Practicing Collection

Practicing synchronised swimming. Aerial view of swimmers training before a junior-league synchronised swimming competition. Photographed at Trud swimming pool, Moscow, Russia

Dennis Taylor. July 1987 P011458

Quiet music practice / W H Robinson
When practicing ones musical instrument, there is only one person who wants to hear it - the aspiring performer. A simple adjustment (as here depicted to the horn)

Yoga meditation, Full Moon Island, Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

The Enthusiast
A short course of training for the rugger enthusiast. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

At the Piano, 1914. Artist: Sergey Vinogradov
At the Piano, 1914. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum of the Belorussian Republic, Minsk, Belarus

Trumpet player, Plaza de la Catedral, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Untiring: Ken Barnes, noted for his 90-minute displays. April 1956 P005552

A Trial Spin of the Cornell Crews on Cayuga Lake, 1906

Did not you say could sing at sight? - Yes, sir, but not at FIRST sight
" Did not you say could sing at sight?" - " Yes, sir, but not at FIRST sight!", (1907). The German composer Handel works on his " Messiah" in 1741

The Egg Test For Brakes / W H Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Illustration depicting Ensign Stubble and Captain Dobbin from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
3077632 Illustration depicting Ensign Stubble and Captain Dobbin from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray; (add.info)

MacLennan & Easton, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service. MacLennan & Easton, between c1915 and c1920
MacLennan & Easton, between c1915 and c1920. Shows opera singer Francis Maclennan (1873-1935) with his wife, opera singer Florence Easton (1882-1955).

A sortie, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
A sortie, 1917 or 1918.

British torpedo after practice run, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
British torpedo after practice run, between c1915 and c1920. British sailors hoisting a spent torpedo on board a British torpedo boat destroyer after a practice run.

Bayonet practice, British training, 16 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bayonet practice, British training, 16 Aug 1917 (date created or published later). Soldiers being instructed on the use of the bayonet by charging dummies at Tadworth Camp

Recruits at Aldershot on practice hike, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Recruits at Aldershot on practice hike, between 1914 and c1915. British soldiers at Aldershot army camp in England during World War I.

Aldershot - recruits on practice hike, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Aldershot - recruits on practice hike, between c1910 and c1915. British soldiers at Aldershot army camp in England during World War I.

The Organ Rehearsal, c.1885. Creator: Henry Lerolle
The Organ Rehearsal, c.1885

The Hon. Artillery Company of London Practising with the Rifle at Seaford, Sussex, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Hon. Artillery Company of London Practising with the Rifle at Seaford, Sussex, 1858. A detachment of the Honourable Artillery Company of London...has been for some days past stationed at Seaford

Lady Playing the Lute, c17th century. Creator: Hendrik van Steenwyck
Lady Playing the Lute, c17th century

The Pupils of Uji Joetsu Practicing Fencing, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Pupils of Uji Joetsu Practicing Fencing, 19th century

Valmiki Reciting the Ramayana to His Pupil Bharadvaja... between c1700 and c1710. Creator: Unknown
Valmiki Reciting the Ramayana to His Pupil Bharadvaja, Folio from the "Shangri" Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), between c1700 and c1710

View of a tournament school, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of a tournament school, 1742-1801. Men on horseback doing target practice

View of a fencing school, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of a fencing school, 1742-1801. Men with weapons practice in a room

U.S.S. Brooklyn, single stick exercise, between 1896 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Brooklyn, single stick exercise, between 1896 and 1899

U.S.S. New York, single stick exercise, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. New York, single stick exercise, between 1893 and 1901

U.S.S. Newark, sword exercise, between 1891 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Newark, sword exercise, between 1891 and 1901

Une famille mélomane... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une famille melomane... 19th century. Family of music lovers practicing the piece they will sing at the concert put on by Monsieur Coquardeau

Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, New York, N.Y. ca. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, New York, N.Y. ca. 1946

'Highland Pipers Practising in Hyde Park, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Highland Pipers Practising in Hyde Park, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Wartime at Windsor, 1941, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Wartime at Windsor, 1941, (1947). King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with daughters Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret Rose

Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1932 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1932

Prince Albert, the Emperor of the French, and staff, at the Review at Marquise, 1854. Creator: W Thomas
Prince Albert, the Emperor of the French, and staff, at the Review at Marquise, 1854. Exercises of the British and French armies in northern France during the Crimean War

The Actors Nakamura Kashiwagi as a Wakashu (second from right), and Three... Japan, c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Nakamura Kashiwagi as a Wakashu (second from right), and Three Unidentified Actors as Yakko, Japan, c. 1772

The Actors Nakamura Kashiwagi as a Wakashu (second from right), and Three... Japan, c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Nakamura Kashiwagi as a Wakashu (second from right), and Three Unidentified Actors as Yakko, Japan, c. 1772

Takata Riding Grounds (Takata no baba), from the series “One Hundred Famous...”, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Takata Riding Grounds (Takata no baba), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Takata Riding Grounds (Takata no baba), from the series “One Hundred Famous...”, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Takata Riding Grounds (Takata no baba), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

It is good to do the first archery (Yumi hajime yoshi), from the series "A Series for... c. 1822
It is good to do the first archery (Yumi hajime yoshi), from the series "A Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)", c. 1822

Quadrilles - Practising for Fear of Accidents, published March 24, 1817. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Quadrilles - Practising for Fear of Accidents, published March 24, 1817

Irkutsk police fire brigade. Exercise with a rescue sheet and a rescue basket, 1894. Creator: R Prorokov
Irkutsk police fire brigade. Exercise with a rescue sheet and a rescue basket, 1894. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to

Irkutsk police fire brigade. Exercise with tarpaulins, shields, crowbar and hooks, 1894. Creator: R Prorokov
Irkutsk police fire brigade. Exercise with tarpaulins, shields, crowbar and hooks, 1894. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates

Irkutsk police fire brigade. Exercise with ladders and hooks, 1894. Creator: R Prorokov
Irkutsk police fire brigade. Exercise with ladders and hooks, 1894. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to the establishment

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862. British sailors firing a cannon. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Suzanne at the Piano, c1900. Artist: Carl Larsson
Suzanne at the Piano, c1900. From The Studio Volume 78, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919-20]

Yoga practicing

The Dance Lesson, c. 1879. Creator: Edgar Degas
The Dance Lesson, c. 1879

La Repetition, c1874 (1935). Artist: Edgar Degas
La Repetition, c1874 (19350. After the painting by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas. From Modern Masterpieces Part 1. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935.]

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"Practicing the art of synchronised swimming, these athletes gracefully move in perfect harmony. " "Lost in the quiet music practice, W H Robinson immerses himself in his own world of melodies. " "On Full Moon Island in the Maldives, yoga meditation is practiced to find inner peace amidst the beauty of the Indian Ocean. " "In July 1987, Dennis Taylor practices his snooker skills with precision and focus. " "The Enthusiast dedicates countless hours to practicing their craft, fueled by passion and determination. " "Sergey Vinogradov captures a serene moment as an artist practices at the piano in 1914. " "Known for his untiring dedication, Ken Barnes captivates audiences with his mesmerizing 90-minute displays. " "A talented trumpet player fills Plaza de la Catedral in Havana with soulful melodies that echo through Central America's vibrant streets. "'Did you not say you could sing at sight?' 'Yes sir, but not at first sight, ' jokes a singer during their practice session. "Cornell Crews take a trial spin on Cayuga Lake in 1906 as they diligently prepare for upcoming rowing competitions. "In Mexborough, South Yorkshire, participants showcase their skills during a fierce first aid competition captured by artist Michael Walters. "W H Robinson tests brakes using an unconventional method - The Egg Test. Safety always comes first. "