Skill Collection (page 4)

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

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

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

Lace Makers. - Ceylon Lace is entirely hand made, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Lace Makers. - Ceylon Lace is entirely hand made, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Outrigger Canoe in Full Sail on Negombo Lake, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Outrigger Canoe in Full Sail on Negombo Lake, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Robin Hood and Little John, 1845. Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman

5000 silkworms eat 125 lbs of mulberry for 8 skeins of silk, making one kimono, c1900, (1921). From Mysterious Japan, by Julian Street. [Doubleday, Page & Company, New York & Toronto, 1921]

Eskimo About To Spear A Seal Through Its Breathing-Hole, c1927, (1928). Artist: Henry Evison
Eskimo About To Spear A Seal Through Its Breathing-Hole, c1927, (1928). From The Book of Polar Exploration, by E. L. Elias M.A. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1928]

Native cavalry tent-pegging in sections, India, 1890. Artist: John Charlton
Native cavalry tent-pegging in sections, India, 1890. Tent-pegging is a cavalry sport with ancient origins. It involves mounted horsemen riding at a gallop

The Tailor (Il Tagliapanni), c1565, (1911). Artist: Giovanni Battista Moroni
The Tailor (Il Tagliapanni), c1565. After an oil painting by Giovanni Battista Moroni (c1520-1579). Original housed in the National Gallery, London. From A History of Painting Vol

The Rescue of the Duchess of Popoli, 18th century (19th century). Print taken from Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

Playing chess, 13th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 13th century manuscript illustration (ms. no 7266), held by the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

English merry-making in the 14th century: tilting at the quintain, 1905. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

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

In the Studio, Anna Ancher, the Artists Wife Painting, late 19th-early 20th century. Artist: Michael Peter Ancher
In the Studio, Anna Ancher, the Artists Wife Painting, late 19th-early 20th century. From a private collection

Boy with Drum, 17th century. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Boy with Drum, 17th century

A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. Artist: Francisco Goya
A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. From the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain

English wall painting of a lady with a lute, 17th century
English wall painting of a lady with a lute, from the V&As collection, 17th century

Street scene in Athens

Two Hungarian women embroidering. Artist: CM Dixon
Two Hungarian women from the town of Kalocsa embroidering

Making a knotted carpet in Tunisia
Making a knotted carpet in Kairouan in Tunisia

Japanese ivory of a dice painter, 19th century

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs from inside a mummy-case
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs from the mummy-case of Pemsenhor, from Thebes, Egypt

Chinese sculpture of a girl playing a stringed instrument from the Eastern Museum in Berlin

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Tournament, 1812. Artist: Pierre Henri Revoil
The Tournament, 1812. Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyons

Esemplario di lavori, August 1529. August 1529. Creator: NicoloZoppino
Esemplario di lavori, August 1529

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