, the Glorious Twelth (12 August)

Charlotte de Berry, the female pirate, 19th century (engraving)
7339160 Charlotte de Berry, the female pirate, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 17.7x24.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

History of the Pirates...of all nations. The Buccaneers of South America, 1836 (print)
7295354 History of the Pirates...of all nations. The Buccaneers of South America, 1836 (print) by British School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Shooting the Lachine Rapids (coloured photo)
8674641 Shooting the Lachine Rapids (coloured photo) by Canadian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shooting the Lachine Rapids)

A Group of Gallant Soldiers around a Fire, 1949 (oil on canvas)
989136 A Group of Gallant Soldiers around a Fire, 1949 (oil on canvas) by Filla, Emil (1882-1953); 195.3x154.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Group of Gallant Soldiers around a Fire)

Russian soldiers attacking the chateau of Count Gebuchow during the January Uprising of 1863 between the former
3473150 Russian soldiers attacking the chateau of Count Gebuchow during the January Uprising of 1863 between the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire

A man Grouse-shooting with his dogs, 1860 (engraving)
1579678 A man Grouse-shooting with his dogs, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a man Grouse-shooting with his dogs. Dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Deported Rifle Corps, 1860 (engraving)
1579597 Deported Rifle Corps, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Deported Rifle Corps forming earthworks for their shooting-ground by torchlight)

A rout of braves during a Native American uprising (engraving)
8631233 A rout of braves during a Native American uprising (engraving) by Feller, Frank (1848-1908) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rout of braves during a Native American uprising)

A Royal Table Spread in the Jungle (b/w photo)
8628318 A Royal Table Spread in the Jungle (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Royal Table Spread in the Jungle)

Mytton wild duck shooting (litho)
8630029 Mytton wild duck shooting (litho) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mytton wild duck shooting)

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Illustration for Babes and Birds (colour litho)
8641488 Illustration for Babes and Birds (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Babes and Birds, Verses by Jessie Pope)

Children playing with a crossbow (chromolitho)
8677273 Children playing with a crossbow (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing with a crossbow)

The famous hammer guns (b/w photo)
8675829 The famous hammer guns (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The famous hammer guns)

The First Bird of the Season (colour litho)
8677497 The First Bird of the Season (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Bird of the Season.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Pursuing Fugitives across the Chabur (litho)
8660902 Pursuing Fugitives across the Chabur (litho) by Roe, Fred (1864-1947) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pursuing Fugitives across the Chabur)

US Marines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1898 (colour litho)
8663985 US Marines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1898 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: US Marines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Spanish-American War, 1898)

The First of September - partridge shooting (engraving)
8676544 The First of September - partridge shooting (engraving) by Coleman, William Stephen (1829-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First of September - partridge shooting)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670363 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Simon Fraser shooting the rapids of the Fraser River (colour litho)
8672405 Simon Fraser shooting the rapids of the Fraser River (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Simon Fraser shooting the rapids of the Fraser River)

Advertising card for Manhatta cigars (colour litho)
8677752 Advertising card for Manhatta cigars (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for Manhatta cigars, sold by J C Rathbun & Co)

Cowboy shoots a grizzly bear
2626231 Cowboy shoots a grizzly bear; (add.info.: Cowboy shoots a grizzly bear which has killed a steer 1875.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The death of Metacomet, aka by his adopted English name King Philip, in 1676, during King Philip's War
2956609 The death of Metacomet, aka by his adopted English name King Philip, in 1676, during King Philip's War, aka First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War

Battle of Hericourt, Franco-Prussian War, France
864045 Battle of Hericourt, Franco-Prussian War, France; (add.info.: Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Battle of Hericourt near Belfort, 16, 17 and 18 January 1871)

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"Capturing the Essence of Shooting: From RAF Posters to Grouse Shoots and Hunt Scenes" Step back in time with this captivating collection moments. Delve into the rich history of shooting, from the iconic RAF Poster urging us to "Back Them Up. " during World War II, to the picturesque Fisher Street in Doolin, County Clare, Ireland. Transport yourself to 1912 as you witness a thrilling grouse shoot unfold before your eyes. Marvel at the selection of game that showcases both skill and precision in this age-old tradition. Immerse yourself in Edward Benjamin Herberte's hunt scenes, capturing the essence of excitement and camaraderie. Witness elegance on two wheels with the BSA A7 Shooting Star 1954 Green motorcycle. Feel its power as it roars through Europe's roads, leaving an indelible mark on history. Nature lovers will be captivated by a Red Admiral butterfly sunbathing on a plant - a moment frozen in time that reminds us of nature's beauty and tranquility. Discover hidden gems like Sheela-na-Gig adorning church walls in Killinaboy, Burren - an intriguing symbol shrouded in mystery and folklore. Let your imagination run wild as you explore Rorkes Drift or engage in friendly competition while playing billiards. Indulge your taste buds with fresh loquat fruits amidst lush green leaves - a tantalizing treat for all senses. In these diverse glimpses into shooting culture across different eras and continents, we celebrate not only our shared heritage but also our ability to capture fleeting moments that define who we are today.