Opponent Collection

The Battle Between Cribb and Molineaux, September 28, 1811, October 3, 1811. Cribbs second was John Gully and his bottle-holder Joe Ward

Garyujima, 19th century. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Garyujima, 19th century. From Loyalty, Filiel Piety and Revenge

Yotsuguruma Daihachi and Kotengu Heisuke Duel during the Battle of the Wrestlers and the... 1886
Yotsuguruma Daihachi and Kotengu Heisuke Duel during the Battle of the Wrestlers and the Firemen at Shimmei Shrine, 1886. From A Selection of Western Color Prints

Sagami Jiro and Taira no Masakado Attacking an Opponent on Horseback, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Sagami Jiro and Taira no Masakado Attacking an Opponent on Horseback, 19th century. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

Wrestlers Kajigahama Rikiemon and Sekinoto Hachiroji, with the Umpire Kimura Shonosuke, 1785. Creator: Shunsho
Wrestlers Kajigahama Rikiemon and Sekinoto Hachiroji, with the Umpire Kimura Shonosuke, 1785

Costumes de Différents Pays, Negres de St. Domingue se Battant au Bâton, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Negres de St. Domingue se Battant au Baton, c1797

U.S.S. Atlanta, sword exercise, between 1886 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Atlanta, sword exercise, between 1886 and 1901

The great meeting at Her Majesty's Theatre, ...Irish Patriotic Union... 1886. Creator: Unknown
The great meeting at Her Majesty's Theatre, under the auspices of the Irish Patriotic Union, to protest against Mr. Gladstone's Irish Policy, 1886. From "The Graphic

Villain, Thou Diest, plate ten from Othello, 1844. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
Villain, Thou Diest, plate ten from Othello, 1844

Villain, Thou Diest, plate ten from Othello, 1844. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
Villain, Thou Diest, plate ten from Othello, 1844

Villain, Thou Diest, plate ten from Othello, 1844. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
Villain, Thou Diest, plate ten from Othello, 1844

Nomi no Sukune Wrestling with Taima no Kehaya, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nomi no Sukune Wrestling with Taima no Kehaya, 1885. Series: Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

Prynne, (1600-1669), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Prynne, (1600-1669), 1830. William Prynne (1600-1669) English lawyer, author, and polemicist educated at Oriel College, Oxford and Lincolns Inn

A. Fletcher, (1655-1716), 1830. Creator: Unknown
A. Fletcher, (1655-1716), 1830. Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655-1716) Scottish writer and politician, advocate for the non-incorporation of Scotland

Matthias Corvinus and George Podiebrad in the Camp Before Spielberg, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Matthias Corvinus and George Podiebrad in the Camp Before Spielberg, 1890. Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490), King of Hungary and Croatia declared war on George of Podebrady (1420-1471)

The exile restored... 1820
The exile restored or the spies, spawns & spewers of scurrility abuse & defamation set to work, 1820. Sir John Stoddart sitting on a chair

Westminster School, or Dr Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his Playmates... 1785. Charles James Fox as Dr Busby birching his bitter political rival William Pitt

The Hanoverian horse and British lion, 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Hanoverian horse and British lion, 1784. Scene in the House of Commons. On the left Charles James Fox is riding the British lion, facing William Pitt the Younger on the horse of Hanover

Professor Raymond Moley, American academic and writer, 1930s. Raymond Charles Moley (1886-1975) was a leading supporter of President Franklin D Roosevelts New Deal but went on to became its bitter

The Protagonists of Dayton, Tennessee, USA, 1925. American lawyers Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) and William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) at the Scopes Trial

Hodson at Rohtak, 1857 (c1912). The Battle of Rohtak, 1857. From The Romance of India, edited by Herbert Strang. [Hodder & Stoughton, London, c1912]

Wrestling, 1912. From The Book of Sports & Pastimes for Young People by J. K. Benson. [C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd, London, 1912]

Parry in Tierce - Fencing, 1912
Parry in Tierce, 1912. From The Book of Sports & Pastimes for Young People by J. K. Benson. [C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd, London, 1912]

Hexham Clarke Felling His Opponent, c1902, (1903). Artist: W Baldry
Hexham Clarke Felling His Opponent, c1902, (1903). The Grasmere Lakeland Sports, an annual event since 1868, Hexham Clark a notable wrestler of the games. From The Sports of the World, by F. G

Fencers Taking Positions, c1903, (1903). Artist: Ogawa & Burton
Fencers Taking Positions, c1903, (1903). Japansese Fencers. From The Sports of the World, by F. G. Aflalo, F.R.G.S. F.Z.S. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1938]

Larking with the Girls, 1906. A cartoon featuring Prime Minister Asquith on the theme of womens suffrage. Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928)

The Heavyweight Championship at Aldershot, c1901, (1903). Artist: C Knight
The Heavyweight Championship at Aldershot, c1901, (1903). The annual Army and Navy heavyweight championship at Aldershot. From The Sports of the World, by F. G. Aflalo, F.R.G.S. F.Z.S

Roman relief of gladiators, c. 3rd century
Roman relief of gladiators, from the Via Appia in Rome. It shows a Secutor on the left, and a Retiarus on the right. from in the National Museums collection in Rome, c.3rd century

Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season, 1869. Disraeli congratulating Gladstone on the Sovereigns speech at Opening of Parliament

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