Playing Collection (page 97)

The Virgin and Child with an Angel, c1480. Artist: Hans Memling
The Virgin and Child with an Angel, c1480. Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From A History of Painting, Volume IV by Haldane MacFall. [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, 1911]

The Rocking House, c1793. Artist: James Ward
The Rocking House, c1793. From The Connoisseur Vol. XXIV. [Otto Limited, London, 1909]

The Coming of Spring, 1913. Artist: Charles Sims
The Coming of Spring. From The Connoisseur Vol XXXV [Otto Limited, London, 1913.]

Harmony, 1877, (1938). Artist: Frank Dicksee
Harmony, 1877. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Deck hockey on board the battleship HMS Nelson, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Charles Mouton, (c1626-1710). French lutenist and lute composer, (1909). Artist: Gerard Edelinck
Charles Mouton, (c1626-1710). French lutenist and lute composer. (1909). By Gerard Edelinck (c1640-1707) after Francois de Troy (1645-1730). From The Connoisseur, Vol

Two lawn tennis costumes for October, 1905. A print from The Girls Own Annual, 30 September 1905

The Queen of Romania playing the organ, 1904. Elizabeth of Wied (1843-1916) was Queen Consort of King Carol I of Romania, who she married in 1869. A print from The Girls Own Annual, 19th November 1904

Children playing hopscotch, Kashmir, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Children playing hopscotch, Kashmir, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Houseboat party, Jhelum River, Kashmir, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Houseboat party, Jhelum River, Kashmir, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. In the foreground a man plays a sitar

Football team, Hammerfest, northern Norway, 20th July 1929
Football team, Hammerfest, northern Norway, 20 July 1929. One of the teams from two ships, the Blue Star Lines cruise ship Arandora Star and the Spark

A dance in a garden, c13th-15th century (1882-1884). After a miniature from the Roman de la Rose. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume II, F Roy editor, A Challamel

A Distinguished Ball Player, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
A Distinguished Ball Player, 1841. A Choctaw lacrosse player. A print from Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, by Wiley and Putnam, 161 Broadway

Gertie Millar, British actress and singer, playing the piano, c1890-1909(?). Millar (1879-1952) was a singer and actress of the late 19th and early 20th century

Geisha girls, Japan, early 20th century(?)
Geisha girls, Japan. A group of geishas in traditional costume, two of them playing the shamisen, a form of banjo

Laboremus, 1882. A print from The Magazine of Art Vol V, Cassell, Peter, Galpin and Company, Limited, 1882

Childrens Games, 1882. A print from The Magazine of Art Vol V, Cassell, Peter, Galpin and Company, Limited, 1882

Homer, Going His Round, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Homer, Going His Round, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Japanese game of battledore and shuttlecock in the streets of Yokohama, 1865. New Years Day in Japan. A print from The Illustrated London News, 15th July 1865

Blind Japanese musicians, 1864. Artist: M Jackson
Blind Japanese musicians, 1864. Men playing a long zither (koto) and a lute (possibly a samisen). A print from The Illustrated London News, 27th August 1864

The Countess of Eglinton, c1720-1740Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Countess of Eglinton, c1720-1740

The Royal Princesses, children of King George III, 19th century. Artist: Robert Graves
The Royal Princesses, children of King George III, 19th century

Albanians from Scutari cross the Boyana to occupy Dulcigno, 1880. Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
Albanians from Scutari cross the Boyana to occupy Dulcigno, 1880. From The Illustrated London News (1880)

Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Constance Collier and Alice Crawford, English actors, 1907. Artist: FW Burford
Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Constance Collier and Alice Crawford, English actors, 1907. Tree, Collier and Crawford are playing the roles of Mark Antony, Cleopatra and Charmian respectively

Japanese musicians

Japanese music: women playing Koto and Samisen, Kobe, Japan

Playing cards, Kobe, Japan

The royal tent at the jubilee garden party, Buckingham Palace, London, late 19th century, (1900). Scottish bagpipers at a celebration of Queen Victorias reign, possibly on 29 June 1887

A Ghost, 1905. Artist: Henri-Arthur Bonnefoy
A Ghost, 1905. From The Connoisseur magazine (March 1905)

The Treadle spinning wheel, c1880. Artist: RC
The Treadle spinning wheel, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Cock of the Green, 18th century. Artist: John Kay
Cock of the Green, 18th century. By the la Harry, This shall not go for Nothing. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Quadrille, le Quadrille, 1743. Artist: Truchy
Quadrille, le Quadrille, 1743. Quadrille was the name of a dance and also of a card game. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Battledore and Shuttlecock, 1743. Artist: Nathaniel Parr
Battledore and Shuttlecock. 1743. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)

The Scotch Wedding, 18th century. In Hollands Exhibition Rooms may be seen the largest collection in Europe of Humorous Prints. Admittance, one shilling

The Female Coterie, 18th century. Artist: T Bonner
The Female Coterie, 18th century. Well, this is certainly one of the most useful institutions:- Lame Lover. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

The Present Age... 1767.Artist: LP Boitard
The Present Age: Adress d to the professsors of driving, dressing, ogling writing, playing, gambling, racing, dancing, duelling, boxing, swearing, humming, building, etc, etc, etc, 1767

King George VI and Princess Margaret Rose, 1937. Artist: Michael Chance
King George VI and Princess Margaret Rose, 1937. The king (1895-1952) and his daughter Princess Margaret (1930-2002) making a fuss of Choo-Choo, the Tibetan lion dog, watched by Mimsy

Blondel At Richards Prison, 12th century, (c1850). Blondel was King Richard Is favourite musician. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons, (London)

Nicolo Paganini, 19th century Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer, (1900). Paganini (1782-1840) is one of the most famous violin virtuosi

Those Laugh Who Win, 1885. Artist: Frank Dadd
Those Laugh Who Win, 1885. An engraving from the Illustrated London News, (London, 1885)

Sketches at the International Chess Tournament, May 5, 1883. Artist: Corbould
Sketches at the International Chess Tournament, May 5, 1883

The Chessplayers, 1864. An engraving from the Illustrated Times, (London, 1864)

Chess match, at Parsloes, Febuary 23rd, 1794, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador, 1794. Artist: Cook
Chess match, at Parsloe s, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador, 23 February 1794

The amusement of the soldiers before Sevastopol, 1855. Soldiers relaxing during the Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War. An engraving from the Cassells Illustrated Family Paper, London, 1855

The annual blindfold entertainment at the city chess club, 1876. An engraving from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, (London, 1876)

A Fix, Black to Move, 19th century. Artist: Cheltnam
A Fix, Black to Move, 19th century

Franz Liszt, (1811-1886), Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer, 1909. Artist: Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt, (1811-1886), Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer, 1909

Heralds at the Mansion House proclaiming the queen as Empress of India, London, May 1876, (1900). Queen Victoria extends her power over the British Empire

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