Betting Collection (page 4)

Roulette (engraving)
608868 Roulette (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roulette); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

The Gamblers, 1623 (oil on canvas)
488008 The Gamblers, 1623 (oil on canvas) by Brugghen, Hendrick Ter (1588-1629); 83.8x114 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

The Cheaters (oil on canvas) (detail of 192295)
EDI193038 The Cheaters (oil on canvas) (detail of 192295) by Le Nain, Mathieu (1607-77) (attr. to); Musee Des Beaux-Arts, Reims, France; French, out of copyright

The Last American Weirdness (Colour Litho)
2783497 The Last American Weirdness (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last American weirdness)

Punch cartoon: the vice of betting contrasted with the virtue of saving (engraving)
6034662 Punch cartoon: the vice of betting contrasted with the virtue of saving (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Le Jeu du 31 (hand-coloured aquatint)
1630669 Le Jeu du 31 (hand-coloured aquatint) by French School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Vom Totalisator (From the Tote) (colour litho)
3621711 Vom Totalisator (From the Tote) (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vom Totalisator (From the Tote)

The Portrait of a Winner!! or, Ten to One on Satan (colour litho)
3648256 The Portrait of a Winner!! or, Ten to One on Satan (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Portrait of a Winner!)

Drawing of a Racing Sweep (engraving)
1617640 Drawing of a Racing Sweep (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing of a Racing Sweep)

The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race, 1871 (litho)
WSG91394 The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race, 1871 (litho) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: sketched in anticipation of the race; ); Wingfield Sporting Gallery

The Ladder of Fortune, pub. by Currier and Ives, New York, 1875 (colour litho)
MNY87930 The Ladder of Fortune, pub. by Currier and Ives, New York, 1875 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Museum of the City of New York

The Cockfight, 1889 (oil on canvas)
XIR26285 The Cockfight, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Cogghe, Remy (1854-1935); 206x131 cm; Musee d Art et d Industrie, Roubaix, France; French, out of copyright

May, Settling for the Derby, Long odds and long faces (engraving)
5997824 May, Settling for the Derby, Long odds and long faces (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: May, Settling for the Derby, Long odds and long faces)

Fashionable Incroyables in high-collar jackets at a gambling table with young woman and croupier
5913033 Fashionable Incroyables in high-collar jackets at a gambling table with young woman and croupier. A gambling hell in the Palais Royal, Year VIII, 1800

Sport. Equestrian Sport. Paris courses (horses races). Poster by Jules Cheret for
3434481 Sport. Equestrian Sport. Paris courses (horses races). Poster by Jules Cheret for the Porte Maillot Racecourse, France, 1890 (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Sport)

Winning at the races (colour litho)
3641581 Winning at the races (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winning at the races. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Epsom, the Winning Post (coloured photo)
3643173 Epsom, the Winning Post (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Epsom, the Winning Post. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Flemington Race Course on Melbourne Cup Day (b / w photo)
3643773 Flemington Race Course on Melbourne Cup Day (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flemington Race Course on Melbourne Cup Day)

Humours of Horse-Racing a Hundred Years Ago (colour litho)
729126 Humours of Horse-Racing a Hundred Years Ago (colour litho) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humours of Horse-Racing a Hundred Years Ago)

A strange English sport (colour litho)
2809146 A strange English sport (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A strange English sport)

A Venetian Gaming-House in the Sixteenth Century (oil on canvas)
CH251420 A Venetian Gaming-House in the Sixteenth Century (oil on canvas) by Prinsep, Valentine Cameron (1838-1904); 122x184.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Au Derby, Le Marchand De Programmes (engraving)
3650192 Au Derby, Le Marchand De Programmes (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Derby, Le Marchand De Programmes)

Selling Irish sweepstake tickets under the eyes of the law (litho)
1090720 Selling Irish sweepstake tickets under the eyes of the law (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man in evening dress making a phone call (colour litho)
3094460 Man in evening dress making a phone call (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man in evening dress making a phone call)

The Gaming Table, (pencil, pen and ink and watercolour)
651828 The Gaming Table, (pencil, pen and ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 27.3x37.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gaming Table. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

Faneuil-Hall Lottery Ticket, signed by John Hancock (1737-93) 1765 (ink on paper)
NYH188462 Faneuil-Hall Lottery Ticket, signed by John Hancock (1737-93) 1765 (ink on paper) by American School, (18th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

A Rakes Progress VI: The Rake at a Gaming House, 1733 (oil on canvas)
SJS72328 A Rakes Progress VI: The Rake at a Gaming House, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 62.2x75 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Punch cartoon: Monopoly - gambing in Victorian London (engraving)
6035046 Punch cartoon: Monopoly - gambing in Victorian London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Monopoly - gambing in Victorian London)

Christmas and New Year wishes depicted in a betting book, greetings card. (chromolitho)
6031447 Christmas and New Year wishes depicted in a betting book, greetings card. (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A stand at the Champ de Mars races in 1848, 1898 (litho)
5913078 A stand at the Champ de Mars races in 1848, 1898 (litho) by Courboin, Francois (1865-1926); (add.info.: Woman watching the horse race at Champ de Mars racetrack)

The Race Meeting, or The Gambler, 1853 (Pen and black ink on off-white paper)
1217572 The Race Meeting, or The Gambler, 1853 (Pen and black ink on off-white paper) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 24.8x17.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

At the races. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786580 At the races. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Wely, Jacques (1873-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the races)

L Escamoteur sur le Boulevards, 1806 (oil on panel)
990351 L Escamoteur sur le Boulevards, 1806 (oil on panel) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); 24x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: L Escamoteur sur le Boulevards)

A mans mind magnified (colour litho)
3641762 A mans mind magnified (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A mans mind magnified. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

"Well, Mr. Fogg", he said, "It shall be so
3501768 " Well, Mr. Fogg", he said, " It shall be so: I will wager £ 4000 on it!!", from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905)

Got A Bad Attack Of The Influenza (chromolitho)
2816126 Got A Bad Attack Of The Influenza (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Got A Bad Attack Of The Influenza)

Wall Street Fat Cat Gambling with Other Peoples Money, 1908 (lithograph)
2622519 Wall Street Fat Cat Gambling with Other PeopleAs Money, 1908 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The E O Table; cartoon (engraving)
608867 The E O Table; cartoon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The E O Table; cartoon); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Gamblers watching a cockfight by candlelight at the Cock Pit Royal, St
6337439 Gamblers watching a cockfight by candlelight at the Cock Pit Royal, St by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822) (after); (add.info.: Gamblers watching a cockfight by candlelight at the Cock Pit Royal)

Gaming die, c. 2nd century AD (glass)
702266 Gaming die, c.2nd century AD (glass) by Roman; width: 5.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Twenty-sided die incised with a symbol on each face); Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

Cock-fighting, the national sport of modern San Domingo (engraving)
736143 Cock-fighting, the national sport of modern San Domingo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Cockfight, 1889 (oil on canvas) (detail of 26285)
XIR219624 The Cockfight, 1889 (oil on canvas) (detail of 26285) by Cogghe, Remy (1854-1935); Musee d Art et d Industrie, Roubaix, France; French, out of copyright

Poster for horse racing at Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1896 (colour litho)
PER360349 Poster for horse racing at Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1896 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Monday after the Great St Leger (coloured engraving)
587512 Monday after the Great St Leger (coloured engraving) by Hasenpflug, Carl Georg Adolph (1802-58); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monday after the Great St Leger)

Roulette at Monte-Carlo, c. 1910 (colour litho)
CHT211359 Roulette at Monte-Carlo, c.1910 (colour litho) by Sem (Georges Goursat) (1863-1934); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Qu est-c Qu i Rest de ta Quinzaine? - Rien
MMT233960 Qu est-c Qu i Rest de ta Quinzaine? - Rien. Acteons Est Trompe de Parcours (pencil on paper) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Derby, Le Tournant (engraving)
3650200 Derby, Le Tournant (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Derby, Le Tournant)

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"Betting: A Tapestry of Chance and Excitement" In the bustling streets of Walthamstow, Billy The Rat Catcher couldn't resist the allure of the neon frontage at the dog racing stadium. As he placed his bets, anticipation filled the air, mingling with the melodies from a jazz orchestra by the pool on board the magnificent Mauretania. James Dowsett, a seasoned bookmaker known as Turf Accountant, carefully calculated odds at Probus Horse Show in Cornwall. It was Saturday 31st April 1921 when dreams were made or shattered amidst cheers and gasps from spectators. Meanwhile, children savored ice lollies on a vibrant Balham street in Southwest London. Little did they know that even in their innocence, betting played its part in shaping their surroundings - funding such joyful moments. As evening descended upon Soho's lively alleys and dimly lit corners, whispers of wagers echoed through every establishment. On Pleasure Bent, On Pleasure Broke aptly captured both triumphs and losses experienced by those who dared to take chances. Jockeys mounted majestic horses thundered down racecourses during exhilarating contests while avid spectators cheered them on against picturesque backdrops. Their passion for betting intertwined with an age-old tradition that united communities across generations. In this world where fortunes could be won or lost overnight, Miss Jessica J. Gooch emerged victorious as she claimed her title as Miss Betting Shop winner. Hailing from Kenton near Harrow, she embodied grace and confidence amidst fierce competition. Looking back into history through St. Stephens Review Presentation Cartoon dated 17 September 1887 revealed Doncaster's enduring love affair with horse racing – an event steeped in tradition where betting thrived alongside sporting excellence. And then there was Cheltenham Jumps Festival – an annual celebration where adrenaline soared higher than ever before.