Watching Collection (#49)

Rain stopped play, 1968

Dickens Festival, Rochester, Kent. Every year, Rochester stages its Dickens festival, celebrating the citys connection with the author Charles Dickens

Rock Group outside the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland

Ferry in the harbour of Poros, Kefalonia, Greece

A Good Shot!, c1820, (1922). Artist: Abraham Cooper
A Good Shot!, c1820, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

An Exchange of Greetings, c1900. Artist: George Henry Boughton
An Exchange of Greetings, c1900. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

La Noce Au Chateau, (Wedding in the Chateau), 1789, (1913). Artist: Philibert Louis Debucourt
La Noce Au Chateau, (Wedding in the Chateau), 1789, (1913). From French Colour-Prints of the XVIII Century. [William Heinemann, London, 1913]

The Calcutta Flying-Boat Moored in the Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament, 1927. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co, Limited, London & Melbourne, 1927]

The Derby at Chicago, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

War... 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
War... 1941. An air raid warden watches the night sky. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

For Germany tonight, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
For Germany tonight, 1941. Aircrew are briefed before a mission. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Single combat, 15th century (1849). A 19th century version of an original 15th century manuscript illustration in Ceremonies des Gages de Bataille, held at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Children Watching a Play, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Children Watching a Play, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]

On the Steps of the Jumma Masjid, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
On the Steps of the Jumma Masjid, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Horse-Racing, c1650-1700, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Watching a Boat-Race, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Watching a Boat-Race, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]

Watching the Pageant, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Watching the Pageant, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Race for the St. Leger, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

The Canter Up, 19th century, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Self-posession of Fabricius under rather Trying Circumstances, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Self-posession of Fabricius under rather Trying Circumstances, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Appearance in the Senate of a young Nobleman, named Meto, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Appearance in the Senate of a young Nobleman, named Meto, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

In the foreground of the Tableau may be observed a Patrician looking very black at the Triumph of t Artist: John Leech
In the foreground of the Tableau may be observed a Patrician looking very black at the Triumph of the General, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech

Roman youth aghast at modern amusements, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Roman youth aghast at modern amusements, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Mrs Sextus consoles herself with a Little Party, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Mrs Sextus consoles herself with a Little Party, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Hut building in Zululand, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Watching the Races in front of Club House, Agua Caliente Jockey Club, c1939. From Souvenir of Tijuana, Mexico. [Western Publishing & Novelty Co. Los Angeles, Calif.]

Attack on an Afreedi Town, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu War (11 January-4 July 1879). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

The Croquet Tournament at Southampton, 1900. Artist: Stuart
The Croquet Tournament at Southampton, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P. Monckton, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, 1900]

The Royal Martyrdom, from a ballad of 1648 (1964). A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964. (Colorised black and white print)

Ascension of a Montgolfier balloon, late 18th century, (1910). Illustration from The Connoisseur, (August 1910). (Colorised black and white print)

The Wall, 1926. Eton wall game is played on a strip of ground 5 metres by 110 metres next to a slightly curved brick wall erected in 1717. From Eton College by Christopher Hussey

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on her way to be married at Westminster Abbey, 26 April 1923, (1937). Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married the Duke of York, the future King George VI

The Box with the Gilded Mask, 1893, (1946). Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The Box with the Gilded Mask, 1893, (1946). La Loge au mascaron dorU in French, illustraion for a theatre programme for Marcel LuguetAEs play The Missionary (Le Missionnaire)

Landscape with Sheep, 18th century, (1935). Artist: Thomas Gainsborough
Landscape with Sheep, 18th century, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy

A Seaport (Vue d un Port de Mer: Effet de Brume), 17th century, (1911). Artist: Claude Lorrain
A Seaport (Vue d un Port de Mer: Effet de Brume), 17th century, (1911). From The French Genius by Haldane Macfall. [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1911]

A Geyser, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Geyser, 1912. A geyser in New Zealnd. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

A Burmese Dancing Girl, 1913. Artist: James Raeburn Middleton
A Burmese Dancing Girl, 1913. From The Gorgeous East by Frank Elias. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1913]

Fitting up an Electric Contact Mine, 1914. A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines

La Romaine - Au Nom Inconnu, 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berrys Cleres Femmes
La Romaine - Au Nom Inconnu, 1403, (1939). The illustration is part of the manuscript De Claris mulieribus, traduction anonyme en francais (Livre des femmes nobles et renommees)

Design for Stained Glass, 1926. Artist: Robert Anning Bell
Design for Stained Glass, 1926. From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

The Birth of the Virgin Mary, c1503-1504, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Birth of the Virgin Mary, c1503-1504, (1906). The work is held by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. From The Engravings of Albert Durer, by Lionel Cust. [Seeley and Co

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

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

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

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

The Palio of Siena, c1900 (1913). Artist: Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale
The Palio of Siena, c1900 (1913). From An Artist in Italy by Walter Tyndale, R.I. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, New York, Toronto, 1913]

Studies of a Dragon, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of a Dragon, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Habana. Oriental Park Races, c1910. [C. Jordi, Havana, Cuba, c1910]

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