Leap Frog Collection

Two Girls Play Leapfrog
Two girls playing leapfrog in country grassland

Kaiser Wilhem II in a champagne bottle (colour litho)
3096390 Kaiser Wilhem II in a champagne bottle (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaiser Wilhem II in a champagne bottle)

Pe Class / Melton Mobray
Physical Exercise - Fitness class in progress at Sarson School for Girls, Melton Mowbray

Rochester Castle, Kent
Schoolboys at play with hoops, marbles and leapfrog, not far from the castle at Rochester, Kent Date: circa 1830

The happy Baldwin twins (colour litho)
8635622 The happy Baldwin twins (colour litho) by Hutaf, August (1879-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The happy Baldwin twins. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Civilization advances by leaps and bounds (chromolitho)
8677493 Civilization advances by leaps and bounds (chromolitho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Civilization advances by leaps and bounds)

Children playing leapfrog (chromolitho)
8677347 Children playing leapfrog (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing leapfrog)

Laundry, Leather, Leap-frog, Lemon, Lenses, Leopard, Letter, Level, Lever, Lewis, Life-boat, Light-house (engraving)
8650057 Laundry, Leather, Leap-frog, Lemon, Lenses, Leopard, Letter, Level, Lever, Lewis, Life-boat, Light-house (engraving) by German School

Esquisse pour la galerie Lobau de l'Hôtel de Ville : Scènes médiévales : jeux d'enfants... 1890
Esquisse pour la galerie Lobau de l'Hotel de Ville : Scenes medievales : jeux d'enfants, saute-mouton, le herault, les rafraichissements, 1890

The Graphic, Front Cover March 6th.1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover March 6th. 1886, 1886. From Brindisi to Burma. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Beauty contest girls playing on the beach at Torquay, Devon. 7th September 1960

Boys playing leap frog near the project, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C. 1942
Anacostia, D.C. Frederick Douglass housing project. Boys playing leap frog near the project

Leap Frog, from The Games of the Urchins of Paris, 1770. Creator: Jean Baptiste Tilliard
Leap Frog, from The Games of the Urchins of Paris, 1770

Girls playing leapfrog (b / w photo)
7186423 Girls playing leapfrog (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls playing leapfrog)

Plate 167. Jumping; Over Boys Back (Leap Frog), 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950019 Plate 167. Jumping; Over Boys Back (Leap Frog), 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 25.6x29.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days (engraving)
1041298 Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boys playing the game of cheval fondu, leap-frog or horseplay. From an illustration by Jean-Henri Marlet from le Bon Genie, 1826

Peasant boys playing coupe-tete or leap-frog, 18th century
Peasant boys playing coupe-tete or leap-frog in front of a farmhouse. After an engraving by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 18th century

A Victorian card of kittens playing leap frog; c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603529 A Victorian card of kittens playing leap frog ; c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas and New Year card of frogs playing leap frog near a pond, c
3604430 A Victorian Christmas and New Year card of frogs playing leap frog near a pond, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Leap-Frog (colour litho)
2792451 Leap-Frog (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leap-Frog. Illustration for The Prize magazine, late 19th century.); © Look and Learn

Children playing leap-frog in the street, New Year Card (chromolitho)
730799 Children playing leap-frog in the street, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing leap-frog in the street)

The Old Manor House, Marylebone, as a School, 1791 (pencil & w / c)
FIT63166 The Old Manor House, Marylebone, as a School, 1791 (pencil & w/c) by Rooker, Michael (Angelo) (1743-1801); 25.4x35.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Human Figure in Motion: Boys, playing at "Leap-Frog"(b / w photo)
6010144 The Human Figure in Motion: Boys, playing at " Leap-Frog" (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys)

Plate 166. Jumping; Over Mans Back (Leap Frog), 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950018 Plate 166.Jumping; Over Mans Back (Leap Frog), 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 16.5x44.8 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

A Victorian greeting card of two frogs playing leap frog in a water lily pond, c
3604421 A Victorian greeting card of two frogs playing leap frog in a water lily pond, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian New Year card of boys playing leap frog in the snow, c
3603965 A Victorian New Year card of boys playing leap frog in the snow, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Plate 169. Jumping; over boys back (leap-frog), 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950458 Plate 169. Jumping; over boys back (leap-frog), 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 24.5x30.8 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Plate 168. Jumping; Over Boys Back (Leap Frog), 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950020 Plate 168. Jumping; Over Boys Back (Leap Frog), 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 16x44 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph)
3098203 Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (Leadenhall Press, 1896)

Best of all I love playing (litho)
1074090 Best of all I love playing (litho) by Anderson, Anne (1874-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Busy Bunny Book published by Nelson circa 1920 ); Scottish, out of copyright

Bexley Heath Colts players in training. March 1956

Liverpool training session. Leapfrogging pairs left to right: Gerry Byrne (top) and Dick White, Gordon Milne (top) and Tommy Leishman and Ron Yeats (top) and Ronnie Moran. 13th February 1962

Athlete Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards has taken up leap-frogging in a bid to help a childrens charity by launching the Yellow Brick Roads giant sponsored Leap Day leap-frog event on February 29

Tracey Francis in outfits from the Docks-based 13 Amp design studio. 21st March 1986

Hull City training April 1966

Children of a London Comprehensive school leap frogging over one of the concrete pillars in the playground. 2nd April 1965

Beauty contest girls playing on the beach at Ramsgate. 31st August 1960

Bedouin wedding Playing leap-frog 1900 Bedouin
Bedouin wedding Playing leap-frog 1900, the Bedouin are a grouping of nomadic Arab peoples who have historically inhabited the desert regions in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula

Bacchanal Game Leap Frog 1785 Laurent Guyot French
Bacchanal, The Game of Leap Frog, c. 1785. Laurent Guyot (French, 1756-), after wax relief by Antoine-Francois Gerard (French, 1760-1843), Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810)

Leaping frogs; British columbia canada

Charlton Athletic Football Club seen here training in the snow at Eastbourne. January 1958

Childrens Games (Kinderspiele): detail of bottom right-hand corner depicting
XAM93757 Childrens Games (Kinderspiele): detail of bottom right-hand corner depicting children playing with bricks, hoops and a barrel, 1560 (oil on panel) (detail of 68945) by Bruegel

Childrens Games (Kinderspiele): detail of bottom section showing various games
XAM93753 Childrens Games (Kinderspiele): detail of bottom section showing various games, 1560 (oil on panel) (detail of 68945) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); Kunsthistorisches Museum

Childrens Games (Kinderspiele), 1560 (oil on panel)
XIR68945 Childrens Games (Kinderspiele), 1560 (oil on panel) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 118x161 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Flemish, out of copyright

Young couple on beach, woman leap-frogging man, (B&W), portrait

Leapfrog Girls 1940S
Two Australian girls playing leapfrog. Under an Australian National Health scheme, children from deprived areas were taught how to enjoy exercise and stay healthy. Date: 1940s

Napoleon Plays Leapfrog
Napoleon plays leapfrog with the other European nations, but John Bull will be damned if he joins in the game

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"Leap Frog: A Timeless Game of Fun and Frolic" Two girls play leapfrog, their laughter echoing through the PE class in Melton Mobray. In the shadow of Rochester Castle, Kent, they embrace the joyous spirit of this classic game. On a sunny day at Torquay beach in Devon, beauty contest girls find delight in playing leapfrog, their carefree spirits shining bright on September 7th, 1960. Transporting us back to 1942 in Anacostia, D. C. , boys near the Frederick Douglass housing project engage in a spirited game of leapfrog captured by Gordon Parks' lens. Their youthful energy fills the air. Centuries ago in Paris, Jean Baptiste Tilliard immortalized "Leap Frog" as one of The Games of the Urchins with his artistic prowess. This timeless image reminds us that some pleasures never fade. A vintage black and white photograph showcases girls immersed in a playful round of leapfrog – an enduring symbol of childhood innocence and camaraderie. Plate 167 takes us back to 1885 when jumping over boys' backs was considered an exciting variation on traditional leapfrog. The collotype print captures a moment frozen in time. In another era altogether, engraving reveals how parliamentary elections were intertwined with electioneering customs – even including games like leapfrog to entertain voters during old days' campaigns. Boys engaging in cheval fondu or leaping over each other's backs remind us that across cultures and generations, children have found joy and amusement through this age-old pastime. Even peasant boys from the eighteenth century knew no bounds when it came to having fun - playing coupe-tete or leap-frog amidst their daily chores brought moments of respite from their rural lives. Lastly, a charming Victorian card depicts kittens frolicking together as they partake in their own version of this beloved game; a testament to the enduring appeal of leapfrog.