Swimming Collection (#88)

Rain-gods Heaven, fresco of Tlalocan (wall painting)
XBP232767 Rain-gods Heaven, fresco of Tlalocan (wall painting) by Aztec; Teotihuacan, Valley of Mexico, Mexico; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Duck Diving, c. early 1900s (colour woodblock print)
UCL284466 Duck Diving, c. early 1900s (colour woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; eUCL Art Museum, University College London; Japanese

An Arcadian Revel (oil on paper)
AGN265341 An Arcadian Revel (oil on paper) by Cristall, Joshua (1767-1847); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Chester Bathing Hour (oil on canvas)
BRN158916 Chester Bathing Hour (oil on canvas) by Glackens, William James (1870-1938); 66 x 81.3 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; American

Summer, 1891 (w / c and gouache on paper)
MMT151697 Summer, 1891 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-98); 24x39 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Swans, 1885 (pastel on paper)
MMT181514 Swans, 1885 (pastel on paper) by Morisot, Berthe (1841-95); 30x47 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Cygnes; cygne; ); French, out of copyright

Cupids, Dolphins and Sealife from Utique, North Africa (mosaic)
XIR130938 Cupids, Dolphins and Sealife from Utique, North Africa (mosaic) by Roman, (4th century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Love Playing with Dolphins; ); out of copyright

F. 50 Penguin. New Zealand, 1772-75 (w / c)
5670830 F.50 Penguin. New Zealand, 1772-75 (w/c) by Smith, Isaac (1753-1831); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: South Sea birds)

F. 48 Shag. New Zealand & Staten Island, 1772-75 (w / c)
5670827 F.48 Shag. New Zealand & Staten Island, 1772-75 (w/c) by Smith, Isaac (1753-1831); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: South Sea birds)

F. 37a Pintado. Seen in high south lat. 1772-75 (w / c)
5670809 F.37a Pintado. Seen in high south lat. 1772-75 (w/c) by Smith, Isaac (1753-1831); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: South Sea birds)

Advertisement for Grand Etablissement Des Bains De Montreux (engraving)
6002534 Advertisement for Grand Etablissement Des Bains De Montreux (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wannsee (b / w photo)
6006430 Wannsee (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wannsee. Illustration for L Allemagne Moderne by Jules Huret (Pierre Lafitte)

The Queens House, Snettisham Beach, Norfolk (b / w photo)
5986997 The Queens House, Snettisham Beach, Norfolk (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens House, Snettisham Beach, Norfolk)

Page from Army and Navy Stores Catalogue, 1939-40 (litho)
5988204 Page from Army and Navy Stores Catalogue, 1939-40 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for catalogue of Army & Navy Stores Ltd)

Young woman in a bathing costume (coloured photo)
6031719 Young woman in a bathing costume (coloured photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young woman in a bathing costume)

Bathers under the hoe, Plymouth, Christmas morning (litho)
6026296 Bathers under the hoe, Plymouth, Christmas morning (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathers under the hoe, Plymouth, Christmas morning)

Man overboard, a rescue at sea (litho)
6026285 Man overboard, a rescue at sea (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man overboard, a rescue at sea)

A swimming meeting in New Zealand (litho)
6026280 A swimming meeting in New Zealand (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A swimming meeting in New Zealand)

Treading water (litho)
6026308 Treading water (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Treading water. Illustration for Swimming by Archibald Sinclair and William Henry (Longmans, Green)

Stanhope medal (litho)
6026304 Stanhope medal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanhope medal. Illustration for Swimming by Archibald Sinclair and William Henry (Longmans, Green)

Advertisement for luminous radiant heat baths at Oswald House, Canterbury, Kent (b / w photo)
5996956 Advertisement for luminous radiant heat baths at Oswald House, Canterbury, Kent (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Polar bears, Bristol Zoo (photo)
5996781 Polar bears, Bristol Zoo (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polar bears, Bristol Zoo. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Low Tide, c. 1915 (oil on board)
5933138 Low Tide, c.1915 (oil on board) by Potthast, Edward Henry (1857-1927); 30.5 x 40.6 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Peoples Palace and East London College, Mile End, London (b / w photo)
6013674 The Peoples Palace and East London College, Mile End, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peoples Palace and East London College)

Cape Town: Muizenberg (photo)
6015959 Cape Town: Muizenberg (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muizenberg)

F. 34 Painted duck. New Zealand, 1772-75 (w / c)
5670805 F.34 Painted duck. New Zealand, 1772-75 (w/c) by Smith, Isaac (1753-1831); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: South Sea birds)

The palm and the buoy, Codex Atlantic (drawing)
GIA5036017 The palm and the buoy, Codex Atlantic (drawing) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); eGiancarlo Costa; Italian, out of copyright

Diana surprised by Actaeon (engraving)
1617232 Diana surprised by Actaeon (engraving) by Frost, William Edward (1810-77); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diana surprised by Actaeon)

American Sketches, Bathing at Long Branch, New York (engraving)
1621297 American Sketches, Bathing at Long Branch, New York (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American Sketches, Bathing at Long Branch, New York)

Captain Webb swim the Channel (engraving)
1621296 Captain Webb swim the Channel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Webb swim the Channel)

The Bleaching-Ground (engraving)
1620731 The Bleaching-Ground (engraving) by Herlin, Auguste Joseph (1815-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bleaching-Ground. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 December 1867)

Sketches at Margate (engraving)
1588886 Sketches at Margate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at Margate. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 September 1872)

An Incident with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds (engraving)
1590653 An Incident with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Incident with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds)

A double overlaid and etched glass tray depicting fish swimming amidst foliage, c
991115 A double overlaid and etched glass tray depicting fish swimming amidst foliage, c.1905 (glass, wood) by Gruber, Jacques (1870-1936); 37.5x77.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Captain Boytons Voyage across the Channel (engraving)
1611750 Captain Boytons Voyage across the Channel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Boytons Voyage across the Channel)

A Run with the Eton Beagles (engraving)
1616590 A Run with the Eton Beagles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Run with the Eton Beagles)

Cartoon depicting holidaymakers enjoying a seaside holiday in France
5308608 Cartoon depicting holidaymakers enjoying a seaside holiday in France by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Cartoon depicting holidaymakers enjoying a seaside holiday in France)

The Sacred Bathing-Place at Allahabad (b / w photo)
1604557 The Sacred Bathing-Place at Allahabad (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sacred Bathing-Place at Allahabad)

Etude Pour la Venus au Bain, (Dessin de la collection de M de Goncourt) (engraving)
5227410 Etude Pour la Venus au Bain, (Dessin de la collection de M de Goncourt) (engraving) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Etude Pour la Venus au Bain)

L Ete (colour litho)
5205034 L Ete (colour litho) by Fraipont, Gustave (1849-after 1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Ete. Illustration for Le Vocabulaire des Petits by M Fournier with designs by G[ustave] Fraipont)

Illustration for Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson (litho)
5210162 Illustration for Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first bathing compartment)

Swimming races, Hyde Park, London (engraving)
5231108 Swimming races, Hyde Park, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swimming races, Hyde Park, London)

A summer bath at Pompeii (gravure)
964419 A summer bath at Pompeii (gravure) by Boulanger, Gustave Clarence Rodolphe (1824-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: A summer bath at Pompeii)

Bathsheba bathing (chromolitho)
964341 Bathsheba bathing (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathsheba bathing (Bethsabe au bain); France, 16th century

The Bathing Pool, North Berwick, 1919 (oil on panel)
954733 The Bathing Pool, North Berwick, 1919 (oil on panel) by Lavery, John (1856-1941); 45.8x58.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Benjamin Franklin, American scientist, inventor and politician, as a child (chromolitho)
974395 Benjamin Franklin, American scientist, inventor and politician, as a child (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

The three maidens swam close to the shore (colour litho)
979616 The three maidens swam close to the shore (colour litho) by Lecke, Ferdinand (1859-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The three maidens swam close to the shore)

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"Dive into the luxury of Reids Palace Hotel, Madeira - a paradise for swimming enthusiasts since 1928. " "Surfers ride the waves at Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall in this captivating snapshot from June 1922. " "Escape to Knysna, South Africa and immerse yourself in its breathtaking beauty as depicted in this alluring poster advertisement. " "Experience the ultimate seaside holiday at Prestatyn Holiday Camp - where swimming and fun go hand in hand. " "Discover the vibrant beach culture of Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland - a haven for water lovers seeking adventure and relaxation alike. " "Wonderland awaits you at Revere Beach, Massachusetts. Dive into an enchanting world of sun-kissed shores and endless aquatic thrills. " "Witness nature's awe-inspiring spectacle as a diver encounters a magnificent Whale Shark with its mouth wide open while feeding off Australia's coast. A truly mesmerizing sight that captivates hearts worldwide. " "A fascinating glimpse into underwater life reveals a Greenland shark accompanied by a parasitic copepod. Nature's wonders never cease to amaze. " "The spirit of competition soars as triathlon swimmers push their limits against challenging currents. Witness their determination and grace in motion. " "Lose yourself on the stunning beaches of Lagos, Algarve, Portugal - where crystal-clear waters beckon you to take an invigorating swim amidst Europe's coastal charm. " "Beneath Belgium's serene surface lies an enchanting view: tadpoles gracefully gliding through water seen from below. A magical perspective on nature’s miracles. " "Step back in time with Hubert Robert’s masterpiece 'The Bathing Pool' – an exquisite portrayal of leisurely swimming amid idyllic surroundings.