Game Collection (page 9)

"Game and Fruit" by W. Duffield, in the Gallery of the British Institution, 1862. Creator: E. Skill
"Game and Fruit" by W. Duffield, in the Gallery of the British Institution, 1862. Engraving of a painting. This picture gives evidence of increasing inventive power

And then the whole pack rose up into the air, c1900. After the illustrations by John Tenniel. From Coloured Lantern Slides - Primus Junior Lecturers Series: No. 778. Alice in Wonderland. Chapter III

What do you know about this business?, c1900. After the illustrations by John Tenniel. From Coloured Lantern Slides - Primus Junior Lecturers Series: No. 778. Alice in Wonderland. Chapter III

King of Clubs from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

King of Hearts, 1925. From De La Rue & Cos Pneumatic Playing Cards. [Thomas De La Rue & Co. London, 1925]

Tossing for Innings, 19th century (1912). Artist: Henry Dixon
Tossing for Innings, 19th century (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

There is time to finish the game and beat the Spaniards too, said Drake, 1588, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
There is time to finish the game and beat the Spaniards too, said Drake, 1588, (1905). Francis Drake plays bowls before doing battle with the Spanish Armada

Beserks Biting their Shields - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Wild-eyed berserkers biting their shields from a collection of ninety-three pieces found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Duke of Fifes game larder, 1881. Artist: G Durand
Duke of Fifes game larder, 1881. The Prince and Princess of Wales (Edward VII and Queen Alexandra from 1901) being shown the Duke of Fifes game larder during a deerstalking holiday in the Forest of

Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday, Folio 230 from a Khamsa... A.H. 931 / A.D
Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday, Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25

Portrait of a Boy, Probably of the Crossfield Family, ca. 1770-75. Creator: William Williams
Portrait of a Boy, Probably of the Crossfield Family, ca. 1770-75

The Chess Players, ca. 1475. Creator: Liberale da Verona
The Chess Players, ca. 1475

The Great Subscription Room at Brookss, St. Jamess Street, London, 1808, (1947)
The Great Subscription Room at Brooks s, St. Jamess Street, London, 1808, (1947). Interior of Brookss gentlemens club showing the segmental barrel vault ceiling

Plan of the Osaka Second or Summer Campaign, 1615. 1903. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Osaka Second or Summer Campaign, 1615, 1903. The siege of Osaka was a series of battles by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan

Plan of the Osaka First or Winter Campaign, 1614, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Osaka First or Winter Campaign, 1614, 1903. The siege of Osaka was a series of battles by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan

The Knave of Hearts and the Queen of Hearts, 1880. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The Knave of Hearts and the Queen of Hearts, 1880. From " The Queen of Hearts", illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [George Routledge & Sons, London, 1880]

The Knave of Hearts, Brought back those Tarts, 1880. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The Knave of Hearts, Brought back those Tarts, 1880. From " The Queen of Hearts", illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [George Routledge & Sons, London, 1880]

The spirit of London - Holloways London Gin, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The spirit of London - Holloways London Gin, c1930s. Advertisement for a brand of gin. From a pack of corporate playing cards. [Reid Wright & Holloway (Distillers) Ltd. London and Glasgow]

A Fix - Black To Move, 19th century. Creator: Cheltnam
A Fix - Black To Move, 19th century

Only the Cats Head appeared, c1900. After the illustrations by John Tenniel. From Coloured Lantern Slides - Primus Junior Lecturers Series: No. 778. Alice in Wonderland. Chapter III. Who Stole Tarts

The chess tournament at the Cafe de la Regence (From Le Monde Illustre), 1874. Found in the collection of I. Turgenev Memorial Museum, Moscow

King of Hearts, c1929. From Cir-Q-Lar playing cards, first edition. [John Waddington Ltd, Leeds & London, c1929]

Queen of Hearts, c1929. From Cir-Q-Lar playing cards, first edition. [John Waddington Ltd, Leeds & London, c1929]

La Gallina Ciega, (Blind Mans Buff), 1788, (c1934). Artist: Francisco Goya
La Gallina Ciega, (Blind Mans Buff), 1788, (c1934). Rococo cartoon produced by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya for tapestries at the Royal Palace of El Pardo

The Playing cards painting the Rose Bushes, c1910. Artist: John Tenniel
The Playing cards painting the Rose Bushes, c1910. From Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. [W. Butcher & Sons, London, c1910]

Ace of Spades, 1925. From De La Rue & Cos Pneumatic Playing Cards. [Thomas De La Rue & Co. London, 1925]

Cricket at Moulsey Hurst, 1780, (1912)
Cricket at Moulsey Hurst, Surrey, 1780 (1912). Moulsey Hurst is located in what is now West Molesey, Surrey on the south bank of the River Thames above Molesey Lock

The Madonna of the Meadow, c1500. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
The Madonna of the Meadow, c1500. In the foreground the Virgin Mary in a blue cloak looks down on Jesus sleeping in her lap

French playing cards, 19th century
French playing cards note the mythical characters. Now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 19th century

Inner court, Fleet Prison, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Inner court, Fleet Prison, London, 1808-1811. Prisoners playing fives and skittles, and socialising. Fleet Prison was a prison for debt and contempt of court

Paris Demolitions - heating-room, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris Demolitions - the Hotel des Haricots, or prison of the National Guard of Paris: heating-room, 1864. Interior of '...the Hotel des Haricots

Interior of an Inn, c.1597. Creator: David Teniers I
Interior of an Inn, c.1597

Louis Paulsen, the Blindfold American Chessplayer - from a photograph by Hesler, of Chicago, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Louis Paulsen, the Blindfold American Chessplayer - from a photograph by Hesler, of Chicago, 1858. Child prodigy who emigrated to America from Germany

Un petit jeu de société, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un petit jeu de societe, 1842. A little board game. Series: Actualites; Periodical: La Caricature, 6 March 1842

A Dead White Cock, 1642-1683. Creator: Willem van Aelst
A Dead White Cock, 1642-1683

Old veterans playing cribbage at Soldiers Home, Washington, D.C. ca. 1900, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Old veterans playing cribbage at Soldiers Home, Washington, D.C. ca. 1900, c1900

Children playing game with handkerchief on stick in school yard, Washington, D.C. (1899?)

Russian Prisoners, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Russian Prisoners, 1854. Soldiers captured during the Crimean War, and held on prison hulks on the River Medway in Kent. During the voyage they held entirely aloof from each other - the Finlanders

Euterpe (Euterpe XVIII), ca. 1465-67. Creator: Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
Euterpe (Euterpe XVIII), ca. 1465-67

Paris Fashions for August, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Paris Fashions for August, 1854. Boy: Unbleached cap, with a plume twisted with the same colour; blouse of plain popeline, with little siik brandenbourgs laid on flat, and terminated by buttons

Shooting a Lion; Life in a South African Colony, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Shooting a Lion; Life in a South African Colony, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

Hunting the Giraffe; Life in a South African Colony, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hunting the Giraffe; Life in a South African Colony, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

Torch Hunting in a Florida Forest; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
Torch Hunting in a Florida Forest; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. [Men carrying a dead bear lashed to a wooden pole]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Boy looking at store window display of toys, between 1941 and 1942. Creator: Unknown
Boy looking at store window display of toys. [Boxes of Hop Ching Chinese Checkers board game]

Boys playing marbles, FSA... labor camp, Robstown, Texas, 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Boys playing marbles, FSA [Farm Security Administration] labor camp, Robstown, Texas. [In front of the community center]

At the Vermont state fair, Rutland, 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
At the Vermont state fair, Rutland

A game of poker - the anxious moment, 1893. Creator: Unknown
A game of poker - the anxious moment, 1893. [ Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, Maryland?]

Smithfield Sharpers, or the Countryman Defrauded, [April 10, 1787], reissued 1809-1816. Creator: John Keyse Sherwin
Smithfield Sharpers, or the Countryman Defrauded, [April 10, 1787], reissued 1809-1816

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