Amateurs Collection

The Gentlemen team from the Gentlemen v Players match at Lords in 1895
HJA331557 The Gentlemen team from the Gentlemen v Players match at Lords in 1895, from Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, published by Hudson and Kearns, 1895 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A football match
5307994 A football match.; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a football match between amateurs. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A football match
5307991 A football match.; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a football match between amateurs. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Participants in an amateur performance at the Znamensky Glass Factory, 1915. Creator: S. Ia. Mamontov
Participants in an amateur performance at the Znamensky Glass Factory, 1915. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist

The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beaucé, 1860. Creator: Smyth
The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beauce, 1860. The English volunteer and the British officer in undress, with the military attendant carrying his rifle

Amateurs parisiens profitant du séjour de Rossini en Italie... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Amateurs parisiens profitant du sejour de Rossini en Italie... 19th century....pour se permettre d'executer un morceau de Guillaume Tell

Trio d'amateurs, between 1863 and 1867. Creator: Honore Daumier
Trio d'amateurs, between 1863 and 1867. Amateur musicians, violinist and two singers

John De Forest with Golf Trophy
John De Forest (1907-1997), winner of the Open Amateur Golf Championship at Muirfield, with his trophy. Date: 1932

Caricature of artists entering work to be exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1881, from the magazine La Caricature no
REV418403 Caricature of artists entering work to be exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1881, from the magazine La Caricature no.69, 23 April, 1881 (litho) by Bac

The Dutch Skating Associations International Meeting at Rotterdam, Championship Race of Amateurs (engraving)
1594675 The Dutch Skating Associations International Meeting at Rotterdam, Championship Race of Amateurs (engraving) by Whymper

Cartoon, Another Juliet. Trixie Southbank, who is tired of being an extra and wants to play Juliet, asks John Hollingshead (1827-1904), manager of the Gaiety Theatre, for a matinee slot

The Cast of Hamlet, Winter Gardens, Cheltenham, 1895 (b / w photo)
NAM310842 The Cast of Hamlet, Winter Gardens, Cheltenham, 1895 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: from an album of photographs taken by Lt)

A tragic adventure occurred, during an interlude, for Elohnes dramas... (colour litho)
2783553 A tragic adventure occurred, during an interlude, for Elohnes dramas... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A tragic adventure occurred)

Artists and Amateurs Society Conversazione, Walliss Rooms
Artists and Amateurs Society Conversazione at Walliss Rooms, London. 1860s

Amateurs with the Highland Bagpipes (engraving)
1596436 Amateurs with the Highland Bagpipes (engraving) by Hardy, Evelyn Stuart (1865-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amateurs with the Highland Bagpipes)

A Days Deer-Stalking in the Highlands (engraving)
1055820 A Days Deer-Stalking in the Highlands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Days Deer-Stalking in the Highlands)

Les Amateurs de Tableux, 1823 (hand-coloured litho)
1547274 Les Amateurs de Tableux, 1823 (hand-coloured litho) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; French, out of copyright

The Pastoral Play "Fair Rosamund, "performed by Amateurs in Cannizaro Wood, Wimbledon (engraving)
1624576 The Pastoral Play " Fair Rosamund, " performed by Amateurs in Cannizaro Wood, Wimbledon (engraving) by English School

The Gentlemen team from the Gentlemen v Players match at Lords in 1894
HJA328342 The Gentlemen team from the Gentlemen v Players match at Lords in 1894, from Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, published by Hudson and Kearns, 1895 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Corinthians football team, from Famous Footballers, 1895 (b / w photo)
NFM375974 The Corinthians football team, from Famous Footballers, 1895 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Football Museum, Manchester

Among the Amateurs, Scene from "Plot and Passion, "as played by the Blackheath Dramatic Club (engraving)
1615891 Among the Amateurs, Scene from " Plot and Passion, " as played by the Blackheath Dramatic Club (engraving) by Friston

Shrimping, Amateurs versus Professionals (litho)
1599036 Shrimping, Amateurs versus Professionals (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shrimping, Amateurs versus Professionals)

Holiday Notes, Seaside Sketches in Norfolk (engraving)
1056442 Holiday Notes, Seaside Sketches in Norfolk (engraving) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holiday Notes, Seaside Sketches in Norfolk)

Notes at the Annual Assault of Arms of the London Athletic Club (engraving)
1053258 Notes at the Annual Assault of Arms of the London Athletic Club (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Jamess Theatre, the Amateurs (engraving)
1101547 St Jamess Theatre, the Amateurs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Jamess Theatre, the Amateurs)

Cartoon, Dilettanti Theatricals
Contemporary society. Cartoon, Dilettanti Theatricals, or, a Peep at the Green Room, Vide Pic-Nic Orgies, by James Gillray

Woman On Beach Carrying Bodyboard; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

The Baptiste Bertrand Cup - ladies fencing, 1928
The Baptiste Bertrand Memorial Cup competition, competed for by lady amateurs of British nationality who had never fenced in a final pool of the Ladies Foil Championship

Four o clock, known also as Closing of the annual Salon of Painting partly installed
XIR661386 Four o clock, known also as Closing of the annual Salon of Painting partly installed then in the Great Gallery at the Louvre, c.1847 (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Biard

Gentlemen v Players, 200th Cricket Eleven
Photographs of the eleven Players in the 200th Gentlemen and Players cricket match. The match was played on an annual basis, the tradition having started in 1806

Central FC football team (probably a London-based amateur club). Date: 1903-1904

Crimean War, theatrical production before Sebastopol
Crimean War -- theatrical production by amateur performers of the Second Division of Zouaves (French North Africans) before Sebastopol. 1855

Caricature of Henry Irving sweeping amateurs away
Caricature of the actor-manager Henry Irving (1838-1905) sweeping the amateur rubbish away from the theatre. 1883

Cartoon, Matinees! Matinees!! Matinees!!! Trixie Southbank, who is tired of being an extra and wants to play Juliet, asks John Hollingshead (1827-1904), manager of the Gaiety Theatre

Cartoon, Still Life, WW1
Cartoon, Still Life, showing a foaming tankard of beer, with some saloon-bar strategists in the background. Date: 1916

Cockney Sportsmen: Shooting Flying, engraved by James Gillray (1757-1815) 1800 (hand-coloured)
XYC249059 Cockney Sportsmen: Shooting Flying, engraved by James Gillray (1757-1815) 1800 (hand-coloured etching) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); 25.7x35.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Les Halles, Paris. This famous French food market was moved to the suburbs in 1960s. From Thiery Guide des Amateurs et des Etranger Voyageurs a Paris Paris 1786

Society Women In Benefit Play
Washington D.C.: 1931. Society women in Washington, DC perform at a benefit for the Girl Scouts at Constitution Hall

VERNET, Carle (1758-1836). The Lovers of the
" VERNET, Carle (1758-1836). The Lovers of the Eclipse (7th September 1820). " Les amateurs d Eclipse" (September 7, 1820). Illustration by Carle Vernet. Litography. FRANCE. Paris

Spectators of balloon ascent, Paris
Aux Amateurs de Physique, Vue d Optique. An image of chaos as spectators try to get over the wall without a ticket, to watch the balloon ascent of Messrs Charles

Par autorisation de M. Le Maire de la ville de Rouen. Le Sieur Bolle, inventeur d un balloon representant un elephant... dont l inventeur se fera un plaisir de donner la description aux amateurs

Aux amateurs de physique. French cartoon shows people crowded outside the Tuileries Garden wall in Paris to view the first balloon ascension of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert in 1783

Lady in Photo Studio
Enthusiastic amateurs would set themselves up with well-equipped studios, with all the requisite equipment

Cricket / Team / Gentlemen
A team of Professionals: amateurs who played against professionals, in this case on the 9, 10 & 11 July

Cricket / Team / Players
A team of Players: professionals who played against amateurs, in this case on the 8, 9 & 10 July

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"The Gentlemen vs Players match at Lords in 1895 showcased the talent and passion of amateurs, who played with as much fervor as professionals. " "John De Forest proudly displays his golf trophy, a testament to the dedication and skill of amateur players in the sport. " "In 1928, women fencers competed for The Baptiste Bertrand Cup, proving that they are excel in any discipline. " "The Paris Salon of 1881 saw artists from all walks of life entering their work for exhibition, highlighting the creativity and ambition of amateurs. " "At The Dutch Skating Associations International Meeting, amateur skaters took center stage in a thrilling championship race that captivated spectators. " "With 'Another Juliet, ' cartoonists demonstrated their humorous take on Shakespeare's iconic characters through the lens of talented amateurs. " "The cast of Hamlet at Winter Gardens Cheltenham in 1895 displayed the raw talent and dedication that amateurs bring to theatrical performances. " "A tragic adventure unfolded during an interlude for Elohnes dramas, showcasing how even they are create powerful moments on stage. " "The Artists and Amateurs Society Conversazione at Walliss Rooms celebrated both established artists and budding enthusiasts alike, fostering a sense of community among creative individuals. " "Amateurs with Highland Bagpipes demonstrated their love for traditional music while honing their skills to perfection. " "A day spent deer-stalking in the Highlands allowed amateur hunters to embrace nature's challenges while pursuing their passion. " "In Les Amateurs de Tableux from 1823, hand-coloured lithographs depicted art lovers appreciating masterpieces together – a testament to how anyone can find joy and appreciation in art.