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19th Century Hand Colored Lithograph of Roman Games In the Arena

3929 Antique interior painting of an artist studio works on artist board Set in a period walnut frame image size 19.5x13.5"

6047 Equestrian oil painting Escape from the wolves Signed set in a period gilt frame Image size 14x27.5"

1666 Antique interior scene oil painting The Chess Match circa 1890's Image size 19.5x 13.5"

1666 Antique interior scene oil painting The Chess Match circa 1890's Image size 19.5x 13.5"

Disco, Discobolus, etc is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, ...

Two exquisite and rare etchings of ancient sculptures by Pierre Bouillon (1776-1831), from his book Musée des antiques, published in Paris between 1811...

A colorful and attractive hand-colored 19th century woodcut engraving entitled "A Game of Lacrosse" after a drawing by W. H. Hall. It was published in New York in Harper's Weekly on May 10, 1884. It depicts a scene from an intense lacrosse game. This hand-colored woodcut engraving is presented in a red mat that measures 16" high x 20.63" wide. The sheet measures 10.63" high x 15.88" wide. There is a central fold, as issued. The print is in excellent condition. Lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America, possibly originating as far back as the 1400's. The sport was first invented by Native Americans, who originally played it as a means to toughen braves for war or to settle tribal disputes. It was played by between 100 and 1,000 participants at a time. There were no strict boundaries and the game could cover miles and take days to complete. It was very violent with many injuries, which were sometimes fatal. The game was unknown to whites until the 17th century when a Jesuit priest observed Heron Indians playing it. He thought the stick and netting resembled the "crosier" carried by bishops during religious ceremonies, This led to the name "la crosse". A Canadian dentist standardized the rules of the game in 1867 and the 1st college team was created at New York University in 1877. The game gained national attention and popularity in 1956 when the Hall-of-Fame football player Jim Brown...

Rinascimento italiano is a vintage chromolithograph on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Italian Artist of XIX Century. In excellent conditi...