Wrestler Collection (#2)

Are we downhearted? No! (colour litho)
8656899 Are we downhearted? No! (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Are we downhearted? No! Wrestling match)

Ancient Greek sports (engraving)
8635021 Ancient Greek sports (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek sports. Illustration from Hellas)

Just by that blonde in the third row, Bill (colour litho)
8656506 Just by that blonde in the third row, Bill (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Just by that blonde in the third row)

Sculpture, digital improved reproduction of an original print 1880 depicting a group of wrestlers
7278153 Sculpture, digital improved reproduction of an original print 1880 depicting a group of wrestlers; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sculpture)

Two Women Wrestling, Paris, France, c.1600 (copper alloy & varnish)
8724252 Two Women Wrestling, Paris, France, c.1600 (copper alloy & varnish) by Prieur, Barthelemy (c.1536-1611) (attr. to); 21.9x10.2 cm; Wallace Collection, London

Wrestling: Ju-Jitsu Style, Japanese Head and Leg Hold (colour litho)
8628433 Wrestling: Ju-Jitsu Style, Japanese Head and Leg Hold (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ju-Jitsu Style, Japanese Head and Leg Hold)

Wrestling: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Buttock (colour litho)
8628428 Wrestling: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Buttock (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Buttock)

Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, The Arm Lock (colour litho)
8628416 Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, The Arm Lock (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Graeco-Roman Style, The Arm Lock)

Wrestling: Catch as Catch Can Style, The Halch or Head Throw (colour litho)
8628415 Wrestling: Catch as Catch Can Style, The Halch or Head Throw (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catch as Catch Can Style)

Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, The Creel Hold (colour litho)
8628414 Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, The Creel Hold (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Graeco-Roman Style, The Creel Hold)

Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, Half-Nelson with Buttock (colour litho)
8628413 Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, Half-Nelson with Buttock (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Graeco-Roman Style, Half-Nelson with Buttock)

Development of muscles through exercise (coloured engraving)
8655710 Development of muscles through exercise (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Development of muscles through exercise)

Primo Carnera, Italian heavyweight boxer and wrestler, 1929 (b/w photo)
8626571 Primo Carnera, Italian heavyweight boxer and wrestler, 1929 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Primo Carnera, nicknamed the Ambling Alp)

Two Women Wrestling, Paris, France, c.1600 (copper alloy & varnish)
8724253 Two Women Wrestling, Paris, France, c.1600 (copper alloy & varnish) by Prieur, Barthelemy (c.1536-1611) (attr. to); 21.9x10.2 cm; Wallace Collection, London

The wrestler in costume with tassles and wrist bands. Lithograph by unknown artist with stencil handcolouring
FLO4684527 The wrestler in costume with tassles and wrist bands. Lithograph by unknown artist with stencil handcolouring from " Nos Travestis" (Our Fancy Dress Costumes), Paris

Ivory Okimono of Wrestlers, Japanese, 19th century
BAL58451 Ivory Okimono of Wrestlers, Japanese, 19th century; Private Collection

Wrestling: Devon and Cornwall Style, The Hold (colour litho)
8628429 Wrestling: Devon and Cornwall Style, The Hold (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devon and Cornwall Style, The Hold)

Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, Usual First Grip (colour litho)
8628411 Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, Usual First Grip (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Graeco-Roman Style, Usual First Grip)

Jacob wrestling with the Angel, Genesis, XXXII, 26 (coloured engraving)
8649892 Jacob wrestling with the Angel, Genesis, XXXII, 26 (coloured engraving) by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacob wrestling with the Angel)

Wrestling (litho)
8645023 Wrestling (litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wrestling. Illustration for The Comic History of Sport by Arthur Moreland (T Werner Laurie)

Wrestling: Ju-Jitsu Style, Japanese Arm Lock (colour litho)
8628434 Wrestling: Ju-Jitsu Style, Japanese Arm Lock (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ju-Jitsu Style, Japanese Arm Lock)

Wrestling: Ju-Jitsu Style, Japanese Leg Lock (colour litho)
8628430 Wrestling: Ju-Jitsu Style, Japanese Leg Lock (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ju-Jitsu Style, Japanese Leg Lock)

Wrestling: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Hank (colour litho)
8628426 Wrestling: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Hank (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Hank)

Wrestling: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Cross Buttock (colour litho)
8628424 Wrestling: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Cross Buttock (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cumberland and Westmorland Style)

Wrestling: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Hold (colour litho)
8628422 Wrestling: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Hold (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Hold)

Ready for a "go" (b/w photo)
8648506 Ready for a "go" (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ready for a "go." Illustration for The Sports of the World edited by)

Wrestling: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Outside Stroke (colour litho)
8628425 Wrestling: Cumberland and Westmorland Style, The Outside Stroke (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cumberland and Westmorland Style)

Wrestling: Catch as Catch Can Style, The Ankle Hold (colour litho)
8628423 Wrestling: Catch as Catch Can Style, The Ankle Hold (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catch as Catch Can Style, The Ankle Hold)

Wrestling: Catch as Catch Can Style, Half-Nelson and Foot Hold (colour litho)
8628421 Wrestling: Catch as Catch Can Style, Half-Nelson and Foot Hold (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catch as Catch Can Style)

Wrestling: Catch as Catch Can Style, The Cradle Hold (colour litho)
8628420 Wrestling: Catch as Catch Can Style, The Cradle Hold (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catch as Catch Can Style, The Cradle Hold)

Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, Neck Twist, Half-Nelson and Heave Combined (colour litho)
8628417 Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, Neck Twist, Half-Nelson and Heave Combined (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Graeco-Roman Style, Neck Twist)

Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, Parrying the Waist Hold (colour litho)
8628412 Wrestling: Graeco-Roman Style, Parrying the Waist Hold (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Graeco-Roman Style, Parrying the Waist Hold)

Marseille brothers, French wrestlers (b/w photo)
8672178 Marseille brothers, French wrestlers (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marseille brothers, French wrestlers)

Athletics of young Spartan boys, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4858197 Athletics of young Spartan boys, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Athletes from Ancient Greece: Athletics of young Spartan boys)

Spanish Grand Prix
Sergio Perez (MEX) Force India and Blue Demon at Formula One World Championship, Rd5, Spanish Grand Prix, Preparations, Barcelona, Spain, Thursday 12 May 2016

Bear Cubs Playing
Linda D Lester

Play with me!
Gert van den Bosch

Necks
Marco Pozzi

firmness
nader al hddad

Two Actors portraying wrestlers: (upper) actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro VII) as Tetsugatake... 1858
Two Actors portraying wrestlers: (upper) actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro VII) as Tetsugatake (lower) Iwakawa, 1858

Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850

The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chokichi in the Play Futatsu chocho kuruwa... 1854
The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chokichi in the Play Futatsu chocho kuruwa nikki, 1854

Wrestlers, 5th century. Creator: Unknown
Wrestlers, 5th century

Scene froma Kabuki play, Mid-late 1780s. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Scene froma Kabuki play, Mid-late 1780s. Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Nuregami Chogoro, Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hanaregoma Chokichi, Segawa Kikunojo III as Azuma

Krishna Killing King Kamsa and Balarama Slaying a Wrestler, c1630. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Killing King Kamsa and Balarama Slaying a Wrestler, c1630

The Genre Painting (image 27 of 28), 1710. Creator: Unknown
The Genre Painting (image 27 of 28), 1710

Funerary Sculpture of a Wrestler, between c.700 and c.800. Creator: Unknown
Funerary Sculpture of a Wrestler, between c.700 and c.800

The Farnese Hercules, seen from behind [plate 4], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Farnese Hercules, seen from behind [plate 4], 1638

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"The Art of Wrestling: From Ancient Times to Modern Olympics" Step into the world of wrestling, where strength, skill, and showmanship collide. In this captivating journey through time, we explore the rich history and diverse cultures that have embraced this exhilarating sport. Our first stop takes us back to the late 19th century with "The Athlete Wrestling with a Python" by A Gilbert. This mesmerizing artwork captures the intensity and physicality of wrestling as our protagonist grapples with a formidable opponent. Fast forward to 1972 in Munich, Germany, where Olympic glory was at stake. Dan Gable from the USA engages in an epic battle against Japan's Kikuo Wada during the Summer Olympics. The determination etched on their faces epitomizes the spirit of competition. Traveling across continents, we arrive in Cornwall for a historic wrestling match advertisement dating back to May 1839. Bolingey becomes a hub of excitement as spectators gather to witness these skilled athletes showcase their Cornish wrestling techniques. Venturing further south brings us to Randfontein in South Africa around 1900. Here we find a group of passionate Cornish wrestlers spreading their love for this traditional sport far from its origins. Their dedication is testament to wrestling's enduring appeal. No exploration would be complete without delving into sumo wrestling – an ancient Japanese tradition steeped in ritual and discipline. Witness these colossal competitors engage in fierce battles that test both their physical prowess and mental fortitude. George Hackenschmidt emerges as another iconic figure within professional wrestling history. His impressive physique combined with technical mastery made him one of the most celebrated wrestlers of his time. But it's not just about male wrestlers; women have left indelible marks too. Shirley Crabtree alias Big Daddy stands tall alongside fellow British wrestler Martin Ruane – two larger-than-life personalities who captivated audiences worldwide with their charisma and skills inside the ring.