Festive Athletics: The Annual Manchester Athletic Festival, The Racecourse, 1877

Antique print titled 'The Sydney International Exposition - The Opening Ceremony'. This print originates from The Graphic, 1879. Text on verso.

Antique print titled 'Gezicht op de Harddraverij met Paard en Narreslede, langs de Willemskade'. Old print depicting an ice skating scene in the Netherlands. This print originate...

Antique print titled 'Équitation Francaise 1834 (.) Course au Clocher (.)'. Original lithograph of a horse race. Published by Ch. Motte, circa 1830.

Antique print titled 'The Great International Exhibition front view in the Cromwell Road'. The International of 1862, or Great London Exposition, was a world's fair. It was held from...

The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations is an original old master artwork realized in 1851. Black and white lithograph by J L Williams; th...

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...

St Andrew's Golfing Engraving, Charles Lees. A fine, framed original golf engraving 'THE GOLFERS', A Grand Match Played over St. Andrew's Links. This is one of the most famous golfing scenes of all time. The scene is of match in progress on the Ginger Beer...

Wonderful polychromed lithograph under glass with reverse glass hand painted gold gilt rectangular double lined border, along with a hand painted black matte; unique; I have not seen...