Ball Collection (#12)

Enigmes Joyeuses pour les Bons Esprits, Plate 6, ca. 1615. Creators: Jan van Haelbeeck, Jean le Clerc
Enigmes Joyeuses pour les Bons Esprits, Plate 6, ca. 1615

Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees, 1932 - 1948. Creator: Unknown
The New York Black Yankees baseball team belonged to the Negro National League, one of several Negro leagues which were established during the era of racial segregation in the United States

Pinback button for the Kansas City Monarchs, 1920 - 1965. Creator: Unknown
The Kansas City Monarchs baseball team belonged to the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. The NNL was one of several Negro leagues which were established during the era of racial segregation in

Girls playing netball, Chelsea Secondary School (Hortensia Road School), London, 1911. A girl is poised ready to shoot a goal

A Ball in the Heraldic Hall in the Winter Palace, 1889. Artist: Zichy, Mihaly (1827-1906)
A Ball in the Heraldic Hall in the Winter Palace, 1889. From a private collection

The Picture Gallery, Buckingham Palace, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
The Picture Gallery, Buckingham Palace, c1841. The Duchess of Cambridge (as Anne of Bretagne) and her court, in Her Majestys ball costume of Queen Philippa

Goldsmiths Hall on a Ball Night, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Goldsmiths Hall on a Ball Night, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Dance by Torchlight, Augsburg, 1516 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Dance by Torchlight, Augsburg, 1516 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Evening Party - Time of Charles II, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Evening Party - Time of Charles II, 1850. A satirical illustration of King Charles II (1630?1685). King Charles II (163-?1685) was know as the Merry Monarch

Arriving at the Ball, 19th century, (1930). Artist: Constantin Guys
Arriving at the Ball, 19th century, (1930). Illustration from The Painter of Victorian Life, a study of Constantin Guys with an introduction

Procession of her majesty to the state ball in the Guildhall, 1851. Artist: A Mason
Procession of her majesty to the state ball in the Guildhall, 1851. From The Illustrated London News (12 July 1851). Hand coloured later

Day Masquerade in Ranelagh Gardens, (1842), 1903
Day Masquerade in Ranelagh Gardens (a correct view of the place), 1842. The Misers Daughter: 11/20, The Masquerade in Ranelagh Gardens

A court ball at the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia, 1892

Aviation push-ball, c1914. British cavalrymen playing a game involving racquets and a large ball like a beach ball. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson

A students ball, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
A students ball, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

Tennis, 1920. Bright Beginner (as opponent is serving): Does the ball come to me now? Illustration from Punch, or The London Charivari, (7 July 1920)

March - Day and Night nearly equal, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
March - Day and Night nearly equal, 19th century. Revellers returning home meet workers starting the day

Fancy-dress ball at the new Grand Opera House, Paris, for the benefit of the poor, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, (20 February 1861)

Perus Olympic football team in action, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Peru were involved in an astonishing controversy at the Berlin Olympic football tournament

Game of polo, 1888. Artist: Stanley L Wood
Game of polo, 1888

The Morning after the Ball, late 19th century. Artist: Champollion
The Morning after the Ball, late 19th century. A young woman scans a newspaper to see if there is any mention of her society debut the night before. Hand-coloured later

Costume Ball at Buckingham Palace, c1840s, (1900). Queen Victoria as Queen Philippa at the Plantagenet Ball. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Prince George and Mary of Teck in fancy dress, Devonshire House Ball, 1897. The future King George V with his wife in Elizabethan costume

The Ball, (1885). Artist: Augustin de Saint-Aubin
The Ball, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

A Masquerade Ball, (1885). Artist: Urrabieta
A Masquerade Ball, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Minuet Dancer And The King, 1754, (1885). Artist: Charles Nicolas Cochin
Minuet Dancer And The King, 1754, (1885). Louis XV, king of France (1715-1774), holds a grand ball at Versailles, February 24th, 1754. Based on an original drawing by C N Cochin

Masquerade at the French court, 1393, (1470-1475). Artist: Master of the Harley Froissart
Masquerade at the French court, (Dance of the Wodehouses), 1393, (1470-1475). Masquerade at the court of King Charles VI of France, accompanied by live music from musicians in the upper right corner

Major General Charles WH Douglas, Commanding 9th Brigade, South Africa Field Force, 1902. Artist: Ball
Major General Charles WH Douglas, Commanding 9th Brigade, South Africa Field Force, 1902. Douglas served as a 92nd Highlander in Afghanistan

Queen Victoria as Queen Philippa at the Plantagenet Ball, Buckingham Palace, c1840s, (1901)

How they brought the news of the Queen Victorias accession, June 20th, 1837, 1901. Artist: Alec Ball
How they brought the news of the Queen Victorias accession, June 20th, 1837, (1901). Queen Victoria (1819-1901), became queen at the age of 18 on the death of William IV

Minuet, c. 1780. Artist: Casanovas Torrents, Antonio (1752-1796)
Minuet, c. 1780. Found in the collection of the Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

The Dinner at the Ball, 1878. Artist: Menzel, Adolph Friedrich, von (1815-1905)
The Dinner at the Ball, 1878. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The Dance at the Court of Herod, c. 1500. Artist: Meckenem, Israhel van, the Younger (ca 1440-1503)
The Dance at the Court of Herod, c. 1500. From a private collection

The Wedding Ball, 1604. Artist: Martin Pepyn
The Wedding Ball, 1604. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Before the Fancy Dress Ball, 1762. Artist: Jean-Michel Moreau
Before the Fancy Dress Ball, 1762. Moreau the Younger, Jean Michel, (1741-1814). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Il Ballo ( The Dance ), 1790. Artist: Giuseppe Piattoli
Il Ballo ( The Dance ), 1790. From a private collection

History of Holy Russia. A great ball in the Winter Palace, 1854. Artist: Gustave Dore
History of Holy Russia. A great ball in the Winter Palace, 1854. Found in the collection of the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow

At a Ball, 1905. Artist: Edmond Lempereur
At a Ball, 1905. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Ball, c1878. Artist: James Tissot
The Ball, c1878. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

A ball on board the battleship Formidable, Villefranche Harbour, France, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
A ball on board the battleship Formidable, Villefranche Harbour, France, 1896. Boats carrying people to the ship. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st March 1896

Cendrillon (Cinderella), Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Cendrillon (Cinderella), Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th April 1895

Ball celebrating a century of the polytechnic school, Trocadero, Paris, 1894. The first of the officer training schools in France was the Ecole Polytechnique (Polytechnic School)

My Hunt, 1901. Illustration from The Process Year Book, A Review of the Illustrated Arts. published by AW Penrose & Co, (London, 1901)

The Prince of Wales kicking off the Spurs versus Fulham football match, 1921. The future King Edward VIII on the pitch. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

Corner of the Ball, 1905. Artist: Edmond Lempereur
Corner of the Ball, 1905

Ball of the Burning Men, 1393. (c1470). In 1393, Isabeau de Baviere organised a celebration of the marriage of one of her ladies-in-waiting

Nobody knows himself, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Nobody knows himself, 1799. Plate 6 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

Ball at the Hotel de Ville, 1860. Artist: Eugene Louis Lami
Ball at the Hotel de Ville, 1860

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