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Crosby Hall at no 95 Bishopsgate, City of London, 1860. Artist: Vincent BrooksCrosby Hall at no 95 Bishopsgate, City of London, 1860. On the street a child runs to avoid a horse and cart transporting barrels
Destruction of the Victoria & Albert Balloon, Arlington St, Westminster, London, 1851. View of the Victoria and Albert hot air balloon crashing into a building
Butchers boy riding a horse accompanied by a dog running ahead, carrying a basket of meat, c1830
People bargaining for mounts at West Smithfield, London, 1825. Artist: Theodore LanePeople bargaining for mounts at West Smithfield, London, 1825. Child chimney-sweeps covered in soot ride a donkey. A white horse panics
The Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: Samuel KnightsTHE TUNNEL !!! or another BUBBLE BURST!, 1827; pedestrians walking through the Thames Tunnel, London flee in terror as a torrent of water gushes through the roof. Beneath this image is a moral verse
Drivers running to their cars at the start of a race at Crystal Palace, London, 1939MG PB 939S cc. Entry No: 4. Driver: Cooper-Harewood, E.C. Left of centre: MG PB 939S cc. Entry No: 5. Driver: Haesendonck, E.J. Left of centre: MG Magnette 1087S cc. Reg. No. JB4607
Drivers running to their cars at the start of the Imperial Trophy race, Crystal Palace, 1939Singer 972 cc. Reg. No. AV???4. Entry No: 1 Driver: Jones, A.W. MG 1087 cc. Reg. No. JB2305. Entry No: 3 Driver: Radley, S.A. Chassis No. K2004. MG PB 939S cc. Entry No: 4 Driver: Cooper-H
Bugatti Type 43 and 44 and a Bentley taking part in the Bugatti Owners Club gymkhana, 5 July 1931Bugatti Type 44 2993 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. PL3265. Left of centre: Bugatti Type 43 2262S cc. Reg. No. GK17 Later Changed to JTX757. Right of centre: Bentley 2996 cc. Reg. No. DD5849. Chassis No. 835
Go charge my goblins that they grind their joints with dry convulsions, illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub. 1926 (colour lithograph)
Man running, Plate 7 from Animal Locomotion, 1887 (photograph)
Man running, Plate 62 from Animal Locomotion, 1887 (photograph)
Child running, Plate 469 from Animal Locomotion, 1887 (photograph)
Man running, Plate 59 from Animal Locomotion, 1887 (photograph)
Ostrich Running, Plate 772 from Animal Locomotion, 1887 (photograph)
Man running, Plate 65 from Animal Locomotion, 1887 (photograph)
Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, 1798Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving)
Clever Grethel, 1909Then he ran after him, still holding the carving knife, and cried Only one, only one!. Clever Grethel from The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, pub. 1909 (colour lithograph)
The Golden Bird, 1909Away they flew over stock and stone, at such a pace that his hair whistled in the wind. King Thrushbeard from The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, pub. 1909 (colour lithograph)
The death of Maricha, 1913. Artist: K VenkatappaThe death of Maricha, 1913. A scene from the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Maricha takes the form of a golden deer and is killed by Rama
They ran him by hill and plain, c1910. Artist: Stephen ReidThey ran him by hill and plain, c1910. A giant murders a young maiden so the Fian clan chase after him into the sea to avenge his wrongdoing
Tatkanna seized a fire-stick and made off, 1923. Artist: Raymond WenbanTatkanna seized a fire-stick and made off, 1923. How fire was stolen from the red-crested cockatoo. From Some Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines by WJ Thomas, 1923
Salvator beats Tenny by a throat latch, Sheepshead Bay Race Track, New York, USA, 1890Salvator beats Tenny by a throat latch, Sheepshead Bay Race Track, New York, USA, 25 June 1890. Built by the Coney Island Jockey Club, Sheepshead Bay Race Track was completed in 1880
Strategem of Lord Fauconberg at the Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, 1461 (1864). ArtistStrategem of Lord Fauconberg at the Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, 1461 (1864). Lord Fauconbridge (1410-1463), leading the vanguard of Edward IVs (1422-1483) Yorkist army
The Life of a Fireman - Night Alarm, pub. 1854, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)
Cup and Ball-the camels favourite game, 1908. Artist: Lance ThackerayCup and Ball-the camels favourite game, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908
Arthur Duffey, American athlete, running a race, 1902. Artist: Edwin LevickArthur Duffey, American athlete, running a race, 1902. Duffey (1879-1955) competed in the 100 metres at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, finishing fourth
Children flying kites, Horley, Surrey, c1965-1975(?)
K the Knavish, 1903. Artist: John HassallK the Knavish, 1903. An initial letter K from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]
The Village Hunt, c1800, (1922). Artist: Thomas RowlandsonThe Village Hunt, c1800, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]
Rounding Up A Straggler On A Cattle Run, Australia, 1886. Artist: Frank P MahonyRounding Up A Straggler On A Cattle Run, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol II, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell
Mutual attachment, 1852. Artist: John LeechMutual attachment, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Who dares kill Marius?, 1852. Artist: John LeechWho dares kill Marius?, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Swazi Scout, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]
She Ran On As Fast As She Could, c1930. Artist: W Heath RobinsonShe Ran On As Fast As She Could, c1930. An illustration from The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen
Stratagem of Lord Fauconbridge at Towton, 1461 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund DoyleStratagem of Lord Fauconbridge at Towton, 1864. Strategem of Lord Fauconbridge, (1410-1463) leading the vanguard of Edward IVs army by ordering his archers to shoot volleys of arrows
Dilkess Brigade of Guards Came Up, 1896, (1902). Artist: Gordon Frederick BrowneDilkess Brigade of Guards Came Up, 1896, (1902). The Battle of Barrosa, ( 5 March 1811), fought between the French Empire and United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain
They Broke and Fled in the Direction of Maida, 1902. Artist: Gordon Frederick BrowneThey Broke and Fled in the Direction of Maida, 1902. The Battle of Maida in Italy ( 4 July 1806), during the Napoleonic Wars. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II
The Frightened Elephants Rushed Back Crashing Through The Forest, 1895, (1902). Artist: Stanley Llewellyn WoodThe Frightened Elephants Rushed Back Crashing Through The Forest, 1895, (1902). The Anglo-Nepalese War or Gurkha War (1814-16), fought between the Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company
General Janssens at the Battle of Blaauwberg, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonGeneral Janssens at the Battle of Blaauwberg, 1909. The Battle of Blaauwberg, also known as the Battle of Cape Town, was fought near Cape Town on 8th January 1806
Settling the Bill, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John LeechSettling the Bill, c1860, (c1860). From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]
A Rapid Student, c1860, (1860). Artist: John LeechA Rapid Student, c1860, (1860). From The Comic History of England, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]
A Dane securing his Booty, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John LeechA Dane securing his Booty, c1860, (c1860). From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]
Jesse Owens at the start of the 200 metres at the Berlin Olympic Games, 1936. Owens setting off on the way to one of his four gold medals at the 1936 games
The Unlucky Man, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry WehnertThe Unlucky Man, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]
A Man Pursuing A Woman, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciA Man Pursuing A Woman, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
Little Red Riding Hood, 1903. From A Peep into Fairyland, by E. F. & C. Manning. [Frederick Warne & Co. London, New York, 1903]
The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection, c1898, (1912). Painting held at the Musee d Orsay, Paris. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J
Chasing the Ostrich, c1880. From The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone The Great Missionary Traveller. [Adam & Co. London, c1880]