Playing Collection (page 98)

Teiji Homna, Japan ice hockey team, Winter Olympics, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936
Teiji Homna, Japanese ice hockey goaltender, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume I, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst

Hoodman Blind, (1833). Medieval depiction of the game also known as Blind Mans Bluff, in which a player is blinded and buffeted by other players until one is caught

Boys Tilting in Pastime, 14th century, (1833). Those of a lower rank were excluded from the jousts. They therefore replaced the horse with a long switch, and the lance by switch

Children playing, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Children playing, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

Persians, 1808. Artist: F Leopold
Persians, 1808

Personification of music, with the auxiliaries, the poet and musicians, 1508, (1870). Facsimile of a wood engraving from the Margarita Philosophica Nova

King Rene and his Musical Court, 15th century, (1870). Artist: Firmin, Didot & Co
King Rene and his Musical Court, 15th century, (1870). A miniature from the breviary of King Rene, in the Arsenal Library, Paris

The Girl Golfer, c1650, (1912). Artist: Aelbert Cuyp
The Girl Golfer, c1650, (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

The Provencal, 1737-1742. Artist: Bouchardon
The Provencal, 1737-1742. A musician from Provence. Part of a series called Paris Street Cries, by Bouchardon

Louis Quinze Living-Room, (1885). Artist: Lawrence
Louis Quinze Living-Room, (1885). An interior decorated in the style known as Louis Quinze, popular c 1700-1750 during the regency and reign of King Louis XV

The Winter, (1885). Artist: Lancret
The Winter, (1885). Indoor amusements including a card game and playing with a cat. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Count In The Living Room, (1885). Artist: Eisen
The Count In The Living Room, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Acrobat Exercise, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

A hurdy-gurdy player, 1737-1742. Artist: Bouchardon
A hurdy-gurdy player, 1737-1742. Part of a series called Paris Street Cries, by Bouchardon

The Organ Player, 1737-1742. Artist: Bouchardon
The Organ Player, 1737-1742. Part of a series called Paris Street Cries, by Bouchardon

Travelling Musician, (1885). Artist: Francois-Robert Ingouf
Travelling Musician, (1885). Fiddle-player. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Visit Of The Nurse, (1885). Artist: Eisen
The Visit Of The Nurse, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Exit From The College, (1885). Artist: Jean Baptiste Tilliard
Exit From The College, (1885). An 18th-century scene of boys coming out of school

The Game Of Trictrac, (1885). Artist: Eisen
The Game Of Trictrac, (1885). A group of people playing trictrac (backgammon)

German musician executing a piece of music upon a portable organ, 15th century, (1870). Artist: Israel van Mecken
German musician executing a piece of music upon a portable organ, 15th century, (1870). An engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London)

The Dream of Life, 14th century, (1870). Artist: Franz Kellerhoven
The Dream of Life, 14th century, (1870). A chromolithographic print after a painting in the cloister of the Campo Santo, Pisa

German musicians, 16th century, (1870). Artist: Jost Amman
German musicians, 16th century, (1870). A wood engraving of musicians playing on the violin and bass viol. A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance

King David playing on a rote, 13th century, (1870). A wood engraving of a painted window in the Chapel of the Virgin, Cathedral of Troyes

A performer on the psalterion, 14th century, (1870). Psaltery or psalterion player. A wood engraving after a miniature from a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Imperiale, Paris

A psaltery player, 9th century, (1870). A performer on the psaltery or psalterion. A wood engraving after a miniature from a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Imperiale, Paris

Sentimental ballad in the Canteen, German prisoners of war in Dinan, France, 1915, (1926). Artist: Maurice Orange
Sentimental ballad in the Canteen, German prisoners of war in Dinan, France, 1915, (1926)

The Mill, Girls Dancing to Music by a River, 1870, (1912). Artist: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
The Mill, Girls Dancing to Music by a River, 1870, (1912). Both the style of this painting and its subject, the Three Graces dancing to the music of Apollo, were inspired by Italian Renaissance art

Bulgarian peasants, c1890. Agricultural workers with their scythes. A man on the right is playing a set of bagpipes made from the skin of a goat

An orange grove in the south of Spain, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Girls Playing the Game of Ken, c1745-1770. Artist: Suzuki Harunobu
Girls Playing the Game of Ken, c1745-1770

Initial letter O, 14th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter O, 14th century, (1843). Musicians playing on bells, pipes and stringed instruments. Illustration from Dresses

Ladies Playing on the Harp and Organ, early 14th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Ladies Playing on the Harp and Organ, early 14th century, (1843). Two women of Siena; the one playing the harp is from a picture representing the Triumph of Petrarch by A Vanni

A royal repast, early 14th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
A royal repast, early 14th century, (1843). Scene after manuscript illustrations in Queen Marys Psalter. Below, minstrels play on a dulcimer, a trumpet, a tambourine, and a lute or gittern

Two Spheres of Life, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Two Spheres of Life, 1872. A domestic servant works (left), while her mistress plays the piano. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York)

An American Household in the Days of Madison, 1872. Artist: C Burt
An American Household in the Days of Madison, 1872. A family during the presidency of James Madison (1809-1817). Engraving from John Gilmary Shea, A Childs History of the United States

Italian Musician, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Italian Musician, 1809. The households in Italy are generally large and in the summer evenings after the labour of the day is over they all dance together to the music of the pipe and tambourine

East view of Nottingham Castle, Nottinghamshire, 1777. Artist: William Watts
East view of Nottingham Castle, Nottinghamshire, 1777

Skittle Players outside an Inn, ca 1663. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)
Skittle Players outside an Inn, ca 1663. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Children Playing in an Interior, 1893. Artist: Brooker, Harry (1848-1940)
Children Playing in an Interior, 1893. From a private collection

Peasants playing Bowls outside a Village Inn, c. 1660. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)
Peasants playing Bowls outside a Village Inn, c. 1660. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Saint Cecilia, c1527-1530. Artist: Parmigianino
Saint Cecilia, c1527-1530. Parmigianino (1503-1540). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Concert, 1626. Artist: Hendrick ter Brugghen
Concert, 1626. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Chernigov, Ukraine

Merry Company, 17th century. Artist: Jacob Duck
Merry Company, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russian

Quartet, 1840s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Flemings Playing Dice, 17th century. Artist: Adriaen van Ostade
Flemings Playing Dice, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Palace Gatchina, St Petersburg

Singers Competition, late 18th or 19th century. Artist: Heinrich Anton Dahling
Singers Competition, late 18th or 19th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

A Flautist, c1660. Artist: Adriaen van Ostade
A Flautist, c1660. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

A Concert, late 17th or 18th century. Artist: Pier Leone Ghezzi
A Concert, late 17th or 18th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

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