Judging Collection

UK Dairy Show - Feeding the goats
Feeding the prize goats at the UK Dairy Show of 1911, held at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington

Israel / Jordan 1902
A group of Christians - Orthodox, judging by the priests vestments - receive baptism in the sacred river where Jesus himself was baptised by John Date: 1902

Judging artistic effect before purchasing / W Heath 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

New Woman Poster ?1896
The New Woman: a bookish frumpy young woman in plain clothes & monocle sits on a stool surrounded by improving books. She also smokes judging by the cigarette in the corner

Two natives of New South Wales fight a duel : judging by the submission of one to the other, this is some kind of ritual affair Date: 1830s

Tribunal of the King's Bailiff. Engraving. Facsimile
Tribunal of the King's Bailiff. Facsimile of a woodcut from Praxis Rerum Civilium by Josse Damhoudere. Antwerp, 1557

France. Trial of the Paris Commune. Cases proceedings
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, as a result of the Franco-Prussian War. Trial of the Paris Commune

Japanese depiction of the Great Judge of Hell - Yama
The Great Judge of Hell

Perseus And The Artist
An illustration of what is most likely Perseus, the son of Zeus, judging by the image of Pegasus on his helmet, standing beside a female painter smoking a pipe

The Thirteen Days Of Leandre, Recruitment General
An illustration which shows the scene of two men speaking with a military general, who is judging how they look as the basis of recruitment. Date: circa 1901

The Little Critic
An oil painting of a young woman in a studio, holding a canvas portrait painting in her hands, judging the qualities of the art work. Date: circa 1919

Reinforcements
This lithograph shows a row of seated soldiers, with the closest one standing, judging by the title of this piece, they are waiting for reinforcements to arrive. Date: circa 1919

Houses in Venice
Oil painting showing what is most likely a town in Venice, Italy, judging by the green shutters on these houses. Date: circa 1929

Worcester Steeplechase Fair day with carousel & crowd
Swings and other attractions, advertising boards including one for High Flying Boats and another for the Grand National Steeplechase Worcester'. Judging by a large puddle it has been raining

Dangerous Moment In A Big Career by H. M. Bateman
Nervous judge face with the difficult decision of choosing between a room full of screaming babies, proudly presented by their mothers

Interior of the Smithfield Club's Annual Show at the Agricultural Hall Islington, London. Photograph showing after the judging was completed and awards won. Date: late 1890s

ILN cover - Agricultural Meeting, fox hounds
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring an engraving of an agricultural meeting at Lincoln with the foxhound judging in progress. Date: 1869

SHOPPING FOR BONNETS
Judging from Appearance, a canny shop assistant infers that a bonnet being tried on by the wife takes years off her age by mistaking her for her husbands daughter. Date: 1828

Judge with exhibit at poultry show, Staffordshire, England
A judge at a poultry show in Staffordshire examines an exhibit while leaning on a cage of turkeys. He wears a hat and has bushy whiskers. The Times Date: 1987

Maj.s Kennedy and Sir Gerald Mildmay - Reading and District
Maj.s Kennedy and Sir Gerald Mildmay judging at the Reading and District Horse Show held in Mr Oliver Dixons grounds. Dixon was one of the best known hunter dealers in England at the time. Date: 1927

Sir Albert de Rutzen (1831-1913), Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at the time of his resignation, not long before he died

Judging a Fancy Dress Competition - Huntingdon
Judging a Fancy Dress Competition at a Summer Festival Fair Parade Pageant at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. The two (possible winners) are a pair of mice (with added hand-drawn tails!)

Max Dearly with bathing costume winners, French Riviera
Famous French actor Max Dearly, together with his wife, pictured judging a bathing costume competition at Cap d Antibes in 1928. Date: 1928

Sizing up at the Miss California Beauty Contest
Judges at the Miss California beauty contest held at Venice, California in the summer of 1939, using a scientific device to assist them in their decision

The Last Judgement - Matthew 25. circa 1688

French Basque - Best Calves Competition
French Basque Region - Best Calves Competition. circa 1910s

Fancy dress costumes at the Artists Fancy Dress ball
The Bystander magazine passes comment on the various fancy dress costumes seen at the Artists Fancy Dress ball at the Albert Hall in February 1911

Lourdes, France - Bureau des constatations (Office of Medical Observations of Lourdes). Checking the validity on a claim of miraculous healing. Date: circa 1908

Jacques Delille - 4
Abbe JACQUES DELILLE French writer, One of the Forty of the Academie Francaise - judging by the ornaments in this engraving, he wrote of rustic matters. Date: 1738 - 1813

Enrico Davila
ENRICO CATERINO CATERINO Italian historian - and soldier too, judging by the armour hes wearing. Date: 1576 - 1631

Giovanni Crescimbeni
GIOVANNI MARIO CRESCIMBENI Italian writer; judging by the ornaments to his portrait, he was also either a musician or a composer of operas. Date: 1663 - 1728

Justus Candidus Cautus
JUSTUS CANDIDUS CAUTUS Evidently a man of culture, judging by his workplace and the attributes of this intriguing engraving - but we know nothing about him... Date: circa 1746

Boers before the tribunal during the Boer War
In the Transvaal during the Boer War, Boers have to appear before tribunals who decide if they have defended their homes with too much enthusiasm. Date: 1900

The Judge of the Exhibition of Japanese Spaniels. Date: 1898

Trophy Show - Ch. Silver Rose of Charlsdon (Bull Terrier) - R.H.O. judging Date: 1983

Mr Curnow judging at the Dog Centre Birthday Show
Mr Curnow judging a Pekinese (?) at the Dog Centre Birthday Rally exemption show on July 11th, 1971 Date: 1971

Major P. C. G. Haywood judging Golden Retrievers at Crufts. Date: 1936

The March Past - L. K. A. Dog Show
The March Past - L.K.A. (Ladies Kennel Association) Dog Show Date: 1903

WW1 - A Saving Grace
WW1 - An illustration personifying Britain as Little John Bull and Big John Bull

Beresford Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire showing a man-made waterfall with a sluice gate. Judging by the relative clarity of the waterfall. This was on a very fast exposure by the standards of 1906

Belgian machine at Battersbys hatworks - designed to be beltdriven, and apparently recently assembled, judging by the spanner left on its base. Date: 1902

Michel De Saint-Martin
MICHEL DE SAINT-MARTIN marquis de Miskou etc. French churchman ? Judging by the papal-style headgear he was either an eccentric or an ecclesiastical pretender. Date: 1614 - 1687

Amelia Opies Sittingrm
The sitting room of AMELIA OPIEs dwelling at Norwich. Judging by the number of seats, shes expecting company... Date: CIRCA 1850

Florence Higgins
FLORENCE HIGGINS The first female bachelor of music in Britain, but judging by the silence of the internet, she never fulfilled her early promise... Date: circa 1895

Magistrate at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London. Date: 1892

Thames Waterman on Massey Shaw fireboat
A Thames Waterman in traditional costume with a fire company badge on his left sleeve, standing on the deck of the LFBs Massey Shaw fireboat

The Veterinary Corps, US Army, teaches men care and treatment of sick animals; horse judging and soundness; horseshoeing; riding; driving; meat and dairy inspection - something very useful

The Queen inspects prizewinning sheep
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attended the Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Nottingham. Here, she inspects some Ryeland sheep that have won prizes. Date: 1955

Hippolyte Houcke
HIPPOLYTE (?) HOUCKE One of a celebrated dynasty of circus managers : we think this is Hippolyte, judging by the date, but we could be mistaken. Date: CIRCA 1990

SCENE FROM LES FACHEUX
Scene from LES FACHEUX - judging from appearances, a servant is about to be struck with his masters cane for letting his hat fall on the floor. Date: first performed 1661

Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton (1817 - 1907). An English judge. "

Scene at Richmond Horse Show
A scene at the Richmond Horse Show in Surrey, with judges examining the horses

Van Horse Parade, Regents Park, London
The sixth Van Horse Parade taking place on Easter Monday in Regents Park, Central London. On the far left can be seen the Hon Alex E Parker judging an entry. This annual event was founded in 1904

The Man Who Stole the Prize Marrow by H. M. Bateman
Humorous scene showing the interior of a tent at an agricultural show, with plants, vegetables and flowers arranged on trestle tables for judging, while a cheeky chap decides to abscond with a huge

Fencing on board a Troopship, 1876
Engraving of soldiers fencing on board a troopship, perhaps the Himalaya - judging by lifebelt in the background

Crinoline Manufacture
Women in Germany making cage crinolines which are constructed around a wooden frame or template. Judging by the positions they adopt they are not wearing crinolines

Kay Petre & E. Wisdom judging coachwork at Morris Rally
Kay Petre (probably the best known female racing driver before the war), and E

Ploughing Contest 1950S
Judging the ploughing contest at the mid-Sussex Agricultural Associations Show - W J Rowell in cap, T Limbrick in hat, P A Snodgrass bareheaded

Fishing Scene / 1555
Two men haul in a net full of fish, from ice-capped waters judging by their spike-soled footwear and warm winter clothing

Costume / Men / Scottish 12C
A middle-class Englishman (or, more likely, Scotsman, judging by his kilt and tartan socks?) in travelling costume, with moneybag at his belt and another bag at his side

Russian Wedding Feast
The village priest officiates at the wedding feast : evidently the matter is one to be taken seriously, judging by the solemn faces

Sultry Dinner Date
Dinner date, wearing an evening dress ornamented with seed pearls, is obviously nervous as she awaits her blind date judging by the drinks she has lined up

She Reads as she Walks
She reads - and judging by the pen in her hand, she marks the bits she likes

Judging Foxhounds
Judging foxhounds at the Lincoln Agricultural Meeting

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