Hitting Collection

Illustration of two knights competing in a medieval jousting tournament

WW2 poster, Back Them Up! Showing a British tank attack in the Western Desert. Date: 1940s

The Voice that filled the Albert Hall by H. M. Bateman
Illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a buxom, matronly singer hitting a high note in the Albert Hall. Her voice is so loud (or bad)

Punch, Judy, Baby
Punch, Judy and the baby

Standing African woman in traditional Somalian clothing pounding grain in a clay pot using a stick, front view

Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) boxing in snow, Scotland, UK, December

Forging the Anchor, 20th century. Artist: Stanhope A Forbes
Forging the Anchor, 20th century. From the Art Journal (London)

Christmas Greetings card with a Golfing Pun theme, playing on words/terms. " May Xmas: BUNKER trouble and Care and LINK you to a Golden New Year. I ask you to accept today

Tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to smash
Striking! A tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to hit a net-side smash shot. It looks like game, set and match for her handsome male companion. Date: early 1940s

St Pauls Bomb Damage
20th October 1940: St Pauls Cathedral after a direct hit during the blitz in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Ten pin bowling
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Bowling ball hitting pins for a strike. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Peary and Cook dispute over the North Pole
Robert Peary and Frederick Cook dispute over who reached the North Pole first -- but the real question is whether either of them got there at all

Poster advertising the Palace Hotel at St. Moritz, 1921 (colour lithograph)
1197947 Poster advertising the Palace Hotel at St. Moritz, 1921 (colour lithograph) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 127x90 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

The Wrestlers, after a Greek original of the 3rd century BC (marble) (b / w photo) (see also 31428, 122614)
ALI164867 The Wrestlers, after a Greek original of the 3rd century BC (marble) (b/w photo) (see also 31428, 122614) by Roman; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Alinari

Drummer, Deoksugung Palace, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Market Reports - Commodity Market
Market Reports - A Fall in Copper created some excitement! 1903

Newtonian Earth, conceptual artwork
Newtonian Earth. Conceptual artwork of the Earth as one of the balls in a Newtons cradle. This image can represent concepts such as the impact and effect of physical laws on the Earths environment

Newtons cradle, artwork. This device consists of a number of steel balls suspended from a frame (not seen) in a horizontal line

Comparative Orbits
A diagram of the relative orbit distances of planets in the Solar System and the variable light hitting the Earth during different seasons

You deserve... a smack in the nose!

19th century smith
673325 19th century smith; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Smith); Universal History Archive/UIG.

19th century gold beater with his helper
673340 19th century gold beater with his helper; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Gold Beater); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho)
3252882 Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction caused by a British bomb thrown from an aeroplane onto a German cavalry column)

19th century brazier
673354 19th century brazier; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Brazier); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Penitent St Jerome. Creator: Jacopo del Sellaio
The Penitent St Jerome, Unknown date

Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan... between 1876 and 1882
Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan; Comic Pictures of Famous Places in Civilizing Tokyo; Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan; Twenty-four Hours in

"The Cudgelled and Contented Cuckold", early 18th century. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pater
"The Cudgelled and Contented Cuckold", early 18th century

The Powerful Thief Kobayashi Masashichi Fighting Policemen, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Powerful Thief Kobayashi Masashichi Fighting Policemen, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 614

A man who had beaten his wife is punished by a group of women in the Vinkestraat in Amsterdam, 1768, 1768

Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Engraving of a sketch...received by the last Overland Mail from our Special Artist and Correspondent in China, who

Surrender of the Neapolitan troops at Soveria, Calabria... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Surrender of the Neapolitan troops at Soveria, Calabria - from a sketch by our special artist in Italy, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

Hercules and the Boar of Erymanthus, 1608. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Nicolaus van Aelst
Hercules and the Boar of Erymanthus, 1608. From The Labors of Hercules, pl. 4 Hercules holds down the boar's snout with his left hand and raises his club with his right hand

Krishna Destroys the Horse Demon Keshi (recto), Folio from a Bhagavata Purana... c1750 or later. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Destroys the Horse Demon Keshi (recto), Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord); Dipak Raga (verso) (image 1 of 3), c1750 or later

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

Hercules Slays the Centaurs (Jupiter Defeating the Centaurs), 1645-1650. Creator: Jacob van Campen
Hercules Slays the Centaurs (Jupiter Defeating the Centaurs), 1645-1650

Three children quarreling over a bird's nest, 1720. Creator: Isaac Walraven
Three children quarreling over a bird's nest, 1720. One boy runs away with the nest and chicks, while the other hits the girl and pulls her hair

Bookplate of Willibald Pirckheimer, 1529. Creators: Master I.B. Georg Pencz
Bookplate of Willibald Pirckheimer, 1529

Ah! Tu rapportes tout au maître, toi... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ah! Tu rapportes tout au maitre, toi... 19th century. Teachers and boys. Ah! you report everything to the teacher, you do! Right, report this punch here!

My Old Mother-in-Law is Always Ready to Scold without Any Reason, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
My Old Mother-in-Law is Always Ready to Scold without Any Reason, n.d

Battle of the Tritons, 1763. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
Battle of the Tritons, 1763

Now My Old Mother-in-Law... n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Now My Old Mother-in-Law... n.d

Quarrel between Mother-in-law and Son-in-law, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Quarrel between Mother-in-law and Son-in-law, n.d

Pleito de la suegra con su yerno (Fight of the Mother-in-Law With Her Son-in-Law), n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Pleito de la suegra con su yerno (Fight of the Mother-in-Law With Her Son-in-Law), n.d

Soga on Goro admonished by his mother, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga... c. 1843/47
Soga on Goro admonished by his mother, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown. Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Kangaroo-hunting in Australia: The native name for the Kangaroo is "boomer" hence the boomerang...the kangaroo is seized on by the dogs

The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Subduing the Erymanthian Boar, c. 1528. Creator: Gabriel Salmon
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Subduing the Erymanthian Boar, c. 1528

Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebroel Cantaro. ), 1799
Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebro el Cantaro.), 1799

Moses smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly, 1840
Moses " smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly", 1840. Biblical scene, from Numbers 20: 11: And Moses lifted up his hand

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"Unleashing the Power: From Medieval Jousting to Snowboxing Hares, the Art Takes Center Stage" Witness the clash of titans as two knights compete in a medieval jousting tournament, their lances poised for impact. The iconic Titanic poster reminds us of the tragic collision that shook the world - a reminder that they are have devastating consequences. In "The Voice that filled the Albert Hall, " H. M. Bateman captures the intensity of an opera singer's powerful voice hitting every corner of the grand hall. Punch and Judy may be known for their comedic antics, but even they engage in playful hits during their timeless puppet show. Amidst Scotland's snowy landscape, mountain hares showcase their agility by boxing each other - nature's way of settling disputes with a hit or two. A strong African woman pounds grain in traditional Somalian clothing, her rhythmic hits echoing through time as she prepares nourishment for her community. This Christmas Greetings card brings humor to golf enthusiasts with its pun-themed artwork - because sometimes hitting a hole-in-one is just par for the course. As our tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to smash her opponent with precision and power, she embodies grace and strength on court. St Paul's Cathedral stood tall amidst bomb damage during World War II, symbolizing resilience against destructive hits from enemy forces. Captain Smith stands at helm on Titanic; little did he know his fateful journey would end in tragedy when it hit an iceberg – reminding us how one moment can change everything. The Wrestlers sculpture takes inspiration from ancient Greek art where muscular bodies collide in fierce combat – capturing raw physicality through each hit exchanged. Ten-pin bowling alley comes alive with laughter and friendly competition as players aim to hit those elusive strikes down every lane.