Historic Team Sports

Vintage illustrations depicting various team sports like polo, rugby, and horse racing, highlighting the evolution of athletic competitions in the 19th century.

Boys playing rugby at Rugby School. 'This truly English game is played in perfection at the fine Elizabethan school, at Rugby in Warwickshire'. Date: 1845

POLO MATCH AT LILLIE BRIDGE IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF THE WEST LONDON HOSPITAL, UK 1873

Boys playing rugby at Rugby School. 'This truly English game is played in perfection at the fine Elizabethan school, at Rugby in Warwickshire'. Date: 1845

''Old Fashioned Sporting Pictures, and the Road to Bygone Days; The Humours of Fox Hunting. 1788 --Running in View', 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890.

The finishing line at a horse race; ten portrait caricatures, including eight of famous jockeys. Colour lithograph after L. Prosperi, 1888.

After Winslow Homer, Holiday in CampSoldiers Playing "Foot-Ball", 15 July 1865, wood engraving on newsprint.

THE 2000 GUINEA RACE, NEWMARKET

Picador strikes during a bullfight, Alexandre Lunois, 1897 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper bullfight. bull-fighter, toreador

Skating on Jamaica Pond, near Boston, 1859. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Wood engraving;

FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION AT THE ALEXANDRA PALACE, LONDON, ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Hams, Skating on Jamaica Pond, Near Boston, 29 Jan. 1859, wood engraving on newsprint.

Shinnie, by the Club of True Highlanders, on Blackheath, 1845. Players of an '...ancient Scottish game' at Blackheath in south London. 'The game, which is played with a hard ball and curved sticks, (the merit of which consists in sending the ball beyond a given boundary,) then commenced, and was kept up with much spirit until near five o'clock, during which time many clever hits were made, and many a blow on the shin both given and received; all the players being in full Highland costume. The piper, too, was in attendance, and kept up the hilarity of the day by performances of celebrated Scotc

Exhibition of 1889. An athlete. (Dummy title)

Regency dandies watching horse racing from a grand stand at the finish line at Ascot Races. Tom and Bob winning the longs odds from a knowing one. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Henry Alken from Real Life in London, or, the Further Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin The Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis, Jones, London 1821. Anonymous imitation of Pierce Egans Life in London.

La division de place.. Goya, Francisco (1746-1828). 1825. Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Bulls, Bullfighters, Bullfighting

A banderillero in danger during a bullfight, Comunidad Valenciana. Journey to Spain, 1862 by Jean Charles Davillier (1823-1883) Drawing by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Hammer throw, Scottish festival in Holland Park, Kensington, London, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 439, Volume XVIII, July 24-31, 1851.

BRITISH ATHLETIC SPORTS AT ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, 1876

CIVIL SERVICE ATHLETIC SPORTS AT BEAUFORT HOUSE, WALHAM GREEN, 1866

Fight at a ball game in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana. Journey to Spain, 1862 by Jean Charles Davillier (1823-1883) Drawing by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Engraving showing three views of the Trotting races which were held in Alexandra Park, London, in the autumn of 1890. Date: 8 November 1890

A banderillero in danger during a bullfight, Comunidad Valenciana. Journey to Spain, 1862 by Jean Charles Davillier (1823-1883) Drawing by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Rural sports. A milling match , Boxing, Boxers Sports, Sports spectators. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Illustration depicting a young men playing football, at Rugby School. Dated 19th century

Skating at Boston, 1859. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Wood engraving;

Two games of boules in animated progress on a piece of waste ground, France. Date: late 19th century

The Scrimmage - Halfback taking the Ball

Gentleman fencer stabbing his opponent after an Evasion, by moving his left leg back when his opponent makes a pass on the outside of the sword. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelo's The School of Fencing, London, 1787.

ST, WILFRID RACES, RIPON

The Horse Show at the Agricultural Hall: the fence and water jumping, 1869. 'The most amusing performance was that of the water jump. It was a shallow pool of muddy water, like a piece of a wide ditch, with a low slanting hurdle on the taking-off side of the leap. To the right and to the left hand of this obstacle the line of barrier was diversified by other fences, consisting of hurdles stuffed and topped with furze; in some places there was a double fence of this kind. They were arranged by the directors and executive officials of the Horse Show, with the aid of Mr. Anstruther Thomson, Capta

Cricket Game, Ricardo de los Ríos, Spanish, 1847 - 1929, Engraving on vellum, Young men playing cricket on a large field. A tent, center, and people lined up along the edge of the field. A village, left, and hills beyond. Lower left, a boat, with the artist's name (in graphite), lower right., Paris, France, ca. 1890, Print, Print

A Race For Blood Currier & Ives (1834-1907 American)

A Steeplechase:The Start. Off they Go - with white for choice, 1827. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken

A Bunch of Bucking Broncho Busters still image. Postcards. 1907 - 1908. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Cowboys, Broncos, Harnesses

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE ATHLETIC SPORTS IN THE CHRIST CHURCH MEADOWS, OXFORD

Games at Vauxhall: Playing at Cricket, Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725-ca. 1770, French, after Francis Hayman, 1707/8-1776, British, Published by John Bowles, 1701-1779, British, Published by Carington Bowles, 1724-1793, British, ca. 1743, Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 10 1/2 x 14 13/16 inches (26.7 x 37.6 cm), Plate: 10 1/16 x 14 7/16 inches (25.5 x 36.6 cm), and Image: 9 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches (23.5 x 35.3 cm), ball, bat, blouses, breeches, city, clouds, coats, competition, cricket, cricket ball, cricket bat, cricket fields, fields, games, genre subject, hats, landscape, leisure, leisure, men, observers, plants, shoes, sporting art, sports, teams, tights, trees, walking sticks, England, Lambeth, London, Southwark, United Kingdom, Vauxhall Gardens

Grand Cricket Match at Brighton, 1844. Game being played between the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Surrey County Cricket Club. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

The races at Cairo: canter in front of the grand stand before the start, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Frederick George, '...of a truly English sport held under most un-English conditions - the races recently held on the desert near Cairo'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Three jockeys and their horses jumping over a hurdle. Chromolithograph after J. F. Herring sen.

Steeplechasing: The Field Jumping Into and Out of a Lane, Henry Thomas Alken, 1785-1851, British, undated, Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, wove paper, Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (26 × 36.5 cm), fence, flag, horse racing, horseback riders, horseback riding, horses (animals), jockeys, jumping, lane (road), men, race (event), road, sporting art

Athletic, from the Sports and Art Subjects series (N197) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. ca. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Sports and Art Subjects" series (N197), issued ca. 1889 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. to promote Straight Cut Cigarettes.. Athletic, from the Sports and Art Subjects series (N197) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. ca. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

St. Antoine Street Tournament (TI)

Gentleman fencer making the Pass on the sword in Carte over the arm. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelo's The School of Fencing, London, 1787.

Curling is a traditional Scottish winter sport which has a season that runs from October through to April. The game was founded in Scotland and for two thirds of the 19th century it was 'the' Scottish sport.Curlingis asportin which players slidestoneson a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into fourconcentriccircles. It is related tobowls,boulesandshuffleboard..

Bayonet fencing, Germany. Drawing by Dieudonne Lancelot (1823-1895) Trip from Paris to Bucharest, 1860 by Victor Duruy (1811-1894) Le Tour du Monde 1862

A horse race in progress at Saratoga, USA. Date: circa 1860

Bull jumping the barrier during a bullfighting, Comunidad Valenciana. Journey to Spain, 1862 by Jean Charles Davillier (1823-1883) Drawing by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) Le Tour du Monde 1862

'Football Sketches', 1887. Artist: Unknown

Traditional play ball match among the Choctaw Indians. USA. Voyage of Heinrich Balduin Mollhausen from the Mississippi river to the shores of the Pacific Ocean 1853-1854. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

SKATING

Georgian gentlemen fencer parrying a thrust. The half Circle Parade, or the parry against the inside Thrust under the wrist called the low-Carte. Foxing and offsetting on the plate. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelo's The School of Fencing, London, 1783.

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE

ATHLETIC SPORTS AT OXFORD, 1870

Black and White Illustration; Playing golf on the links at St Andrew's, Scotland, circa 1880

England versus Scotland at Kennington Oval, London : the last 'scrimmage' : England win by two goals to one (under the old system of scoring) Date: November 1871

Boxing match for 200 guineas between Dutch Sam and Ben Medley, fought 31 May 1810 on Moulsey Hurst near Hampton. After a work by Thomas Rowlandson. Dutch Sam's real name was Samuel Elias. He lived

Horse Racing Illustrations: Going for the money .

Children's games in 16th Century: In foreground boys are playing a form of skittles, on right shuttlecock, left background playing at ball with strung rackets, Woodcut

A wild game of shinty in Scotland Date: circa 1840

COCKNEY SPORTSMEN MARKING GAME - COCKNEY SPORTSMEN SHOOTING FLYING Cockney sportsmen marking game - Cockney sportsmen shooting flying". Estampe. Paris, mus�e Carnavalet.

Skating driver. A skating man on the ice with a pipe and a stick in hand. Some skaters behind him.

Boxing Match for 200 Guineas, Betwixt Dutch Sam and Medley Fought 31 May 1810, on Moulsey Hurst Near Hampton June 5, 1810 Thomas Rowlandson Two boxers face each other on the turf, each accompanied by a second, with bottlemen seated at lower left and right. The ring is formed by densely packed male spectators with a few women shown standing at the back on the roofs of coaches. "Dutch Sam" was a Jewish pugilist from Holland who remained unbeaten until December 1814. This match took place on May 31, 1810, went 49 rounds, and lasted 52 minutes before Ben Medley was defeated. In the years that followed the French Revolution, British boxing and Spanish bullfighting rose to new prominence as demonstrations of individual skill and courage, replacing armored princely pageants.. Boxing Match for 200 Guineas, Betwixt Dutch Sam and Medley Fought 31 May 1810, on Moulsey Hurst Near Hampton. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). June 5, 1810. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British

The Race for the Grand Prix de Paris: saddling the favourites, 1870. 'The attendance this year was even more numerous than on previous occasions, especially in the enceinte du pesage, or weighing inclosure, where it was quite impossible to obtain even standing-room on the Grand Stand. Our Illustration represents the saddling of the favourites, behind the betting-shed, a short time previous to the race, surrounded by their owners, trainers, and attendants, and a number of bookmakers and betting-men, who make a point of assisting at this ceremony in order to ascertain the condition of the horses

Skaters, Lake Bois de Boulogne Eugene-Charles-Fran�ois Gu�rard (1821-1866). Skaters, Lake Bois de Boulogne.

Illustration depicting 19th century, mixed doubles Lawn Tennis

'Scraps', No. 28: Skittle Alley With Players and Spectators, Henry Thomas Alken, 1785-1851, British, 1823, Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, blued white, wove paper, Sheet: 6 13/16 × 9 5/16 inches (17.3 × 23.7 cm), ball, bench, drinking, glasses (drinking glasses), lanes, bowling, men, pins (bowling equipment), players, skittle, skittle alley, skittles, spectators, sporting art, table

Illustration depicting people skating on a frozen lake. Dated 19th century

Winter A Skating Scene Published 1868 United States. Wood engraving on paper . Winslow Homer

Illustration depicting a game of early bowling being played outside. Dated 19th century

''Old Fashioned Sporting Pictures, and the Road to Bygone Days; Trailing for a Hare', 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890.

Engraving showing one of the horse races held at Alexandra Park, Muswell Hill, during the summer of 1868. The large stand is clearly visible on the right of the image. Date: 11 July 1868

A wrestling competition, Petrus van Geldorp, 1900 Amsterdam paper politician, e.g. party leader. wrestling (sport). personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. political caricatures and satires South Africa. Japan. China. United Kingdom

Illustration depicting a game of mixed doubles lawn tennis. Dated 19th century

Athletic sports poster, circa 1887

Three jockeys and their mounts pass the finishing post to the applause of three spectators. Rather savage looking riding crops appear to have been employed. Date: 1775

Scenes from a Steeplechase: The Winner, Henry Thomas Alken, 1785-1851, British, ca. 1845, Oil on canvas, Support (PTG): 10 x 14 inches (25.4 x 35.6 cm), horse (animal), horse racing, jockey, sporting art

Steeplechasing, c1805-1851, (1924). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken

Flowers for the Winning Team, Victorian Sports

Ascot Heath Races - James Pollard

Spanish bullfighter putting sticks banderillas, bullring of Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo en la Mano 1878

Los pegadores, portuguese bullfighting in Seville bullring. Andalusia, Spain. Europe. Travels in Spain by Gustave Dore and Jean Charles Davillier from Le Tour du Monde 1867

Sword fighting for prizes, 13th century. Performers with swords and shields fighting in a swordplay show. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.

A jockey holding a race horse by its reins. Line engraving by J. Tookey after J. C. Ibbetson.

Scenes From a Steeplechase: Another Hedge A Steeplechase: Taking a Hedge and Ditch Signed in black paint, lower left: "H. Alken", Henry Thomas Alken, 1785-1851, British

A game of Cricket.

Boy on rolling trestle pulled by two other boys to tilt with a lance at a fixed quintain, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.

Le jockey , Jockeys, Horse racing, Horses. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). Prints and Drawings

Towering Fly Ball, Victorian Sports

Tom Johnson and Isaac Perrins square up to each other at Banbury Date: 22 October 1789

'Tennis', 1931. Artist: Atsmith

Illustration depicting a game of Rugby. Dated 19th century

Badminton match. Illustration by Pierre Martinet of the series 'Le gožt de Paris'. Etching. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. MusŽe Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum).

The horse race (Course de chevaux montes)

Rowing race on the Thames, rowing regatta, c. 1860, London, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Engraving depicting ladies playing lawn tennis. Illustrated by George du Maurier a Franco-British cartoonist and author. Dated 19th century

Engraving showing a series of scenes from the Amateur Boxing Championships at the Central Hall, Holborn, London, 1890. Date: 1890

An England vs America ladies netball match in progress; one of the English ladies has just shot at the hoop. Date: 1905

Men fencing. Engraving by Crispiaen van den Queborne.

Horse race in front of the Champ de Mars hippodrome pavilions, Paris, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 433, Volume XVII, June 12-19, 1851.

Illustration depicting two young boys playing Paper Chase, a racing game played outdoors (best played within a wood or even a shrubbery maze) with any number of players. At the start of the game, one person is designated the 'hare' and everyone else in the group are the 'hounds'. The 'hare' starts off ahead of everyone else leaving behind themselves a trail of paper shreds (or chalk marks in an urban environment) which represents the scent of the hare. Just as scent is carried on the wind, so too are the bits of paper, sometimes making for a difficult game. After some designated time, the hounds must chase after the hare and attempt to catch them before they reach the ending point of the race. It is generally done over a long distance, but shorter courses can be set. If the hare makes it to the finish line, they get to choose the next hare, or to be the hare themselves. Similarly, the person who catches the hare gets to choose the next hare. Dated 19th century

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