Rivalry Collection (page 4)

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]

The Wall Game at Eton: St. Andrews Day - Oppidan v. Colleges, c1900, (1903). Artist: Hills and Saunders
The Wall Game at Eton: St. Andrews Day - Oppidan v. Colleges, c1900, (1903). The Eton wall game, originated at and is still played at Eton College

A Close End, c1903, (1903). Artist: A Brown & Co
A Close End, c1903, (1903). 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, 1903]

Fencers, 1900. Artist: Frederick Henry Townsend
Fencers, by T. H. Townsend. 1900-01. From Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, Edited by Charles Holme. [The Offices of the Studio, London, Paris, New York, 1900-01]

Canton Barge-men fightng Quails, 1843. Artist: Augustus Fox
Canton Barge-men fightng Quails, 1843. After Thomas Allom (1804?1872). From China Illustrated, by Thomas Allom. [The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited, London, 1843]

A Study of Strategy - Stage VI c1920. Artist: William Hatherell
A Study of Strategy - Stage VI c1920. From The Art of the Illustrator - W Hatherell and his work, by Percy V Bradshaw. [The Press Art School, London, c1920]

How to Play Hockey, 1937. From The Childrens Golden Treasure Book for 1937, edited by John R. Crossland and J. M. Parrish. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937]

Rugby Football, 1937. From The Childrens Golden Treasure Book for 1937, edited by John R. Crossland and J. M. Parrish. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937]

Matilda Beating Mameluke, St. Leger, 1827, 1827. Artist: Benjamin Herring
Matilda Beating Mameluke, St. Leger, 1827, 1827. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIV, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

The Last Hour of a Contested Election for M. P, 1817. Artist: Robert Havell
The Last Hour of a Contested Election for M.P, 1817. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Racing, c19th century. Artist: John Clarke
Racing, c19th century. After Henry Alken (1785-1851). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Epsom Races, 19th century. Artist: Smart & Hunt
Epsom Races, 19th century. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

The Card Players, c1550. painting housed in the National Gallery of Art, Washington. From The Studio Volume 110 by Ralph Nevill. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1935]

An Indian Horse Race, c19th century
An Indian Horse Race - Village of Prairie Indians, c19th century. Native American Indians horse racing

Habana. Rina de Gallos. Cock-fight, c. 1900s
Habana. Rina de Gallos. Cock-fight, 1900s

Steeplechasing, , c1805-1851, (1924). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Steeplechasing. One of a series of four pictures. From The Connoisseur Vol LXVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1924.]

A Steeplechase: Crossing a deep ravine dangerous to pass, 1827. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A Steeplechase: Plate IV - Crossing a deep ravine dangerous to pass - with 6 to 2 on white, 1827. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

A Steeplechase: A slap at a stone enclosure. 5 to 4 on white, 1827. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A Steeplechase: Plate III - A slap at a stone enclosure. 5 to 4 on white, 1827. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

A Steeplechase: Going over an old blind roadway, and doing it well: even betting, 1827. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A Steeplechase: Plate II - Going over an old blind roadway, and doing it well: even betting, 1827. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

A Steeplechase: The Start. Off they Go - with white for choice, 1827. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A Steeplechase: Plate 1 - The Start. Off they Go - with white for choice, 1827. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

Newmarket Races, 1909. Artist: James Pollard
Newmarket Races. Racing in Newmarket was first recorded in the time of James I. Charles II was known to attend races on Newmarket Heath with his brother, the future James II

Rivals in Social Success, 1880 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Rivals in Social Success, 1880 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume I, London, 1891

Henry I, Duke of Guise, 1580, and Francis de Montmorency, 1576 (1882-1884). Guise as a general of infantry, and Montmorency as Marshal of France

Ascot Heath Races, 19th century. Artist: James Pollard
Ascot Heath Races, 19th century. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Two Thrones, 1879 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Two Thrones, 1879 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch

Tournament scenes, 1515-1516, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Tournament scenes, 1515-1516, (1936). Freydal series. Emperor Maximilian I of Germany (1459-1519) unseats an opponent in a joust, from an unpublished book glorifying the Emperors chivalric deeds

The Empress Matilda and the Queen of Stephen, 12th century. Stephen (1096-1154), the last Norman King of England, reigned from 1135 to 1154

The Empress Matilda refusing to release king Stephen, 1141. Artist: J Rogers
The Empress Matilda refusing to release king Stephen, 1141. Flight of Matilda from Oxford, 1142. Stephen (1096-1154), the last Norman King of England, reigned from 1135 to 1154

American National Exhibition, Moscow, USSR, 1959. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) samples a cup of Pepsi-Cola watched by US Vice-President Ricard Nixon (1913-1994)

Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus, 1851. Artist: William Holman Hunt
Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus, 1851. A scene from Shakespeares play Two Gentlemen of Verona. Found in the collection of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

The water jump at the steeplechase, Auteuil, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 7th June 1903

Running, The National Cross Country, Paris, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th March 1903

The Ismaillolo brothers wrestling, The Folies Bergere, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
The Ismaillolo brothers wrestling, The Folies Bergere, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st March 1895

The Judgment of Paris, c1550. Artist: Frans Floris
The Judgment of Paris, c1550. Found in the collection of the Hermitage, St Petersburg, Russia

Carnival fantasy, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
Carnival fantasy, 1819-1823. Plate 14 of Proverbs, published in 1864. The series also known as disparates (absurdities) or suenos (dreams) is seen as symbolic of the absurdity of the human condition

Judgement of Paris (1645-1646). Artist: Claude Lorrain
Judgement of Paris (1645-1646). Paris of Troy is called on to judge the most beautiful of three godesses. Minerva offers him victory in battle, Juno offers a great empire

The fight against the Papacy and the Empire, 16th century. From the National Library of France, Paris

Hercules and Diomede, c mid 16th century (?). Artist: Vicenzo di Raffaello de Rossi
Hercules and Diomede, c mid 16th century (?). From the Room of the 500, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy

Napoleon III of France and Wilhelm I of Prussia, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. Cartoon from Actualites. From a private collection

Amy Johnson, British aviator, about to set out for Cape Town, 1932. Johnson (1903-1941) saying goodbye to her husband, fellow pilot James Mollison, before starting off

Roman Mosaic Wrestlers, c2nd-3rd century. At Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Depiction of Roman gladiators from the Via Arenvia, now in the National Museum in Rome

Bronze figures of two wrestlers, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, China, c5th-4th Century BC. From the British Museums collection

Etruscan bronze handle of a cista, showing Peleus and Thetis wrestling
Etruscan bronze handle of a cista from Palestrina, showing Peleus and Thetis, mother of Achilles, wrestling. Peleus had to wrestle Thetis in her many forms to win her hand

Part of the frieze on the Parthenon, 5th century BC

Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a lion and a unicorn playing a board game
Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a lion and a unicorn playing Senet, a board game similar to draughts

Roman mosaic of boxers with wrapped hands, frm the Bardo Museum in Tunis (Carthage)

Meeting of Generals Grant (left) and Lee, American Civil War, 1865. Artist: Currier and Ives
Meeting of Generals Grant (left) and Lee, American Civil War, 1865. Grant and Lee meeting on Palm Sunday 1865 to work out terms for the surrender of Lees Army of Northern Virginia

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