Relaxation Collection (page 8)

Peg quoits on board a Red Star Line passenger ship, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Peg quoits on board a Red Star Line passenger ship, 1907. Passengers enjoy tea and peg quoits (also known as the Ring Game) on deck. Postcard

Passengers relax after dinner on a Red Star liner, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Passengers relax after dinner on a Red Star liner, 1907. Passengers enjoy music in the saloon of an ocean liner on a transatlantic crossing

King George V at the wheel of of his yacht, Britannia, during Cowes Regatta week, 1924, (1935). George V (1865-1936) sailing HMY Britannia off the coast of the Isle of Wight

Ramsay MacDonald, first Labour Prime Minister, at Chequers with his his daughter, 1924, (1935). British politician James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) with his daughter Sheila (1910-1994)

Miners playing cards during the General Strike, Britain, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Miners playing cards during the General Strike, Britain, 1926, (1935). The Miners Fight for their Wages - the dispute dragged on until nearly the end of November

Shuffleboard on board a Red Star Line passenger ship, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Shuffleboard on board a Red Star Line passenger ship, 1907. Shuffleboard was popular on early steamships, like the Red Star liner Vaderland, at the turn of the century. Postcard

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal. U. S. A. 1897. Creator: Keystone View Company
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A. 1897. People enjoying the grounds by the Conservatory of Flowers, a large botanical greenhouse completed in 1878. It houses a collection of exotic plants

Verulamium Pk, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, 4 / 6 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies; Davies, Ethel
Verulamium Pk, St Alban s, 4/6/10. The pond and walkway at Verlamium Park. The park is named after the ancient Roman town that was located there. St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

St Johns Wood, London, NW8, England, 23 / 3 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies; Davies, Ethel
St Johns Wood, 23/3/10. Pub entrance of the New Inn with circular window motifs, St Johns Wood, London, NW8, England

Hunters Hotel, Rathview, Co. Wicklow, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Hunters Hotel, Rathview, Co. Wicklow, 1936. Hunters Hotel, the oldest coaching inn in Ireland dating to c1650. From " Old Inns - A Series of 40", 1936. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, 1936]

Madeleine in the Bois d Amour, 1888. Artist: Emile Bernard
Madeleine in the Bois d Amour, 1888. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

Polyphemos, 1907. Artist: Maurice Denis
Polyphemos, 1907. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Green Beach, Perros Guirec, 1909. Artist: Maurice Denis
The Green Beach, Perros Guirec, 1909. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Summer in Normandy, c1912. Artist: Pierre Bonnard
Summer in Normandy, c1912. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Woman serving tea, 1790, (1924). Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Woman serving tea, 1790, (1924). Guests sitting on benches by the shore of a lake. From the " Ehon Eigadane" by Churinsha Shuncho, [1790]

Portrait of John Plampin by Thomas Gainsborough, 1752-1755, (1936). Creator: Thomas Gainsborough
Portrait of John Plampin, 1752-1755, (1936). John Plampin (1727- 1805) inherited Shimpling and Chadacre Hall, near Lavenham, Suffolk in 1757 the vast acres of land showcase his fortune

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy takes a Rest in the Woods, 1891, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy takes a Rest in the Woods, 1891, (1965). Portrait of Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) reading in a forest

On the Upper Lake of pretty Killarney, Ireland, 1901. Creator: Underwood & Underwood
On the Upper Lake of pretty Killarney, Ireland, 1901. People rowing in the Irish countryside. Stereocard by Underwood & Underwood

Sundial in the Garden at Limnerslease, and... G. F. Watts, Esq. R.A. c1890s, (1902)
Sundial in the Garden at Limnerslease, and Portrait of G. F. Watts, Esq. R.A. c1890s, (1902). The British painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts (1817-1904)

A Village Holiday, 1910, (1965). Creator: Konstantin Yuon
A Village Holiday, 1910, (1965). Russian villagers enjoy a day on the green in front of the church in Tver Governorate. From " Russian Painting of the 18th

The Picnic, 1863, (1937). Creator: Edouard Manet
The Picnic, 1863, (1937). A nude woman casually lunching with two fully dressed men, this work sparked controversy when it was exhibited in the 1863 Salon des Refuses in Paris

Swimming Pool, Berengaria, . Creator: Unknown
Swimming Pool, " Berengaria", . From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Wilton House the Seat of the Earl of Pembroke, 1779. Creator: Unknown
Wilton House the Seat of the Earl of Pembroke, 1779. Ladies and gentlemen relaxing in the gardens of Wilton House near Salisbury in Wiltshire

Count Basie Orchestra, 1970s. Creator: Brian Foskett
Count Basie Orchestra, 1970s

Count Basie Orchestra, 1970s. Creator: Brian Foskett
Count Basie Orchestra, 1970s

Royal Marines on their mess deck on board a ship, World War II, c1939-c1943 (1944). Serving in the Fleet - Here they are seen on their own messdeck, which they call " The Barracks"

La Baignade, (Bathers at Asnieres), 1884, (1937). Creator: Georges-Pierre Seurat
La Baignade, (Bathers at Asnieres), 1884, (1937). OIl on canvas. From " French Painting and the Nineteenth Century", by James Laver. [B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1937]

Nach der Arbeit ist gut ruhn, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Nach der Arbeit ist gut ruhn, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). After work its good to relax. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

Sonntagsspaziergang, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Sonntagsspaziergang, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Sunday walk. People strolling in the countryside - the man has removed his top hat

Der Landschaftsmaler I, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Der Landschaftsmaler I, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). The landscape painter I. Man lying watching the sky. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

Summer Day, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Summer Day, c1943. WaFs relaxing. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II

The Pool from the Roof Garden of the Langbourne Club for City Women, 1920s, (c1935). The club, on Fishmonger Hall Street, City of London, opened on 7 July 1925

Ramsgate Sands, 1854, (1948). Creator: William Powell Frith
Ramsgate Sands, 1854, (1948). From " English Fashion", by Alison Settle. [Collins, London, 1948]

Beach scene, c1946. Creator: Shirley Markham
Beach scene, c1946. Painting done at age 15. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

The Italian Walk, Vauxhall Gardens, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Italian Walk, Vauxhall Gardens, (c1878). By the late 1700s there were over 200 pleasure gardens in and around London, one of which was Vauxhall Gardens, south of the Thames, which opened in 1660

Anglers, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Anglers, (c1900). People fishing on a riverbank, print after a 19th century painting by John Linnell. From English water-colour with reproductions of drawings by eminent painters

In the Olden Times, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
In the Olden Times, (c1900). Pastoral scene depicting people in 17th-century costume relaxing on the grass, with a man playing a stringed instrument

An Episode in the Happier Days of Charles I, 1853, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
An Episode in the Happier Days of Charles I, 1853, (c1902). After a painting in the Bury Art Museum. 19th century depiction of King Charles I (1600-1649)

The Picnic, 1785-1790, (1938). Artist: Francisco Goya
The Picnic, 1785-1790, (1938). Painting in the National Gallery, London. From Spanish Painting, by E Harris. [John Gifford Limited, London, 1938]

A View of the Island in the Garden of Hopkins, Esqr. near Cobham in Surry. c1760
A View from the West side of the Island in the Garden of Hopkins, Esqr. near Cobham in Surry. c1760. Ladies and gentlemen can be seen crossing a bridge and boating in landscaped gardens

Reading in the trenches, c1914-c1918. French soldiers. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Soldiers playing Manille [card game] in the trenches, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

In our off-duty, 1940. From Life as a Nurse, booklet on nursing during World War II, in Tucks Better Little Book series. At the beginning of the war it was estimated that up to 67

Pensioners in the Womens Day Room at the Lambeth Home for Aged Poor, London, 1935
Pensioners sitting and reading in the Womens Day Room at the Lambeth Home for Aged Poor (renamed Elderwood ), London, 1935. Women sit in armchairs ranged round the walls

Pensioners playing cards in the Mens Day Room, Lambeth Home for Aged Poor, London, 1935
Pensioners playing cards in the Mens Day Room, Lambeth Home for Aged Poor (renamed Elderwood ), London, 1935

Relaxing in the Social Hall, Cosway Street Evening Institute for Women, London, 1914. Women and girls reading, drinking tea, and playing draughts

Students in the Social Hall, Ackmar Road Evening Institute for Women, London, 1914. Reading books and magazines, and drinking cups of tea

Children resting in deck chairs, Shrewsbury House Open Air School, London, 1908
Children resting in deck chairs on a grass covered hillside with male and female teachers onlooking, Shrewsbury House Open Air School, Shooters Hill, London, 1908

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