Spectator Sport Collection

The second fight between Harry Paulson and Tom Paddock, 1851 (late 19th or early 20th century). Artist: Pugnis
The second fight between Harry Paulson and Tom Paddock, 1851 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights

Colonel Mordaunt watching a cock fight at Lucknow, India, 1790. Artist: Johan Zoffany
Colonel Mordaunt watching a cock fight at Lucknow, India, 1790. In an open-sided tent, East India Company officers and administrators sit and stand under a canopy

Aerial view of Stamford Bridge, stadium of Chelsea Football Club, London, c1922. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

Tom Cribbs second battle with Molineaux, 1811 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. English boxer Tom Cribb (1781-1848)

He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis
He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights

Caught him with both arms round the waist, and threw him on the stage, c1890-c1909(?). Artist: Pugnis
Caught him with both arms round the waist, and threw him on the stage, c1890-c1909(?). An illustration from Famous Fights

Race for the Great St Leger Stakes, 1836. Artist: Harris
Race for the Great St Leger Stakes, 1836. First held in 1776, the St Leger is the oldest of the five classic English horse races

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

Exhibition of Rhinoceros-Fighting at Baroda, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Exhibition of Rhinoceros-Fighting at Baroda, 1876. Entertainment laid on for the future King Edward VII by the Gaekwar of Baroda during a royal visit to India

Casting the Dice for Life or Death, 1680-1720. Creator: Jan van Huchtenburg
Casting the Dice for Life or Death, 1680-1720

Fight between Dick Curtis and Jack Perkins, 1828 (late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis)
Fight between Dick Curtis and Jack Perkins, 1828 (late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights. Born in Southwark, Dick Curtis (1802-1843) became a professional boxer in 1820

Horseracing, 1888. Artist: Jean Louis Forain
Horseracing, 1888. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Sport in the Eighteenth Century, c1720-1764, (1925). Creator: William Hogarth
Sport in the Eighteenth Century, c1720-1764, (1925). Wagerning bets on a Pocklington cockfight. From " London in the Eighteenth Century", by Sir Walter Besant. [A. & C. Black, Ltd

The first battle between John Gully and Bob Gregson, 1807 (late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis)
The first battle between John Gully and Bob Gregson, 1807 (late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights)

The first fight between Tom Spring and Jack Langan, 1824 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights

The fight between Tom Spring and Bill Neat, 1823 (late 19th or early 20th century). Artist: Pugnis
The fight between Tom Spring and Bill Neat, 1823 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. English heavyweight boxer Tom Spring (1795-1851)

The last bare-knuckle fight, Farnborough, Hampshire, 17th April 1860 (1951). Contest between the English David, Tom Sayers, and the American Goliath, Heenan

Karl Schafer, Austrian figure skater, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Schafer won the mens individual gold medal

Jesse Owens at the end of the 100m at the Berlin Olympic Games, 1936. Owens after winning one of his four gold medals at the games

Bobby Jones playing golf at the Shenvalee Hotel, Virginia, USA, 1930. Watched by a large and enthusiastic crowd, Jones, the foremost golfer of the period, plays a shot

Tennis, 1920. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Tennis, 1920

Preliminaries, 1916. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Preliminaries, 1916

Introducing the Champion, 1916. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Introducing the Champion, 1916

A Knockout, 1921. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
A Knockout, 1921

Introductions, 1921. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Introductions, 1921

Between Rounds, large, first stone, 1916. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Between Rounds, large, first stone, 1916

The Tournament, 1920. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
The Tournament, 1920

Between Rounds, small, second stone, 1923. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Between Rounds, small, second stone, 1923

Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1st January 1864. Creator: Unknown
Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1st January 1864. Spectators climb eucalyptus trees to watch a match at the cricket ground in Melbourne, Australia

A Football Match at Manchester, c1896. Artist: R Banks
A Football Match at Manchester, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Sharing a Joke at Aintree, 1937
Sharing a Joke at Aintree, Grand National 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

A Visit to the Fives Court, 1822. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
A Visit to the Fives Court, 1822. Scene showing a prizefight in progress at a venue in St Martins Street, Westminster, London

Interior of the Haymarket Theatre, London, 1795. View showing spectators watching a fencing match

Royal Cock Pit, 1808. Artist: J Bluck
Royal Cock Pit, 1808. Interior view of the Royal Cockpit, Dartmouth Street, off Birdcage Walk, Westminster

Motorcycle competing in the South Wales Auto Club Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, pre 1915
Unidentified M/cycle Vehicle Reg. No. BO323. Place: South Wales Auto Club, Caerphilly Hillclimb. Date: Pre-WW I

Motorcycle sand races, pre 1915. Artist: Bill Brunell
M/cycle sand races. Date: Pre-WW I

Talbot competing in the South Wales Auto Club Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, pre 1915
Talbot. Place: South Wales Auto Club, Caerphilly Hillclimb. Date: Pre-WW I

Sunbeam competing in the South Wales Auto Club Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, pre 1915
Humber Vehicle Reg. No. DU1640. Event Entry No: 2.. Place: South Wales Auto Club, Caerphilly Hillclimb. Date: Pre-WW I

Speedway race at Lea Bridge Stadium, Leyton, London, 1928. Artist: Bill Brunell
Unidentified motorcycle Event Entry No: 10. Place: Lea Bridge Speedway. Date: 14.7.28

Fallen rider in a speedway race at Lea Bridge Stadium, Leyton, London, 1928. Artist: Bill Brunell
Unidentified motorcycle. Place: Lea Bridge Speedway. Date: 14.7.28

WG Tucks Humber 14 hp competing in the Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, 25 June 1914
Humber 14h.p. Event Entry No: 9. Driver: Tuck, W.G. Fijnished: 2nd. Single seat streamlined racing body. Place: Caerphilly Hillclimb. Date: 25.6.14

Sunbeam competing in the Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, 25 June 1914. Artist: Bill Brunell
Sunbeam 42705 Vehicle Reg. No. AL253. Place: Caerphilly Hillclimb. Date: 25.6.14

President Warren G Harding at a baseball park, Fort Benning, Georgia, USA, early 1920s. A Republican, Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was the 29th President of the United States

Salvator beats Tenny by a throat latch, Sheepshead Bay Race Track, New York, USA, 1890
Salvator 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

Knights jousting at a tournament, 19th century. Plate 15 from The History of the Nations

Knights duelling on foot in a tournament, 19th century. Artist: G Lago
Knights duelling on foot in a tournament, 19th century. Plate 1 from The History of the Nations by Vincenzo Gazzotto, Vincenzo

Saturday football crowd, 20th century

View of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, 1896

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