Schoolchildren Collection (page 8)

The Lower School, c1870. Eton College independent boarding school in Berkshire, England, was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Westminster Abbey - The Choir, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Westminster Abbey-The Choir, 1872. The choir stalls in Westminster Abbey were designed by Edward Blore and date from 1847. From, " LONDON

Westminster Abbey - Confirmation of Westminster Boys, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Westminster Abbey-Confirmation of Westminster Boys, 1872. Westminster schoolboys are confirmed by the bishop in Westminster Abbey. From, " LONDON

Interior of the Old School-Room, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Old School-Room, 1898. Harrow School at Harrow-on-the-Hill, a public school for boys founded in 1572 by John Lyon under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I

George III and Queen Charlotte at Eton Montem, 1778, (1911). Creator: Unknown
George III and Queen Charlotte at Eton Montem, 1778, (1911). George III at Eton Montem for the initiation ceremony of new boys, a custom which ended in 1847

Bluecoat Boys showing their drawings to Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace, 1873, (1901)
Bluecoat Boys showing their drawings to Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace, April 3, 1873, (1901). Queen Victoria (1819-1901)

When the School comes to the Children - Travelling schools provide thoroughly modern education for boys and girls in the scattered communities of northern Ontario, c1948

Schoolboys and teacher observing a solar eclipse, Britain, 1921, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Schoolboys and teacher observing a solar eclipse, Britain, 1921, (1935). Children using smoked glass to watch an eclipse of the Sun

King Frederick and the schoolchildren of Potsdam, (1936). Creator: Unknown
King Frederick and the schoolchildren of Potsdam, (1936). Konig Friedrich Und Die Potsdamer Schuljugend. King Frederick the Great of Prussia (1712-1786) asks children why they are not in class

An uprising on the island of Formosa, 1930. Creator: Unknown
An uprising on the island of Formosa, 1930. Un Soulevement dans l Ile de Formose. Revolting natives attack a Japanese school and kill twenty young girls

A Little Schoolgirl, 1907. Artist: Henri Victor Gabriel Le Fauconnier
A Little Schoolgirl, 1907. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Study from Life, c1903, (1965). Creator: Nikolaj Petrovic Bogdanov-Bel skij
Study from Life, c1903, (1965). A Russian schoolboy in ragged clothes sits writing at a desk. Painting, also known as The Essay, in the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

By the School Doors, 1897, (1965). Creator: Nikolaj Petrovic Bogdanov-Bel skij
By the School Doors, 1897, (1965). A Russian schoolboy in ragged clothes hesitates before entering the classroom. Painting, also known as On the School Threshold, in the State Russian Museum

The Joke, 1892, (1965). Creator: Nikolai Alekseevich Kasatkin
The Joke, 1892, (1965). Russian winter scene: a man gesticulates at two boys. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Schoolmaster Abroad, 1832. Creator: Unknown
The Schoolmaster Abroad, 1832. The teacher returns to find his pupils creating mayhem in the classroom. One draws a caricature of the teacher on the door

Equally Matched, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Equally Matched, 19th century. Victorian snowball fight in a school

Frank rescues Colman, c1850. Creator: George Cruikshank
Frank rescues Colman, c1850. Frank rescues Coleman - ropes are used to drag two boys from the sea after their boat overturns

The Jubilee Fete to Children of London Schools in Hyde Park, 1887. Creator: Unknown
The Jubilee Fete to Children of London Schools in Hyde Park, 1887. London schoolchildren watch balloons being released in Hyde Park to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria on 20 June 1887

The Irish Tutor, 1836. Creator: John Doyle
The Irish Tutor, 1836. Satirical caricature of British politicians: John William Ponsonby, Earl of Bessborough; George William Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle; Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice

School House, Harrow, 1887, (1945). Creator: Unknown
School House, Harrow, 1887, (1945). Group portrait of masters and boys at Harrow public school in London. British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Winston Churchill at Harrow, c1887, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Winston Churchill at Harrow, c1887, (1945). Portrait of British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) as a boy during his time at Harrow public school in London

Early Schooling at Brighton, 1884, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Early Schooling at Brighton, 1884, (1945). Portrait of British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) aged ten, wearing a bowler hat

Women on board a boat, c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Women on board a boat, c1935. Young women in uniform, possibly from a convent school

The Royal Procession: Passing the Eastern End of Cheapside, London, 1897. Artist
The Royal Procession: Equerries, Gentlemen-in-Waiting, and Military Attaches Passing the Eastern End of Cheapside, London, 1897

What a jolly Wicket Keeper he would make, 1875. Victorian boy in cricket pads looking at a medieval suit of armour

George Canning as a boy, c1788, (1941). British statesman and Tory politician George Canning (1770-1827) served as prime minister for the last four months of his life

Girls returning from play, Thomas Street Girls School, Limehouse, Stepney, London, 1908. Girls walking in an orderly column four abreast through the hall on their return from play

Laundry work, Tennyson Street School, Battersea, London, 1907. One girl folds clothes on a table while another puts them through a mangle. Behind them a blackboard reads; Folding and mangling

Housewifery, Surrey Lane School, Battersea, London, 1908. A group of girls are busy cleaning the outside of a house used as the domestic economy school

Hockey game, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. Girls about to begin a game of hockey in the school playground. The playground is surrounded by buildings

Girls skipping, Rushmore Road Girls School, Hackney, 1908. Rows of girls holding skipping ropes in the school playground

Playing netball, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. Girls play a game of netball on a rooftop playground

Girls Hebrew reading lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908. A teacher istructs a class of girls, who sit at their desks with their books open

Violinists, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908
Violin class, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. A group of schoolgirl violinists pose with their instruments in the school hall

Children in the playground, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1906. Some of the children are sitting on the ground drawing from nature while others are digging sand in a box

Music lesson, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1906
Childrens band, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1906. A class of infant schoolchildren sit in a circle on the floor while their teacher plays the piano

Housewifery Centre, Dulwich Hamlet School, Dulwich Village, London, 1907
Housewifery lesson, Housewifery Centre, Dulwich Hamlet School, Dulwich Village, London, 1907. A girl is setting the fireplace under the supervision of a woman, presumably a teacher

Spring cleaning; housewifery lesson, Denmark Hill School, Dulwich, London, 1908. Two girls are hard at work cleaning pictures

Housewifery lesson, Denmark Hill School, Dulwich, London, 1908. Two girls learn how to spring clean and specifically mend wallpaper

Geography lesson, Denmark Hill School, Dulwich, London, 1905. A teacher uses a globe to instruct an attentive class of young children

School orchestra, Cromer Street School / Argyle School, St Pancras, London, 1906
School orchestra, Cromer Street School/ Argyle School, St Pancras, London, 1906. A combination of teachers and pupils pose with wind instruments and a piano in the school hall

Girls holding Indian clubs, Cromer Street School / Argyle School, St Pancras, London, 1906
Girls holding Indian clubs, Cromer Street School/ Argyle School, St Pancras, London, 1906. A group of girls stand in the school hall, all of them holding an Indian club in each hand

Exercise class, Buckingham Street Girls School, Islington, London, 1906. Girls taking part in a physical training drill in the playground stretching with their arms reaching upwards and to the left

Open air exercise class, Ben Jonson School, Stepney, London, 1911. A class of girls perform physical drill in the playground. A classroom is set up under a shelter in the corner of the playground

Class 3, Clyde Street School, Deptford, London, 1887. The boys and girls of Class 3 are posed outside their school. A girl in the front row holds a sign which says Jubilee Year

History class, Bellenden Road School, Camberwell, London, 1908. The children of Class 7 visiting a house from Dean Colliery, 1896

Science class for boys, Beaufort House School, Fulham, London, 1908. Boys are weighing and measuring objects in a laboratory, supervised by their teacher

Housewifery, Barnsbury Park School, Islington, London, 1908. Two girls are cleaning babies feeding bottles

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