Practicing Collection (page 2)

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Dozaburo (?), c. 1789. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Dozaburo (?), c. 1789

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Munekiyo (?) from the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki... c. 1780
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Munekiyo (?) from the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1780 (?), c. 1780

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Ogata no Saburo Disguised as Yoroya Takiemon in the... c
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Ogata no Saburo Disguised as Yoroya Takiemon in the Play Mure Takamatsu Yuki no Shirahata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780, c. 1780

Apollo 17 Flight Hardware Checkout, Florida, USA, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 Flight Hardware Checkout, Florida, USA, 1972. The Kennedy Space Center launch team is continuing the checkout of Apollo 17 flight hardware for the final lunar exploration mission of Project

Apollo 17 Astronaut Training, Florida, USA, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 Astronaut Training, Florida, USA, 1972. Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Jack Schmitt are preparing the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV)

Apollo 11 Crew During Training Exercise, 1969. Creator: NASA
Apollo 11 Crew During Training Exercise, 1969. Two members of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission participate in a simulation of deploying

Apollo 13 Astronauts Practice Moonwalk at KSC, Florida, USA, 1970. Creator: NASA
Apollo 13 Astronauts Practice Moonwalk at KSC, Florida, USA, 1970. Apollo 13 astronauts James A. Lovell and Fred W. Haise, Jr. during practice moonwalk at Kennedy Space Center

Choir in a Spanish Church (La choeur d une eglise espagnole), 1860

Choirmaster (Le maitre de chapelle). Creator: Alphonse Legros
Choirmaster (Le maitre de chapelle)

Dancer Practicing, 1934. Creator: Ernst Kirchner
Dancer Practicing, 1934

The Dance Class, c. 1873. Creator: Edgar Degas
The Dance Class, c. 1873

Ballet Scene, c. 1907. Creator: Edgar Degas
Ballet Scene, c. 1907

Camanchee Horsemanship, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Camanchee Horsemanship, 1861/1869. Warriors dropping to the sides of their horses

Plate 77 from Los Caprichos : What one does to another (Unos aotros. ), 1799
Plate 77 from Los Caprichos :What one does to another (Unos a otros.), 1799

Girls at the Piano, 1892. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Girls at the Piano, 1892. Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

For Practice Only, c1930. Creator: Unknown
For Practice Only, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Le Lecon de Clavecin. Creator: Massard
Le Lecon de Clavecin, late 18th century. The Harpsichord Lesson. Scene in a wealthy household; a richly-dressed lady sits at the instrument while the teacher turns the page of the sheet music

Henry practising previous to challenging Francis, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Henry practising previous to challenging Francis, 1897. King Henry VIII, wearing boxing gloves, practices with a punchbag bearing a caricature of King Francis I of France

Fireman using a hose, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910
Fireman on a training exercise using a hose, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910. Firemen in brass helmets demonstrating motor fire escape vehicle ladder and first aid spray

Firemen demonstrating hoses worked by a petrol motor pump, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, 1909
Firemen demonstrating hoses worked by a petrol motor pump through top windows onto the courtyard, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1909

Firemen demonstrating a horse-drawm escape vehicle, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910
Uniformed firemen demonstrating a horse-drawn escape vehicle in courtyard, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910. Ropes, extendable fire escape and fire bell visable

Demonstrating how to pick up an unconscious person, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910
Firemen demonstrating how to pick up an unconscious person, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910. Firefighters practise techniques for rescuing people overcome by smoke

Firemen carrying out scaling ladder drill, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, 1910
Uniformed firemen carrying out scaling ladder drill in courtyard, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, 1910. Firefighters practise using ladders

Writing lesson, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906
Writing lesson - stage III, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. A large class of young children practise their writing skills

Members of the National Club, Chelsea, 1831. Artist
Members of the National Club, Chelsea, 1831. Members of the National Club cultivating various skilful and manly exercises at the Stadium at Chelsea, being a British Arena for such Pursuits

Marshall Royal and Frank Wess, saxophonists with the Count Basie Orchestra, c1950s

American tenor saxophonist Rickey Woodard at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 1996
American tenor saxophonist Rickey Woodard before going on stage at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 15 December 1996

First aid competition, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
First aid competition, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. A volunteer is lifted onto a stretcher during a first aid competition which was held by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB)

Archery practice at the CISWO paraplegic centre, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, 1960. Residents and visitors take time out from learning new work skills

Rifle Brigade Practising Hill Climbing with Maxim, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

The Trial Sermon, c1862, (1923). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Trial Sermon, 1862, (1923). James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was an American artist, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom

The Fire Brigade Head-quartes, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Archers, c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Archers, c1887, (1901). From Japan - A Record in Colour, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901]

Co-Operation: How to Practise It, 1919. Image printed with Mander Brothers inks. From The British Printer Vol. XXXI. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]

La Repetition, 1877. Artist: Edgar Degas
La Repetition, 1877. Painting housed in The Burrell Collection, Glasgow. From The Studio Volume 128. [The Offices of the Studio, London & New York, 1908-9]

Etons amateur firemen practising a hose drill, Berkshire, c1922. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

Royal Navy Maxim gun practice at Whale island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Royal Navy Maxim gun practice at Whale island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 17th January 1896

Army band practice, Howshera, 1917

Buglers practicing in a London Park, c1915 (1928). From The Wonder Book of Soldiers for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1928]

Training naval gunners, Whale Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Cricket, 1923. Professional Coach: You ll be all right, Sir, once you begin to time em. And as for that fast one that whizzes past yer ear ole - why you ll treat it like money from ome

The Pel Quintain, 14th century, (1883)
The Pel Quintin, 14th century, (1833). The quintain was a log or tree stump on which a knight practised his sword strokes

Boat Tilting, 14th century, (1833). The aim was to strike your antagonist with your lance and overthrow him into the river. Illustration after a manuscript in the British Library

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

Young Girls at the Piano, 1892. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Young Girls at the Piano, 1892. Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

French army drum school, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th May 1903

Cupidons, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Cupidons, 1615. In Roman mythology, Cupid (Latin cupido) is the god of erotic love. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs

A Woman seated Drawing, c1649-1667. Artist: Gabriel Metsu
A Woman seated Drawing, c1649-1667. The scene illustrates the early stage of an artists training when the pupil has to practice drawing after sculptures and prints, National Gallery, London

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