Prize Collection (page 9)

French Army cantiniere receiving a medal in a ceremony at Amiens (engraving)
2789327 French Army cantiniere receiving a medal in a ceremony at Amiens (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prize-money, 1805 (chromolitho)
2780379 Prize-money, 1805 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prize-money, 1805)

Swimming competition. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786163 Swimming competition. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swimming competition: long-distance race - first prize)

Distribution of rewards to rescuers of shipwrecked sailors at the Sorbonne, Paris (colour litho)
2782379 Distribution of rewards to rescuers of shipwrecked sailors at the Sorbonne, Paris (colour litho) by French School

Distribution of awards to young heroes (colour litho)
2782361 Distribution of awards to young heroes (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distribution of awards to young heroes)

Presentation of medals in Marrakech, Morocco (colour litho)
2779872 Presentation of medals in Marrakech, Morocco (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Presentation of medals in Marrakech, Morocco)

The "Calculating"Boy gets the Prize for Arithmetic (engraving)
2777166 The " Calculating" Boy gets the Prize for Arithmetic (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy, winning a crossbow shooting competition (coloured engraving)
3646256 Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy, winning a crossbow shooting competition (coloured engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philip the Handsome)

Dix-huitieme siecle, Une seance du Concours pour la tete d expression (engraving)
3645205 Dix-huitieme siecle, Une seance du Concours pour la tete d expression (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dix-huitieme siecle)

Napoleon rewarding Marshal Lefevre by making his Duke of Danzig after his capture of the city from the Prussians
3100881 Napoleon rewarding Marshal Lefevre by making his Duke of Danzig after his capture of the city from the Prussians, 24 May 1807 (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

The flag of the French Foreign Legion being decorated with the Cross of the Legion d Honneur at Sidi Bel Abbes
3097591 The flag of the French Foreign Legion being decorated with the Cross of the Legion d Honneur at Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria (colour litho) by French School

The little hero of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097426 The little hero of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The little hero of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War)

Wagram (colour litho)
3098864 Wagram (colour litho) by Rosen, Jan (1854-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wagram. Illustration from Le Figaro Illustre, September 1897.); © Look and Learn

Fancy Dress Ball at Princes Skating Club, London
Fancy Dress Ball at Princes Skating Club, Knightsbridge, London. Present, from left to right, are: Violet Cuninghame (Folly), Myra Hamilton (Pierrette, 3rd prize), May Lyle (Geisha)

The Polisportiva dei Grassi, an interesting meeting, which was held in Vigevano (Pavia)... (colour litho)
2809187 The Polisportiva dei Grassi, an interesting meeting, which was held in Vigevano (Pavia)... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Bust of Tom Sayers; a Self-portrait, c. 1913-15 (oil on canvas)
1272507 The Bust of Tom Sayers; a Self-portrait, c.1913-15 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 61x50.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Stationery, Taylor Walkers Prize Beers. 1943

Prize given by the Editors of the "Spectator"to be shot for at the Wimbledon Rifle Meeting (engraving)
1610447 Prize given by the Editors of the " Spectator" to be shot for at the Wimbledon Rifle Meeting (engraving) by English School

John Gully, English prize-fighting boxer

Bookplate inside The Ice Desert, by Jules Verne -- Victoria Street Sunday School, Derby, January 1901, presented to Alfred Watson for Regular Attendance and Good Conduct, signed by R Richardson

The University Boat Race, Sketches by the River (engraving)
1616594 The University Boat Race, Sketches by the River (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The University Boat Race, Sketches by the River)

Two women with prize fruit at a Kentucky fair, USA
Two women with a table of prize fruit at a Kentucky fair, USA

The Lord Mayor at Guildhall presenting Rewards for saving Life from Fire (engraving)
1620509 The Lord Mayor at Guildhall presenting Rewards for saving Life from Fire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Aeroplane flight by Henri Farman 1908
Record aeroplane flight at Paris by Henri Farman (1874 - 1958), Anglo-French aviator. Wins the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize of 50, 000 francs

James Braid, Professional Golfers Dinner
Black and white photo of James Braid, the Scottish golfer being presented with a diploma having been elected Vice-President of the Professionals Golfing Association. Date: 22nd March 1950

Captain Machells Two-Year-Old Cart Colt "Marvellous"(engraving)
1615986 Captain Machells Two-Year-Old Cart Colt " Marvellous" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fancy dress costume - The Stamp Lover
An unidentified woman wearing a fabulous fancy dress costume on the theme of The Stamp Lover, complete with a regal crown. She wore the costume to a fancy dress ball at St

Commemorative medal (bronze)
1203520 Commemorative medal (bronze) by Frampton, George James (1860-1928); 10.4x8.2 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Charles IV of France making Louis, Count of Clermont-en Beauvaisis, Duke of Bourbon, 1327 (engraving)
969158 Charles IV of France making Louis, Count of Clermont-en Beauvaisis, Duke of Bourbon, 1327 (engraving) by French School

A soldier being knighted, 14th Century (colour litho)
969056 A soldier being knighted, 14th Century (colour litho) by Dutch School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A soldier being knighted, 14th Century)

The Prize of the Race (engraving)
972695 The Prize of the Race (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prize of the Race. Scene from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau)

design for the foreign department
Second Prize design for the foreign department. Messer Banks and Barry. Full page including text. 1857

Dr Gustav Stresemann, German Chancellor, Foreign Minister in the Weimar Republic (1923-1929), winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. 1926

Handbill, Grand Match of Cricket Epsom Downs, Surrey
Handbill, Grand Match of Cricket, Epsom Downs, Kent versus Surrey. 1820

Stationery, Kitchen Ironmongers, Shipston-on-Stour, with handwritten details, total account eleven shillings and sixpence. 1905

Napoleon awarding the Legion d Honneur to French industrialist Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf, 1806 (chromolitho)
1093874 Napoleon awarding the Legion d Honneur to French industrialist Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf, 1806 (chromolitho) by French School

Sign saying "First Rate"(colour litho)
1093174 Sign saying " First Rate" (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sign saying " First Rate")

Schoolboys Cross (chromolitho)
1093842 Schoolboys Cross (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schoolboys Cross)

British medals (chromolitho)
1093517 British medals (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Russian medals (chromolitho)
1093516 Russian medals (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian medals. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Prizewinning Jersey cow. circa 1900

The King and the Forester (colour litho)
1037543 The King and the Forester (colour litho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The King and the Forester)

Cartoon, Metropolitan Prize Puzzles No. 2 -- dismay on the faces of the market stall sellers as a horse and cart trample all over the baskets of veg. 1883

Little girl in fancy dress as a powder puff
Photograph of a little girl who won first prize dressed up as a powder puff at the municipal fancy dress ball at St. Andrews Hall, Norwich, in 1922. Date: 1922

Racehorse, Gray Cloud, Alberta, Canada
Prizewinning racehorse, Gray Cloud, Alberta, Canada, 25 July 1912. 1912

Sketches of the Cat Show at the Crystal Palace (engraving)
1107268 Sketches of the Cat Show at the Crystal Palace (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Cat Show at the Crystal Palace)

Prize Day at the Royal Academy Schools, Sir Edward Poynter, PRA, presenting the Awards (litho)
1064085 Prize Day at the Royal Academy Schools, Sir Edward Poynter, PRA, presenting the Awards (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Memorial to Sir Frank Lockwood, at Cloughton (litho)
1063693 The Memorial to Sir Frank Lockwood, at Cloughton (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Memorial to Sir Frank Lockwood, at Cloughton)

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