Wrestler Collection (#6)

Orlando and the wrestler (engraving)
2808032 Orlando and the wrestler (engraving) by Maclise, Daniel (1806-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orlando and the wrestler.); © Look and Learn

Portrait of a Latvian wrestler. 1918 (b / w photo)
1268135 Portrait of a Latvian wrestler. 1918 (b/w photo); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; out of copyright

Two Kayan wrestlers of Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) - a popular sport with the older boys and men of the tribe. 1922

Wrestling match, Curzon Hall, Birmingham, UK
Opening of a wrestling match between Sol Davies and Hippy Homer, Curzon Hall, Suffolk Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, 15 June 1908. Date: 1908

Wrestler (engraving)
977910 Wrestler (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wrestler.); © Look and Learn

Orlando and the Wrestler, "As You Like It"(engraving)
3630839 Orlando and the Wrestler, " As You Like It" (engraving) by Maclise, Daniel (1806-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orlando and the Wrestler, " As You Like It")

Magic Lantern Slide of Sumo Wrestlers. 1895 (photo)
3557553 Magic Lantern Slide of Sumo Wrestlers. 1895 (photo) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Increasingly difficult (colour litho)
2783917 Increasingly difficult (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Increasingly difficult)

The Wrestlers, 1853 (oil on canvas)
3114347 The Wrestlers, 1853 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 252x199 cm; Museum of Fine Arts (Szepmuveszeti) Budapest, Hungary; French, out of copyright

Traditional wrestling in Japan: Sumo wrestlers, (colour litho)
CHT293604 Traditional wrestling in Japan: Sumo wrestlers, (colour litho) by Japanese School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Two Men Wrestling (charcoal, pen & ink with wash on paper)
FIT283222 Two Men Wrestling (charcoal, pen & ink with wash on paper) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 23.5x36.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Flemish

Wrestlers, Japanese, probably 17th century (earthenware with polychrome underglaze
AME416489 Wrestlers, Japanese, probably 17th century (earthenware with polychrome underglaze) (detail of 117752) by Japanese School, (17th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Wrestling (colour litho)
PER205341 Wrestling (colour litho) by Faria, Candido Aragonez de (1849-1911); Private Collection; Brazilian, out of copyright

Les Lutteurs, Les differents publics de Paris, pl. 12, 1854 (colour litho)
621352 Les Lutteurs, Les differents publics de Paris, pl.12, 1854 (colour litho) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wrestlers; ); The Stapleton Collection; French

The palaestra (ancient Greek wrestling school), 1615 (engraving)
3480522 The palaestra (ancient Greek wrestling school), 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: The palaestra (ancient Greek wrestling school)

Sumo Wrestlers, c. 1877 (photo)
2959620 Sumo Wrestlers, c.1877 (photo) by Kimbei, Kusakabe (1841-1934) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sumo (coae ) is a competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a rikishi (wrestler)

Kalmuks Wrestling, 1812-13 (coloured engraving)
468738 Kalmuks Wrestling, 1812-13 (coloured engraving) by Karnejeff, E. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Les Peuples de la Russie, ou Description des Moeurs)

Illustration of the Dohyo-Iri of Grand Champion Shiranui Dakuemon
CH401515 Illustration of the Dohyo-Iri of Grand Champion Shiranui Dakuemon, published by Yamaguchiya Tobie (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada

Studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, from a Manga (colour woodblock print)
MMT233973 Studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, from a Manga (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

The Wrestlers, 1965 (herculite relief)
657335 The Wrestlers, 1965 (herculite relief) by Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri (1891-1915); 72x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wrestlers. Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915). Herculite relief

Ms. Fr. 19093 fol. 14v Two wrestlers, plan of a Cistercian church
XIR164896 Ms.Fr.19093 fol.14v Two wrestlers, plan of a Cistercian church and plan of the choir of Notre-Dame de Cambrai (facsimile copy) (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo)

Bull wrestling, found at Smyrna, 3rd century (marble)
AMQ184103 Bull wrestling, found at Smyrna, 3rd century (marble) by Greek School, (3rd century AD); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Drawing from the Antique, 1842 (pencil on paper) (see 122614, 164867)
BBC199381 Drawing from the Antique, 1842 (pencil on paper) (see 122614, 164867) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Sumo wrestlers, by Utagawa Yoshikazu
6116631 Sumo wrestlers, by Utagawa Yoshikazu by Utagawa Yoshikazu (fl.1850-70); (add.info.: Sumo wrestlers. After a work by Japanese artist Utagawa Yoshikazu also known as Ochiai Yoshiiku, 1833-1904)

Full-length portraits of the wrestlers Onogawa Kisaburo
1766512 Full-length portraits of the wrestlers Onogawa Kisaburo, on the right and Tanizake Kajinosuke on the left (colour woodblock print) by Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812)

Hanging Scroll depicting A Meeting of Japan, China and the West
1109347 Hanging Scroll depicting A Meeting of Japan, China and the West, by Shiba Kokan (1747-1818); 101.6x49.5 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Japanese

The Pancake Woman, c. 1635 (pen and ink on paper)
3704026 The Pancake Woman, c.1635 (pen and ink on paper) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 10.8x14.4 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Top: Punishing a native man with a stick, Bottom: Various wrestling poses (colour litho)
810353 Top: Punishing a native man with a stick, Bottom: Various wrestling poses (colour litho) by Cailliaud, Frederic (1787-1869) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Orlando and the Wrestler (engraving)
816170 Orlando and the Wrestler (engraving) by Maclise, Daniel (1806-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orlando and the Wrestler)

Sumo wrestler, c. 1847-53 (colour woodblock print)
880734 Sumo wrestler, c.1847-53 (colour woodblock print) by Donshu, Ohara (1791-1857); 18.3x24.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Mr. and Mrs

Enrico Scuri, Italian Wrestling Champion (b / w photo)
2798808 Enrico Scuri, Italian Wrestling Champion (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enrico Scuri, Italian Wrestling Champion)

William Muldoon and Clarence Whistler, Greco-Roman Wrestlers, 1881 (photo)
DGC418610 William Muldoon and Clarence Whistler, Greco-Roman Wrestlers, 1881 (photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L to R)

Shakespeares As You Like It: Charles, Wrestler to Duke Frederick (litho)
6023800 Shakespeares As You Like It: Charles, Wrestler to Duke Frederick (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles, Wrestler to Duke Frederick)

Hercules and Antaeus and other Studies, c. 1525-28 (chalk on paper)
AMO277378 Hercules and Antaeus and other Studies, c.1525-28 (chalk on paper) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian

Studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, from a Manga (colour woodblock print)
MMT233974 Studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, from a Manga (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Sumo Wrestlers about to Begin a Match (woodblock print)
LMG144584 Sumo Wrestlers about to Begin a Match (woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); 36.3x25 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

The Sicilian Games, a scene from the Aeneid, part of the frieze in the camerino of Duke
BI90394 The Sicilian Games, a scene from the Aeneid, part of the frieze in the camerino of Duke Alfonso d Este at Ferrara (oil on canvas) by Dossi

Statuette of wrestlers from Abydos, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, c. 2181-1786 BC (limestone)
AMQ133335 Statuette of wrestlers from Abydos, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, c.2181-1786 BC (limestone) by Egyptian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Egyptian, out of copyright

Wrestlers, 1914; 1965 (herculite resin)
1197239 Wrestlers, 1914; 1965 (herculite resin) by Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri (1891-1915); 72.4x92.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Portrait of a Latvian wrestler. 1918 (b / w photo)
1268136 Portrait of a Latvian wrestler. 1918 (b/w photo); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; out of copyright

Plate 348. Wrestling, Graeco-Roman, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950072 Plate 348. Wrestling, Graeco-Roman, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 23.2x31.3 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Plate 347. Wrestling, Graeco-Roman, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950071 Plate 347. Wrestling, Graeco-Roman, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 17.8x44.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Athenian red-figure cup; depiction a trainer with wrestlers and other athletes
1216357 Athenian red-figure cup; depiction a trainer with wrestlers and other athletes, 480 BC (ceramic) by Greek, (5th century BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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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.