Spectating Collection (#3)

Two Carolingian era knights jousting, from Ogier le Danois, printed by A. Verard, Paris, 1498 (hand-coloured print)
IND325862 Two Carolingian era knights jousting, from Ogier le Danois, printed by A. Verard, Paris, 1498 (hand-coloured print) by French School, (15th century); Biblioteca Nazionale, Turin

A fox-tossing match with elegant company spectating (oil on canvas)
2634590 A fox-tossing match with elegant company spectating (oil on canvas) by German School, (18th century); 74.6x91.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Royal Cockpit, Birdcage Walk, St James, illustration from Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 1808 (colour litho)
661041 The Royal Cockpit, Birdcage Walk, St James, illustration from Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 1808 (colour litho) by Rowlandson, T.(1756-1827) & Pugin

"Blue Monday"- a shoemakers wife beating her husband, broadsheet published by C. Burckhardt, Weissenburg, c
DHC379923 " Blue Monday" - a shoemakers wife beating her husband, broadsheet published by C. Burckhardt, Weissenburg, c.1850 (colour litho) by German School

The Fight between the Lion Wallace and the Dogs Tinker and Ball in the Factory Yard in the Town of Warwick
STC203628 The Fight between the Lion Wallace and the Dogs Tinker and Ball in the Factory Yard in the Town of Warwick, from Anecdotes, Original and Selected, Of The Turf, The Chase, The Ring

Grandes Regates de St. Malo - St. Servan, ca. 1895 (lithography)
397481 Grandes Regates de St. Malo - St. Servan, ca. 1895 (lithography) by Renault, M.E. (fl.1890s); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Grandes Regates de St. Malo - St. Servan, Imp)

Spectators watching jousting games in an arena, 18th century. 1906 (lithograph)
7236712 Spectators watching jousting games in an arena, 18th century. 1906 (lithograph) by Chereau, Jacques the Younger (1695-1776); Private Collection; (add.info)

Monkeys on boats competing in a water joust, 16th century. 1906 (lithograph)
7236709 Monkeys on boats competing in a water joust, 16th century.1906 (lithograph) by Borcht, Pieter van der (1545-1608); Private Collection; (add.info)

J (letter shown by a saltimbank and his learned dog)
6523512 J (letter shown by a saltimbank and his learned dog) by Appel, Francois Antoine (1821-1882); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet Figure Call. G)

N (letter shown by a trombonist and a man holding a score)
6523516 N (letter shown by a trombonist and a man holding a score) by Appel, Francois Antoine (1821-1882); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet Figure Call. G)

Switzerland: The Klausen Race, competitor passing the dangerous bends of Vorfrutt (b / w photo)
7183420 Switzerland: The Klausen Race, competitor passing the dangerous bends of Vorfrutt (b/w photo) by Gaberell, Jean (1887-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Klausen Race)

Merry Andrew and Chillington -Horses on a Racecourse, c. 1888-89 (oil on canvas)
7240945 Merry Andrew and Chillington -Horses on a Racecourse, c.1888-89 (oil on canvas) by Hopkins, William (d.1892) & Havell, Edmund (1819-p.1895); 77.5x115.5 cm; The Weston Park Foundation

Man changing his mind about a woman after looking into a viewing device (colour litho)
7147414 Man changing his mind about a woman after looking into a viewing device (colour litho) by Reznicek, Ferdinand von (1868-1909); Private Collection; (add.info)

Schoolboy taking a throw-in during a football match (colour litho)
7157498 Schoolboy taking a throw-in during a football match (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schoolboy taking a throw-in during a football match)

The Anglo-American Yacht Race round the Isle of Wight, August 22nd 1851 (oil on canvas)
6431734 The Anglo-American Yacht Race round the Isle of Wight, August 22nd 1851 (oil on canvas) by Brierly, Oswald Walters (1817-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: The America New York Yacht Club)

Boys cheering on their school sports team (litho)
7201211 Boys cheering on their school sports team (litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys cheering on their school sports team)

Model yachting on the Victoria Long Pond, Blackheath, London (b / w photo)
7201183 Model yachting on the Victoria Long Pond, Blackheath, London (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Model yachting on the Victoria Long Pond)

Schoolboy boxing match (colour litho)
7157499 Schoolboy boxing match (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schoolboy boxing match)

Cricketing (colour litho)
7169098 Cricketing (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cricketing, Lord Cricket Ground, St Johns Wood, Match of the Gentlemen and Players)

Ohio Stadium (the Horseshoe), Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (colour litho)
7150284 Ohio Stadium (the Horseshoe), Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ohio Stadium (the Horseshoe)

King Henry II of France fatally wounded while jousting, 1559 (engraving)
7149538 King Henry II of France fatally wounded while jousting, 1559 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ski Jumping Hill (litho)
7149281 The Ski Jumping Hill (litho) by Kley, Heinrich (1863-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ski Jumping Hill. Illustration from Sammel Album Heinrich Kley Alte und Neue Zeichnungen)

Men playing cricket in the 19th Century (colour litho)
7148204 Men playing cricket in the 19th Century (colour litho) by Paterson, J.P. (fl.1920s); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men playing cricket in the 19th Century.); © Look and Learn

Australia: Tasmanias Racing Carnival, Cup Day, Elwick Racecourse (b / w photo)
7182139 Australia: Tasmanias Racing Carnival, Cup Day, Elwick Racecourse (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tasmanias Racing Carnival, Cup Day)

The Catch (colour litho)
7181938 The Catch (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Catch. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1903).); © Look and Learn

The Duke of York playing golf, Ton Pentre, Wales, 1924 (b / w photo)
7200984 The Duke of York playing golf, Ton Pentre, Wales, 1924 (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duke of York, the future King George VI)

Prince and Princess of Wales watching the Cham Dance, while visiting Ladakh, India (litho)
7201692 Prince and Princess of Wales watching the Cham Dance, while visiting Ladakh, India (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince and Princess of Wales)

Japanese firemen performing a ladder display (b / w photo)
7157433 Japanese firemen performing a ladder display (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese firemen performing a ladder display)

Scruff Ryder: two schoolboys having a fight (colour litho)
7148240 Scruff Ryder: two schoolboys having a fight (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scruff Ryder)

Parisian sketches: the song dealer, 1858 (illustration)
7211596 Parisian sketches: the song dealer, 1858 (illustration) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); (add.info.: Parisian sketches)

The Black Madonna, 1925 (oil on canvas)
259375 The Black Madonna, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Philpot, Glyn Warren (1884-1937); 139.7x109.2 cm; Private Collection

A day at the races (litho)
7147583 A day at the races (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: A day at the races)

Stage Effect (engraving)
7178078 Stage Effect (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stage Effect. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Advert for Carters Sports Courts Ltd (litho)
7172262 Advert for Carters Sports Courts Ltd (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advert for Carters Sports Courts Ltd)

Physical culture parade, Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, USSR (b / w photo)
7200769 Physical culture parade, Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, USSR (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physical culture parade, Dynamo Stadium, Moscow)

Putting Out the Old Holed Out (pen and ink)
145471 Putting Out the Old Holed Out (pen and ink) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); 35.5x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrated in The Bystander, 3 January 1923)

Crying child in an art gallery, 19th century (engraving)
7212185 Crying child in an art gallery, 19th century (engraving) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); (add.info.: Crying child with parents in an art gallery, by Honore Daumier.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Microscopy for the Million (litho)
7201243 Microscopy for the Million (litho) by Keene, Charles (1823-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Microscopy for the million)

A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadlers ascending with him
4072603 A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadlers ascending with him and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern at Hackney on Monday, August 12

Lioness escaping from the open cage at the top during a performance, in Burgundy... (colour litho)
2815665 Lioness escaping from the open cage at the top during a performance, in Burgundy... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

An unforgettable show, the procession of the Eucharistic Flotilla on the sea of Genoa (colour litho)
2809237 An unforgettable show, the procession of the Eucharistic Flotilla on the sea of Genoa (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An unforgettable show)

A triumphant Italian sports victory (colour litho)
2809229 A triumphant Italian sports victory (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A triumphant Italian sports victory)

An uncommon show (colour litho)
2809335 An uncommon show (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An uncommon show)

A spectacle of astonishing grandeur offered the night lighting of the fleet... (colour litho)
2809319 A spectacle of astonishing grandeur offered the night lighting of the fleet... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Submission of the Mansur tribe to Italy, a picturesque ride of the leaders in Derna to deliver their weapons
2815593 Submission of the Mansur tribe to Italy, a picturesque ride of the leaders in Derna to deliver their weapons (colour litho) by Beltrame

Solemn ceremony for the coronation of George V as King of England and Ireland in the Abbey... (colour litho)
2815452 Solemn ceremony for the coronation of George V as King of England and Ireland in the Abbey... (colour litho) by Beltrame

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