Athlete Collection (page 14)

An Athlete Strangling a Python (etching)
816188 An Athlete Strangling a Python (etching) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Athlete Strangling a Python)

Gymnastic exercise of the Spartans, illustration from
786027 Gymnastic exercise of the Spartans, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, c.1880 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Diskobolos, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438576 The Diskobolos, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by American School

Comic postcard, Scotsman discusses runners training Date: 20th century

A little refreshment for athletes (colour litho)
2783498 A little refreshment for athletes (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A little refreshment for the athletes)

The Sumo Wrestler Asashio Taro, 1868-1900 (woodblock print)
2622515 The Sumo Wrestler Asashio Taro, 1868-1900 (woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sumo wrestler Asashio Taro; woodblock print)

Dog in full flight over hurdles, 1933

Persian Athletes exercising in a Gymnasium, c. 1820 (colour engraving)
CHT293607 Persian Athletes exercising in a Gymnasium, c.1820 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

A Race in Ancient Greece (colour litho)
CHT293601 A Race in Ancient Greece (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Attic Black-figure amphora depicting athletes (ceramic)
XCF306872 Attic Black-figure amphora depicting athletes (ceramic) by Greek School, (5th century BC); Private Collection; Greek, out of copyright

Bendigo (aquatint)
BSA273467 Bendigo (aquatint) by Hunt, Charles (Snr.) (1803-77); 55x68 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: William Thompson (known as Bendigo) (1811-80); ); eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English

James Belcher, 1820 (colour litho)
BSA273446 James Belcher, 1820 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); 35x44.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: James (Jim, Jem) Belcher (1781-1811)

Mendoza (aquatint)
BSA273439 Mendoza (aquatint) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 61.5x48 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel Mendoza (c.1765-1836)

Richard Humphreys, 1788 (litho)
BSA273435 Richard Humphreys, 1788 (litho) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810) (after); 73.5x57 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Humphries (c.1760-1827)

Gymnastics Competition, 1876 (colour engraving)
PER360319 Gymnastics Competition, 1876 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Concours de gymnastique; ); French, out of copyright

Greek horsemen throwing the javelin, illustration from Hutchinson
IL322114 Greek horsemen throwing the javelin, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (litho) by Mosley, Leslie (20th century); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Mexicans Performing Gymnastics (colour litho)
STC116120 Mexicans Performing Gymnastics (colour litho) by Gallina, Gallo (1796-1874); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Sumo wrestlers, c. 1870-80 (albumen print)
ALI164531 Sumo wrestlers, c.1870-80 (albumen print) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); 20.5x25.5 cm; Museo di Storia della Fotografia Fratelli Alinari, Florence; Alinari

Statue of an ephebe making a libation (bronze)
XIR178753 Statue of an ephebe making a libation (bronze) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Musee Saint-Raymond, Toulouse, France; (add.info)

Races every Sunday, poster advertising the Vel d Hiv (velodrome d
PER190909 Races every Sunday, poster advertising the Vel d Hiv (velodrome d hiver), 1910 (colour litho) by Cancaret, Jacques (fl.1904-32); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster advertising the cycles Clement, 1891 (colour litho)
PER191094 Poster advertising the cycles Clement, 1891 (colour litho) by Baylac, Lucien (1851-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Red-Figure vase, c. 420 BC (ceramic)
CZA228773 Red-Figure vase, c.420 BC (ceramic) by Penelope Painter (c.450-420 BC); height: 8.5 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow, Poland; Greek, out of copyright

Danish women giving a demonstration of group gymnastics session at the Athens Olympics
CHT214735 Danish women giving a demonstration of group gymnastics session at the Athens Olympics, from Les Sports Modernes, 1906 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Young men playing a ball game, from a statue base found in the Dipylon Cemetery, Athens
LEE60008 Young men playing a ball game, from a statue base found in the Dipylon Cemetery, Athens, (marble) c.510 BC (see also 60009-11) by Greek

Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho)
5989463 Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937.); © Look and Learn

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, Running (b / w photo)
6010136 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, Running (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, Running)

Eugen Sandow, in classical ancient Greco-Roman pose, c. 1894 (b / w photo)
3959719 Eugen Sandow, in classical ancient Greco-Roman pose, c.1894 (b/w photo) by Sarony, Napoleon (1821-96); Private Collection; (add.info)

Peter Jackson v. James Gentleman Jim Corbett on 21st May
PNP379606 Peter Jackson v. James Gentleman Jim Corbett on 21st May, 1891 with gloves under Marquis of Queensberry Rules at the California Athletic Club (colour litho) by American School

The wrestlers, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438570 The wrestlers, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by American School

Acrobatic horse riding (engraving)
609345 Acrobatic horse riding (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrobatic horse riding); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Edward Payson Westons temperance walk of 5, 000 miles in 100 days (engraving)
609129 Edward Payson Westons temperance walk of 5, 000 miles in 100 days (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Payson Westons temperance walk of 5)

The South London Harriers at the Oval (engraving)
609127 The South London Harriers at the Oval (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Captain Barclay (Robert Barclay Allardice) (engraving)
609123 Captain Barclay (Robert Barclay Allardice) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The annual assault of arms of the London Athletics Club (engraving)
609110 The annual assault of arms of the London Athletics Club (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lavater Lee, strongman (engraving)
609461 Lavater Lee, strongman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lavater Lee, strongman); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Discobolus, copy of a bronze original (marble) (b / w photo)
ALI194733 Discobolus, copy of a bronze original (marble) (b/w photo) by Myron, (fl.c.450 BC) (after); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Alinari

Miss Broquedis, Olympic Tennis Champion, front cover of Femina, issue 278
CHT202033 Miss Broquedis, Olympic Tennis Champion, front cover of Femina, issue 278, 15th August 1912 (coloured photo) by French School

Male Nude, Creugas of Durazzo, from Pausaniass description of the Nemean Games in
FTB71869 Male Nude, Creugas of Durazzo, from Pausaniass description of the Nemean Games in his " Itinary" of Greece, 1794 (pen and ink) by Canova

Milo of Croton Attacked by a Lion, 1672-82 (marble)
XIR91045 Milo of Croton Attacked by a Lion, 1672-82 (marble) by Puget, Pierre (1620-94); 270x140 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Tommy Green with 24 trophies, 1932 Olympics
Tommy Green (1894-1975), British racewalker and 50, 000 metres gold medallist in the 1932 Summer Olympics (held in Los Angeles, USA), photographed with 24 trophies. Date: circa 1932

Attic red-figure amphora depicting elderly bearded male and a youth
AMQ103371 Attic red-figure amphora depicting elderly bearded male and a youth, probably 6th century BC (pottery) by Greek; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Greek

Riace Warrior A (bronze)
ALI322029 Riace Warrior A (bronze) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Reggio Calabria, Italy; (add.info.: were found by Stefano Mariottini)

Riace Warrior B (bronze)
ALI322035 Riace Warrior B (bronze) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Reggio Calabria, Italy; (add.info.: were found by Stefano Mariottini)

Relief depicting wrestlers (stone)
XIR226113 Relief depicting wrestlers (stone) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo della Civilta Romana, Rome, Italy; out of copyright

Life Drawing of a Man Running (chalk on paper)
UCL273923 Life Drawing of a Man Running (chalk on paper) by Poynter, Edward John (1836-1919); 44.2x28.9 cm; UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; eUCL Art Museum

Daniel Mendoza, engraved by P. Roberts, published in 1822 (coloured engraving)
BSA273450 Daniel Mendoza, engraved by P. Roberts, published in 1822 (coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856) (after); 46x55.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

LtoR: Toni Merkens and Albert Sellinger starting the 1000 metre bike race at the Berlin
DGC446558 LtoR: Toni Merkens and Albert Sellinger starting the 1000 metre bike race at the Berlin Olympic Games, 1936 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Display of Gymnastics before the Emperor (colour litho)
CHT293602 A Display of Gymnastics before the Emperor (colour litho) by Japanese School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

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"Unforgettable Moments: A Glimpse into the Athlete's Journey" From the iconic Black Power salute to the solidarity of wearing an OPHR badge, American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a powerful statement during the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Australian Peter Norman stood by their side, showcasing unity in the face of adversity. The Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer, immortalizes strength and determination through its sculpted form. This ancient masterpiece reminds us that athletes have always been revered for their physical prowess. In 1924, Eric Liddell sprinted towards victory in the Olympic 400m race, exemplifying unwavering dedication and faith. His triumph serves as a testament to both his athletic abilities and his unyielding spirit. A Gilbert's artwork "The Athlete Wrestling with a Python" captures the metaphorical struggles faced by athletes throughout history. Just like this wrestling match against a formidable opponent, athletes constantly push themselves beyond their limits to achieve greatness. During the intense wrestling match between Dan Gable from USA and Kikuo Wada from Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, these two competitors showcased not only their technical skills but also their indomitable willpower. England's soccer match in 1966 brought together passionate players who displayed exceptional teamwork and skill on the field. Their dedication to excellence left an everlasting mark on sports history. Jackie Robinson was more than just an outstanding baseball player; he broke barriers as one of America's first African-American major league players. His daring steal home under catcher Andy Seminick's tag symbolized courage amidst racial discrimination. Satchel Paige stands tall among baseball legends for his remarkable talent and perseverance despite facing segregation-era challenges. He proved that true talent knows no boundaries or prejudice.