Athletes Collection (page 8)

Montage of illustrations relating to the University College and Civil Service Athletic Sports (engraving)
609106 Montage of illustrations relating to the University College and Civil Service Athletic Sports (engraving) by English School

Acrobatic musicians: John Lee and Stephen Lee (engraving)
609326 Acrobatic musicians: John Lee and Stephen Lee (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrobatic musicians)

Circus acrobats (engraving)
609320 Circus acrobats (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus acrobats); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Gymnasium (engraving)
609120 Gymnasium (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gymnasium); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Putting the shot (engraving)
609113 Putting the shot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Universities Athletic Sports, West Brompton)

George Wilson, the celebrated Blackheath pedestrian (engraving)
609111 George Wilson, the celebrated Blackheath pedestrian (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Wilson)

Boxer, illustration for Olympia by Adolf Boetticher, 1886 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM463893 Boxer, illustration for Olympia by Adolf Boetticher, 1886 (digitally enhanced image) by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Race, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, 1890 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM463888 Race, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Greek athlete throwing the discus, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier
LLM463877 Greek athlete throwing the discus, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier, 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Greek athlete throwing the discus, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier
LLM463874 Greek athlete throwing the discus, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier, 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Clisthenes at the Olympic Games, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier
LLM463873 Clisthenes at the Olympic Games, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier, 1890 (litho) by English School

Boy and hare, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438516 Boy and hare, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

Athletes posturing, from the Animal Locomotion series, c. 1881 (b / w photo)
473218 Athletes posturing, from the Animal Locomotion series, c.1881 (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; English, out of copyright

Fragment of Panathenaic Amphora (ceramic)
CZA228771 Fragment of Panathenaic Amphora (ceramic) by Greek School; 24.2x28.5 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow, Poland; Greek, out of copyright

Riace Warrior A (bronze)
ALI322027 Riace Warrior A (bronze) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Reggio Calabria, Italy; (add.info.: were found by Stefano Mariottini)

The Statue of Olympian Zeus by Phidias, plate 5 from
STC232089 The Statue of Olympian Zeus by Phidias, plate 5 from Entwurf einer historischen Architektur, engraved by Johann Adam Delsenbach (1687-1765) 1721 (engraving) (later colouration)

Enjoying Suchard cocoa at a velodrome (chromolitho)
974387 Enjoying Suchard cocoa at a velodrome (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enjoying Suchard cocoa at a velodrome)

The Suez Canal, Life in Egypt (engraving)
1059164 The Suez Canal, Life in Egypt (engraving) by Hennessy, William John (1839-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Suez Canal, Life in Egypt)

The Oxford and Cambridge Athletic Sports in the Christ Church Meadows, Oxford, the Two-Mile Race (engraving)
1099049 The Oxford and Cambridge Athletic Sports in the Christ Church Meadows, Oxford, the Two-Mile Race (engraving) by English School

Discobolus, copy of a Greek original (plaster) (b / w photo)
ALI201610 Discobolus, copy of a Greek original (plaster) (b/w photo) by Myron, (fl.c.450 BC) (after); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy; Alinari

Ancient Greek statue of a discus thrower making a throw (engraving)
5216640 Ancient Greek statue of a discus thrower making a throw (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Hellas und Rom)

The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases in the walk of an athlete (b / w photo)
6010214 The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases in the walk of an athlete (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some phases in the walk of an athlete)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, batting at cricket (b / w photo)
6010152 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, batting at cricket (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, batting at cricket)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, over-arm bowling at cricket (b / w photo)
6010148 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, over-arm bowling at cricket (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, over-arm bowling at cricket)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, a running, straight high jump (b / w photo)
6010141 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, a running, straight high jump (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, a running, straight high jump)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, starting on a race (b / w photo)
6010137 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, starting on a race (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, starting on a race)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, ascending an incline (b / w photo)
6010131 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, ascending an incline (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, ascending an incline)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, Walking (b / w photo)
6010129 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, Walking (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, Walking)

Ancient Greek or Roman bronze statue of a seated boxer (engraving)
5999624 Ancient Greek or Roman bronze statue of a seated boxer (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek or Roman bronze statue of a seated boxer)

Caffe-concerto: athletes (chromolitho)
1093217 Caffe-concerto: athletes (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caffe-concerto: athletes. Liebig educational card.); © Look and Learn

Venetian Games in the Middle Ages (engraving)
1092822 Venetian Games in the Middle Ages (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venetian Games in the Middle Ages)

Richard Manks, the Pedestrian (engraving)
1096733 Richard Manks, the Pedestrian (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Manks, the Pedestrian)

Joe Louis (1914-1981), American World Champion heavyweight boxer (b / w photo)
981066 Joe Louis (1914-1981), American World Champion heavyweight boxer (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joe Louis (1914-1981)

The Oxford and Yale Universities Athletic Sports at the Queens Club Grounds, West Kensington (litho)
1107494 The Oxford and Yale Universities Athletic Sports at the Queens Club Grounds, West Kensington (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greece (coloured engraving)
3630052 Ancient Greece (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greece)

Stopping a Cannon-Ball in its Flight (engraving)
3627994 Stopping a Cannon-Ball in its Flight (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stopping a Cannon-Ball in its Flight)

Mosaic with a scene of fighting gladiators, detail of a gladiator clad in armor
3564917 Mosaic with a scene of fighting gladiators, detail of a gladiator clad in armor by Roman; Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Mosaic with a scene of fighting gladiators)

French national cross-country championships (colour litho)
2795701 French national cross-country championships (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French national cross-country championships)

A characteristic play of power (colour litho)
2783518 A characteristic play of power (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A characteristic play of force)

Foot race at Bayswater, London (engraving)
609130 Foot race at Bayswater, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foot race at Bayswater, London; from The Illustrated London News)

Hare and Hounds in the streets of London (engraving)
609109 Hare and Hounds in the streets of London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hare and Hounds in the streets of London; from The Graphic)

The Inter-University Sports (engraving)
609132 The Inter-University Sports (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Inter-University Sports; from Black and White)

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)

L to R: Aileen Riggin, Gertrude Ederle, Helen Wainwright
DGC446556 L to R: Aileen Riggin, Gertrude Ederle, Helen Wainwright, Three American Olympic Swimming Champions, 1924 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

The Lancellotti Discobolus (marble)
704447 The Lancellotti Discobolus (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Palazzo Massimo Lancellotti, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: A Roman copy of the 5th century BC Greek original by Myron)

Great Running Match in Copenhagen Fields (engraving)
729278 Great Running Match in Copenhagen Fields (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Running Match in Copenhagen Fields)

C. H Jupp winning the 220 Yards Challenge Cup, illustration from The King
KAT324455 C.H Jupp winning the 220 Yards Challenge Cup, illustration from The King, May 25th 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr)

Riace Warrior A (bronze)
ALI322031 Riace Warrior A (bronze) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Reggio Calabria, Italy; (add.info.: they were discovered by Stefano Mariottini)

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"Unforgettable Moments of Athletic Triumph: From the Olympic 400m Race Finish in 1924 to Roger Bannister's Mile Record Break" In a burst of sheer determination, Eric Liddell crosses the finish line at the Olympic 400m race in 1924, etching his name into history. Witnessing strength personified, Atlas and Vulcana captivate audiences with their awe-inspiring feats at the music hall as strongman and strongwoman. Eric Liddell radiates pure joy as he celebrates his Olympic victory at Edinburgh University, inspiring generations with his unwavering faith and athletic prowess. Seven champion divers gracefully dive into the waters of Los Angeles, showcasing their incredible skill and precision. Reggie Walker dominates the athletics arena with lightning speed, leaving spectators breathless as he sprints towards victory. Frank Wykoff leaves an indelible mark on the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic stadium as he blazes through the track like a comet, setting records that stand for decades to come. The Wrestlers statue stands tall, a testament to ancient Greek athleticism and physical prowess captured in timeless marble beauty (b/w photo). Transported back in time, we witness discus throwing in Ancient Greece through a vividly colored engraving - an art form intertwined with sport since antiquity. With grit and determination etched on his face, Roger Bannister breaks through barriers to become the first man ever to run a mile under four minutes (b/w photo). Relive history's famous battle between Richard Humphreys and Daniel Mendoza on January 9th, 1788 - an epic clash that forever changed boxing's landscape (pub). Amidst cheers from adoring fans at Antwerp Olympics Games lies a group of talented ladies fiercely competing in singles tennis matches - breaking stereotypes along the way.