Pastime Collection (page 2)

Acrobat performing somersaults on a chair and bench. From a woodcut by Arcangelo Tuccaro, 1599. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Four street urchins skipping rope in an alley, 18th century
Four street urchins skipping rope in an alley. From an engraving by Augustin de Saint-Albin, 18th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Men playing skittles in a pub garden, late 18th century
Men playing the game of skittles (quilles) in a pub garden. One man clutches his shin after it has been hit by the bowling ball. From an English caricature of the late 18th century

Medieval Europeans and Siamese women playing skittles
Medieval noble women playing skittles on a castle terrace, and Siamese women playing skittles. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Five old men play a game of boules or bowls, circa 1800. Copied from Martinets Caricatures Parisiennes. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Villagers playing a game of skittles, 17th century
Villagers playing a game of skittles, while others watch from a swing. From a print by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

The game of spinning top in Russia, early 19th century. A youth spins a top on the ground in front of a crowd of onlookers

Score table for the game of pool (la poule), a round robin variant of billiards played with two cue balls from the early 19th century

The game of ground billiards, 16th century. Men use clubs to hit balls between hoops, in a mix of billiards, golf and croquet

Villagers playing croquet or clos-porte, 16th century
Villagers playing croquet or clos-porte with mallets and large balls, 16th century. After a painting by Breughel. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Soldiers and old men playing boules or petanque on a field, Napoleonic era. After an illustration by Carle Vernet. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Boys playing the game of marbles called la fossette, wherein they try to throw as many marbles into a hole as possible. From an engraving by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 19th century

Boys playing marbles on a street corner. In the game of bloquette, players try to throw marbles into a hole. Handcoloured lithograph by Ge Engelmann from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports

Fashionable people playing the game of ring toss, 1818
Fashionable people playing the game of ring toss, la bague volante, from an engraving in le Bon Genre, 1818. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Medieval men playing wall tennis, checkers and hoops
Medieval men bat a ball against a board mounted on a wall (wall tennis or pelota?), some play drafts or checkers, others roll hoops and jump through hoops

Fops and dandies playing paume, real tennis, Napoleonic era
Fops and dandies (incroyables) playing the game of paume, real tennis, in the Napoleonic era. After a caricature in le Bon Genre

The game of longue paume, lawn tennis, 17th century
The game of longue paume, lawn tennis, played in a park in Paris, 17th century. From an engraving by Israel Sylvestre, 1655

The game of badminton played in a park, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after Langlume from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette

Medieval men inflating pig bladders, playing
Medieval men inflating pig bladders (for bagpipes?), playing mandolins and pipes. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette

Medieval men playing ball games and archery in a park
Medieval men playing ball games (handball or volleyball) and archery with longbow and crossbow in a park. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Old men playing petit palet or shove ha penny in a park, 18th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903

Boy adjusting the string to a kite, 18th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903

Variations of throwing games or shove ha penny
The game of palet or la patte aux Jettons, variations of throwing games or shove ha penny. After an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella

The game of tonneau or barrel
The game of tonneau (a throwing game where players try to throw pellets into a barrel with small holes in the top). Handcoloured lithograph after Decamps from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports

The game of tonneau, 19th century
The game of tonneau, a throwing game where players try to throw pellets into a box with small holes in the top, 19th century

How to play the game of diabolo or Chinese yo-yo, 1814. Guide to tricks with the diabolo on a picture held by a horned demon

Old and young playing the game of diabolo or Chinese yo-yo in a park, early 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

The vengeance of the diablos or Chinese yo-yos
The vengeance of diablos or Chinese yo-yos. French caricature from the early 19th century showing women throwing men in the air with Chinese yo-yos

Instructions for the game of diablo or Chinese yo-yo, showing various tricks and techniques, early 19th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Elegant people playing diabolo and cup
Elegant people playing Chinese yo-yo (diabolo) and cup and ball (bilboquet) in a garden, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after Langlume from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Children flying a kite and playing with a hoop, 18th century
Children flying a kite, rolling hoops, and playing at shepherd and shepherdess, 18th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Bilboquet and other games - including skittles
Medieval men playing cup and ball, bilboquet, and other games including skittles, badminton and tennis. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Woman playing the game of cup and ball, billeboquet or bilboquet, 17th century. Lithograph after a painting by Jacques Courtin from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Tilting at a basin (tirer la jatte) while mounted on a barrel pulled by two men. Scene at a festival or fete, 16th century

Jousting at a ring (jeu de Bague) at a village festival. Men run at a ring mounted on a tree while others dance to music. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Chinese merry-go-round (Bague Chinoise) in
The Chinese merry-go-round (Bague Chinoise) in Tivoli gardens, Paris. Riders with batons try to spear a ring held by the woman in pink. Taken from Mesangeres Bon Genre circa 1815

Mapuche playing the games of llighetun and kechukawe
Indigenous Mapuche of Chile playing the game of llighetun with beans (porotos) and a ring, and kechukawe (queciucague) with a five-sided dice

King George III and Queen Charlotte Stag Hunting
A Royal Chase - King George III and Queen Charlotte Stag Hunting. 1780

Donkey Race on the Beach. 19th century

Woman resting during a game of croquet. circa 1900s

Peggy O Neill, actress, with Pogo Sticks
Peggy O Neill, actress, with the latest craze, the Pogo Stick. 1922

Men playing dominoes, Garstang, Lancashire

A Royal Chase - their Majesties stag hunting. 1780

Fresh water fishing. 19th century

ARRANGING FLOWERS 1886
A young woman, wearing a buttonhole of yellow flowers, is totally absorbed in arranging flowers from a bowl on a table beside her. She has a selection spread on her lap. Date: 1886

Woman holds Camera on the Beach Date: 1920

Quilting Frolic Date: 1792

Entrance to the Moulin Rouge Date: 1894

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