Leisure Collection (#39)

The National Gallery. London
The National Gallery (1834-1838). Neoclassical building designed by William Wilkins (1778-1839). Trafalgar Square. London. United KIngdom. Date: 20080327

London. The Theatre Royal, Haymarket. 1820
United Kingdom. London. Westminster. The Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 1820. By the English architect John Nash (1752-1835). Facade. Date: 20080327

Couple sunbathing on a sandy beach
A middle-aged couple enjoying the sun on a warm, sandy beach. Possibly in Malta or somewhere else in the Western Mediterranean. Date: 1970s

Wolsey bathing suits and beach suits advertisement, 1931
Advertisement for Wolsey bathing and beach suits made of smooth, soft wool, with an elastic, close-ribbed knit that makes them fit, in the water or out of it, just like an extra skin. Date: 1931

Water Wear for Whitsun - 1930s swimwear advertisement
Advertisement for water wear, available from major retailers. As well as the striking Red Seal swimming suit in the Persian Pheasant design, there is the submarine bathing cap, submarine sandals

Venice Beach, near Ocean Park, Los Angeles, USA
Venice Beach, near Ocean Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. 1930s

Gertrude Lawrence at the Villa Capponcina, French Riviera
Actress Gertrude Lawrence in a variety of fashionable outfits for the Riviera, pictured as a guest at the Villa Capponcina, the home of British couturier, Captain Edward Molyneux. Date: 1930

Delights of the Riviera - the Season at Cannes, 1926
Series of vignette sketches showing society at play on the French Riviera, at Cannes in the spring of 1926. Pictured are Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills on the areas tennis courts

Monte Carlo beach advertisement
Advertisement for Monte Carlo on the French Riviera featuring an illustration, and tempting description, of the cocktail hour at the Hotel de Paris. Date: 1935

Society on the Riviera - a day of leisure in Monte Carlo
Ici ons amuse bien tout le jour by Roger Furse. Illustration showing smart society enjoying the pleasures of the French Riviera during the 1930s at Monte Carlo with the Casino in the background

Susi - at the seaside with a little boy. 1950s

Susi - looking at a crab on the beach. 1950s

In-shore rescue service at work, Eastbourne, Sussex
In-shore rescue service at work, helping someone with an upturned boat, off Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: early 1970s

Tatler Front Cover, Christmas Number 1925
Front cover design for The Tatler Christmas number 1925 featuring an enthusiastic skier on-piste November 27 1925

Susi - on a pebbly beach, looking out to sea. 1950s

Seal Rocks and Cliff House, San Francisco, California, USA, with people on the beach. Date: 1898

CROATIA. DUBROVNIK. Coastal scene with Fort Lovrjenac

HUNGARY. BUDAPEST. Details of the Royal Palace, built by Alajos HUSZMANN in the nineteenth century. It houses the National Gallery, among other cultural centers

Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, reciting. Eng
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, reciting one of his comedies in the Scotto Garden in Pisa. Engraving. Colored

Roman Theatre at Bosra. Porticus post scaenam. Detail. Syria
Syria. Bosra. Roman Theatre. Porticus post scaenam. Detail

Roman Theatre at Bosra. Scaenae frons, porticus post scaenam
Syria. Bosra. Roman Theatre. Scaenae frons, porticus post scaenam and pulpitum. Detail

Roman Theatre at Bosra. Syria
Syria. Bosra. Roman Theatre

Turkey. Cappadocia. Valley of Uchisar. Cave house. Central Anatolia

Man photographing a painting

Italy. Rome. The Colosseum. 1st century A. C. Nocturnal view
Italy. Rome. The Colosseum (Coliseum) or Flavian Amphitheatre. Elliptical construction built of concrete and stone. 1st century A.C. Nocturnal view. At the background, the Arch of Constantine

Roman Art. Spain. Andalusia. Italica. Theatre
Roman Art. Spain. Italica. Theatre. Its construction began under Emperor Augustus (1st century BC-1st century AD). Orchestra, frons pulpiti and scaenae frons. Santiponce. Andalusia

Czech Republic. Prague. The Rudolfinum. 1885
Czech Republic. Prague. The Rudolfinum. Designed in the neo-renaissance style by Josef Z?=?tek (1832-1909) and Josef Schulz (d. 1941). Opened in 1885. Main facade. Jan Palach Square

Brewery Hanover. Germany. Colored engraving by Etienne. El Panorama, 1867

Relief of gladiators. About 30 BC. The slab probably belongs to a grave memorial and recalls the extravagant gladiator fights sponsored by the deceased. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Italy. Pompeii. Small Theatre or odeon. 1st century B. C
Italy. Pompeii. Small Theatre or odeon. 1st century B.C. It shows the typical design of the Greek theatre with its structure embanked in the natural slope of the terrain

Claude Monet (1840-1926). The Harbour at Trouville, 1870
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French painter founder of French impressionist painting. The Harbour at Trouville, 1870. Oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Paul the sharper, by spanish writer Francisco de Quevedo (15
Paul the sharper. Picaresque novel by spanish writer of the baroque era Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645). Written around 1604 and published in 1626. Illustration (19th century). Book I. Chapter X

Roman Art. Turkey. Possibly backgamon board engraved in the
Roman Art. Turkey. Board game, possibly backgamon board, engraved in the upper seats of the Roman stadium of Aphrodisias in Caria. Anatolian Peninsula

Germany. Berlin. State Opera. Facade
Germany. Berlin. State Opera. Partial view of the facade

The Dancing Glade at Sorgenfri, North of Copenhagen, 1800, b
Jens Juel (1745-1802). Danish painter. The Dancing Glade at Sorgenfri, North of Copenhagen, 1800. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Norway. Fisherman and peasant in the Valley of Eide. Colored engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1885

Aert van der Neer (c. 1603-1677). Winter Landscape with Ice
Aert van der Neer (c. 1603-1677). Landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age. Winter Landscape with Ice Skating in Amsterdam (1650). Gem?ldegalerie, Berlin. Gemany

Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. Lyric Theatre or Lyric Theatre Beethoven room. Founded in 1881. built by architect Salvador Sabate i Vinals. Mallorca Street, 277

Thermopolium at the intersection of Via degli Augustali with
Thermopolium. Tavern specializing in the sale of hot beverages. Stone bar with holes to place the amphorae containing drinks. At the intersection of Via degli Augustali with Vico Storto. Pompeii

Pastoral dance. 18th century. Colored engraving

Archaeological Museum of Seville. Roman Art Room with mosaic of Bacchus (3rd century BC), from Ecija. Andalusia. Spain

Roman Art. Spain. Andalusia. Italica. Thermae. 2nd century A
Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. Thermae, Large Baths. Near Santiponce. Ruins. Andalusia

Roman Art. Greece. Odeon. Built with brick walls in the 2nd century and restored later. Patras

China. Acrobats performing at the Imperial Court. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

China. Men playing draughts in a tavern. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Jean Baptiste Poquelin, called Moliere (1622-1673). French playwright and actor. First performance of Tartuffe, 1667. Colored engraving

Minstrel reciting poems and songs. Germany
Germany. Minstrel reciting poems and songs at the foot of a lime tree in the village square. Colored engraving of Germania, 1882

United States. Boston. Opera House. Massachusets

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