Sportsmen Collection (page 7)

The Tired Sportsman, n.d. Creator: Unknown
The Tired Sportsman, n.d

Design: Proportions of the Gladiator, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Proportions of the Gladiator, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Athletic Games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich - Running High Jump, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Athletic Games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich [in south London] - Running High Jump, 1850....the Gentlemen Cadets at Woolwich amused themselves and a large party of their friends

Landgrave, Winner of the Cambridgeshire Stakes at Newmarket, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Landgrave, Winner of the Cambridgeshire Stakes at Newmarket, 1850. Racehorse owned by a Mr. Gratwicke and ridden by Jem Chapple. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Doncaster Race-Course, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Doncaster Race-Course, 1850. Horse racing in Yorkshire. The influx [of spectators] was continuous and immense, and we venture to say that what Doncaster has lost in the grade of its supporters was

Cricket - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Creator: Duncan
Cricket - drawn by Duncan, 1850. The Cricket season commences late in May, and is, therefore, now in full force. Cricket has its changes as well as all other things mundane

Doncaster Races - the Dead-Heat for the St. Leger Stakes... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Doncaster Races - the Dead-Heat for the St. Leger Stakes, between "Voltigeur" and "Russborough" - "Bolingbroke" third, 1850

Voltigeur, the Winner of the Derby Stakes, 1850, (1850). Creator: Smyth
Voltigeur, the Winner of the Derby Stakes, 1850, (1850). Epsom horse races in Surrey. Voltigeur, nominally at 25 to 1, wins by a length, with Pitsford next him!'

Epsom Spring Meeting...Preparing to Start for the Great Metropolitan Stakes, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Epsom Spring Meeting - Sketch on the Downs - Preparing to Start for the Great Metropolitan Stakes, 1850. Horseracing in Surrey

Saint Albans Steeplechase, 1837. Creator: Charles Hunt
Saint Albans Steeplechase, 1837

Epsom Spring Meeting - Great Metropolitan Steeple-Chase: the Jump at the Brook, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Epsom Spring Meeting - Great Metropolitan Steeple-Chase: the Jump at the Brook, 1850. Horseracing on Epsom Common in Surrey

Wanota, Winner of the Ascot Stakes, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Wanota, Winner of the Ascot Stakes, 1850. Racehorse owned by Lord Clifden and ridden by Job Marson. The Ascot Stakes - a sporting handicap, won by Wanota - was, probably, a race thrown away

Rhedycina, Winner of the Oaks Stakes, at Epsom, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Rhedycina, Winner of the Oaks Stakes, at Epsom, [in Surrey] 1850. Racehorse and jockey: "Rhedycina" was bred by Mr

The Jockeys, 1889–90. Creator: Georges William Thornley
The Jockeys, 1889-90

Hose team The champion Chinese Hose Team of America, who won the great Hub-and-Hub... 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Hose team. The champion Chinese Hose Team of America, who won the great Hub-and-Hub race at Deadwood, Dak. July 4th, 1888 []. Twelve member team of Chinese "hose" runners posed in uniform

Uriankhai-Todzhin fighter in special costume, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Uriankhai-Todzhin fighter in special costume, 1897. From the album Puteshestviya P. Ye. Ostrovskogo na Yenisey v 1894 i 1897 godakh (The journeys of P. E)

A Uriankhai-Todzhin Fighter. Same as Number 8 but from the Side, 1897. Creator: Unknown
A Uriankhai-Todzhin Fighter. Same as Number 8 but from the Side, 1897. From the album Puteshestviya P. Ye. Ostrovskogo na Yenisey v 1894 i 1897 godakh (The journeys of P. E)

Jonathas, winner of the First Fontainebleau Stakes, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Jonathas, winner of the First Fontainebleau Stakes, 1862. Portrait of the winner of the first Fontainebleau Stakes, Jonathas (by Sting out of Deerchase), a fine brown horse

The fight of the Buryats, which took place in the passage of His Imperial Highness... 1895. Creator: L Veniukov
The fight of the Buryats, which took place in the passage of His Imperial Highness, the Heir to Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich, 1895

The Great Schools of England - Charterhouse from the Green, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Great Schools of England - Charterhouse from the Green, 1862. Charterhouse, a public school, was founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of a Carthusian monastery

Members and players of the Penygraig Rugby Club pictured at their new ground which they have built on the site of the old Naval Colliery, Penygraig

Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). A game of cricket being played at Finsbury (now in north London)

The Discobolus of Myron, 1908. Creator: Unknown
The Discobolus of Myron, 1908. Le Discobole De Myron. The Discobolo di Castelporziano, a plaster composite reconstruction after the Lancellotti Discobolus

Launcelot and Maroon, c1840s, (1911). Launcelot (1837-1861) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1840

Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Regarded as possibly the greatest cricketer of all time

The Interior of the Fives Court - from engraving
3786246 The Interior of the Fives Court - from engraving; (add.info.: The Interior of the Fives Court - from engraving by C. Turner after painting by T. Blake)

Johnny Walker - from engraving by Geo. Hunt
3786254 Johnny Walker - from engraving by Geo. Hunt; (add.info.: Johnny Walker - from engraving by Geo. Hunt after painting by A.S.Henning)

To Lead in the Winner While the Bookmakers Cheered, c.1920-25 (pastel)
7441373 To Lead in the Winner While the Bookmakers Cheered, c.1920-25 (pastel) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); 55x84 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist)

The Wrestlers, 1851 (print)
7424140 The Wrestlers, 1851 (print) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); (add.info.: Original title: Les lutteurs. For magazine "Journal pour rire".); Photo © Caricadoc

Man playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo)
3671560 Man playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo) by Armstrong Roberts, H. (1883-1947); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: by H. Armstrong Roberts); © Newberry Library

The Champion Stakes
3671660 The Champion Stakes by Allen, William Sullivant Vanderbilt (1860-1931); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Silhouette of man and woman playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo)
3671566 Silhouette of man and woman playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo) by Armstrong Roberts, H. (1883-1947); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: by H)

Tri-State March Two-Step, 1906 (print)
3671770 Tri-State March Two-Step, 1906 (print) by Vandersloot Music Publishing Company (1899-1931); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Man playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo)
3671564 Man playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo) by Armstrong Roberts, H. (1883-1947); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; © Newberry Library

Silhouette of woman playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo)
3671554 Silhouette of woman playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo) by Armstrong Roberts, H. (1883-1947); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: by H)

Polo Match at Westchester Cups
3671515 Polo Match at Westchester Cups by Allen, William Sullivant Vanderbilt (1860-1931); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Lets Get the Umpires Goat, 1909 (print)
3674045 Lets Get the Umpires Goat, 1909 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Man playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo)
3671557 Man playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo) by Armstrong Roberts, H. (1883-1947); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: by H. Armstrong Roberts); © Newberry Library

Comic postcard, Our Demon Bowler Date: 20th century

Varsity Cricket Match of 1911 - The Oxford University XI
The Varsity Cricket Match of 1911 - The Oxford University XI (1 player short!)

Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe, cricketers, coming out to bat. They formed an opening partnership for the England team between 1924 and 1930. circa 1920s

R Es Wyatt, Warwickshire County and England cricketer. Date: 1934

Henry Pearce, The Game Chicken, boxer
Henry (Hen) Pearce (nickname The Game Chicken), boxer

Boxing match, Jack Johnson v Jess Willard, Havana, Cuba
Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915, in the world heavyweight title match (in Havana)

Petty Officer Matthew Curran, Irish boxer
Petty Officer Matthew Curran (1882-1938), nicknamed Nutty Curran, Irish heavyweight boxer. Date: circa 1910s

Charlie Hardcastle, English boxer
Charlie Hardcastle (1894-1960), English featherweight boxer Date: circa 1910s

Freddie Mills fighting Bruce Woodcock at White Cty in 1949
Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950

William Perry, boxer, nicknamed The Tipton Slasher

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"Unleashing the Power: Sportsmen Showcasing Skill and Passion" Hockey - Footwork, Dribbling, and Passing demonstrated with finesse on the icy battleground. Billy Bancroft, the formidable Welsh international rugby player, leaving opponents in awe with his sheer strength and agility. Jack Johnson's boxing match unfolds as he dances like a butterfly and stings like a bee, displaying unmatched technique and resilience. Eric Liddell's radiant smile lights up Edinburgh University as he celebrates his triumphant Olympic victory. Fred Archer, an epitome of grace and precision, effortlessly guiding his horse towards another glorious triumph on the racetrack. Winter sports enthusiasts flock to Arlberg, Austria in 1910 for thrilling adventures amidst breathtaking snowy landscapes. Mel captures golf clubs swinging through Harewood Downs' lush green fairways – a perfect harmony between man and nature. A picturesque summer day at Priory Park witnesses cricket players engaging in friendly competition while basking in warm sunlight. John Biglin glides across calm waters in his single scull boat; Thomas Eakins immortalizes this serene moment of rowing mastery from 1873. Drumcree's spirited atmosphere reverberates through time captured by an unknown photographer in 1911 – showcasing unity through sport despite differences. Moifaa takes center stage under unknown creator's lens in 1911 – symbolizing Polynesian culture intertwining with sporting excellence during yacht races. From hockey to rugby, boxing to rowing—these sportsmen embody dedication, skillfulness, and unwavering passion that transcends time itself.