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Skating Collection

Background imageSkating Collection: Winter Landscape with skaters. Pieter Brueghel II, The Younger

Winter Landscape with skaters. Pieter Brueghel II, The Younger
Winter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap 1601. Brueghel, Pieter, II, The Younger, (1564-1638). Oil on wood. Date: 1601

Background imageSkating Collection: Curling in Scotland 1869

Curling in Scotland 1869
A curling match in Scotland

Background imageSkating Collection: Ice skating by Rene Vincent

Ice skating by Rene Vincent
Illustration showing two gentlemen trying to steady a clumsy lady on an ice rink. Date: 1934

Background imageSkating Collection: Frost Fair on the Thames by Pauline Baynes

Frost Fair on the Thames by Pauline Baynes
Illustration painted for Holly Leaves by Pauline Baynes showing Londoners in 1683-4 enjoying the delights of the Frost Fair on the frozen River Thames

Background imageSkating Collection: Perfect Wife: No. X. By Joyce Dennys

Perfect Wife: No. X. By Joyce Dennys
A illustration of a wife struggling through the cold to watch her husband ice-skating. The Sketch - 29th January 1930. By Joyce Dennys

Background imageSkating Collection: Olympics / 1924 / Chamonix

Olympics / 1924 / Chamonix
Winter games at Chamonix: ski jumping, ice hockey and skating

Background imageSkating Collection: Ice Skating Dog

Ice Skating Dog
An ice skating dog with a scarf for a lead, out with his young mistress at Wimbledon Common, London, England

Background imageSkating Collection: Ice skating in Winter

Ice skating in Winter
J Rankine ands Duff-Taylor, with a lady each, waltzing on Craiglockhart Lower pond, Edinburgh, 1907 1907

Background imageSkating Collection: Four frogs ice skating on a Christmas card

Four frogs ice skating on a Christmas card
Four frogs ice skating hand in hand on a Christmas card, with comic verse below. circa 1890s

Background imageSkating Collection: Boating at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Boating at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, USA, showing the Skating Pavilion and Canal. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSkating Collection: The Village Pond by A. E. Bestall

The Village Pond by A. E. Bestall
A winter scene by Alfred Bestall of people partaking in ice skating on the local pond

Background imageSkating Collection: 1927 Ice Skating Girl

1927 Ice Skating Girl
A vivacious ice skating girl jumps over some barrels

Background imageSkating Collection: Chanel Skater 1929

Chanel Skater 1929
A chic skater is dressed for it by Chanel

Background imageSkating Collection: Putting on Ice Skates

Putting on Ice Skates
Three young women, sitting down to put on their ice skates at Wimbledon Common, London. One girl is accidentally showing off her bloomers!

Background imageSkating Collection: Pair Ice-Skating 1914

Pair Ice-Skating 1914
A smart couple skate together on the ice. Date: 1914

Background imageSkating Collection: Music cover, Les Patineurs Valse, by Emile Waldteufel

Music cover, Les Patineurs Valse, by Emile Waldteufel
Music cover, Les Patineurs Valse (Skaters Waltz), by Emile Waldteufel, with two elegant women skating on ice. circa 1880s

Background imageSkating Collection: Ice Skating Women 1899

Ice Skating Women 1899
Grey & white fur trim with wrap over jacket bodice, gored skirt decorated just below knee level. Blue costume with brown fur trim, red blouse, jacket with striped revers. Date: 1899

Background imageSkating Collection: 1908 Olympic Ice Skaters

1908 Olympic Ice Skaters
A montage of competitors who took part in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event was held at the Princes Skating Club in Knightsbridge

Background imageSkating Collection: Christmas Day 100 years ago by H. L. Oakley

Christmas Day 100 years ago by H. L. Oakley
Charming silhouettes cut by H. L. Oakley depicting a traditional Victorian Christmas. The morning begins with a visit to church, followed by skating on a frozen pond

Background imageSkating Collection: Victorian Silhouettes by H. L. Oakley

Victorian Silhouettes by H. L. Oakley
A page of silhouettes showing various Victorian pastimes and games including archery, croquet, skating and chess

Background imageSkating Collection: A Christmastide morning

A Christmastide morning
Front cover illustration from the Christmas edition of The Sphere, 1933 by Van Jones, showing a snowy scene on Christmas morning

Background imageSkating Collection: Ice Skating Dog

Ice Skating Dog
An ice skating dog out with his young mistress at Wimbledon Common, London, England

Background imageSkating Collection: Page from The Sketch reporting on the birthday party of Belita

Page from The Sketch reporting on the birthday party of Belita (Maria Belita Jepson-Turner) at the London Hippodrome, at the time she was starring the show Champagne on Ice

Background imageSkating Collection: Skating Dachshunds

Skating Dachshunds
A lady and gentleman dachshund skate gracefully together. Other dachshunds also enjoy ice skating. Date: 1910

Background imageSkating Collection: Leysin, Switzerland - Hotel du Chamossaire

Leysin, Switzerland - Hotel du Chamossaire and the Ice Rink Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSkating Collection: Poster, Anglo-Swiss Telephone Service

Poster, Anglo-Swiss Telephone Service, showing a woman skating in the Alps. 20th century

Background imageSkating Collection: Winter landscape with skaters by Droochsloot

Winter landscape with skaters by Droochsloot
Winter landscape with skaters (1629) by Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot (1586-1666). Dutch painter. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageSkating Collection: Roller-skating girl cutting a dash on the beachside boardwal

Roller-skating girl cutting a dash on the beachside boardwal
Frivolous - a roller-skating beauty cutting a dash on the beachside boardwalk Date: early 1940s

Background imageSkating Collection: Ice Skating Couple - Christmas Greetings Card

Ice Skating Couple - Christmas Greetings Card. Although a UK card, it was printed in Germany and features a very teutonic-looking skating pair

Background imageSkating Collection: Winter painted by Pauline Baynes

Winter painted by Pauline Baynes
A boy and girl in the Victorian era pictured skating on a frozen pond. In the background is a fine slope for sledging and a dog cart, a popular form of conveyance

Background imageSkating Collection: Ice skater

Ice skater
Illustration showing a lady skating on ice

Background imageSkating Collection: Barbara Ann Scott

Barbara Ann Scott
A waxwork at Madame Tussauds of the Canadian Ice Skater Barbara Ann Scott is dressed for display, seated before a model of England Football legend Sir Stanley Matthews

Background imageSkating Collection: Ice Skating Children

Ice Skating Children
What larks! Ice skating gives children the chance in indulge in all sorts of mischief

Background imageSkating Collection: The Rage for Rinking - still raging - roller skating 1912

The Rage for Rinking - still raging - roller skating 1912
Snaps of society indulging in the latest craze for roller skating at Holland Park Rink where members of the Sunday skating club includede Lord Churchill, Lady Thurston, Miss Ethel Dane the actress

Background imageSkating Collection: At the Skating Carnival - Pretty lady reveller with a broom

At the Skating Carnival - Pretty lady reveller with a broom
At the Skating Carnival - Pretty lady reveller wearing a very stylish black dress with red floral pattern with a broom. Date: 1905

Background imageSkating Collection: Winter scene. Girls skating

Winter scene. Girls skating
4 girls in colourful winter outfits skating together. Artist Florence Hardy Date: 1906

Background imageSkating Collection: Winter Pastime with children playing on a frozen pond

Winter Pastime with children playing on a frozen pond. Date: 1855

Background imageSkating Collection: Skating on the ice

Skating on the ice

Background imageSkating Collection: Mr and Mrs Edgar Syers

Mr and Mrs Edgar Syers
Florence " Madge" Syers skating with her husband and coach Edgar Syers in an Alpine setting. Date: 1906

Background imageSkating Collection: Yuletide Sports Abroad- Society at St Moritz and Murren

Yuletide Sports Abroad- Society at St Moritz and Murren
A variety of snowy scenes at St Moritz and Murren in Switzerland, including skating and ice hockey

Background imageSkating Collection: Children Ice Skating by Florence Hardy

Children Ice Skating by Florence Hardy
Two Strings to his bow. A young boy is ice skating with a girl on each arm looking blissfully content

Background imageSkating Collection: Ice Skaters on River

Ice Skaters on River
Ice skaters on the River Thames at Burham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, during a cold snap

Background imageSkating Collection: Queen Victorias Skates

Queen Victorias Skates
EQUIPMENT Queen Victorias skates, manufactured by Marsden Brothers, and Silverwood, of Sheffield

Background imageSkating Collection: Ice Skating / 1870

Ice Skating / 1870
Skating around the river

Background imageSkating Collection: Couple Roller-Skating

Couple Roller-Skating
Smart couple in a roller- skating hall

Background imageSkating Collection: Mother and daughter skating on a Christmas card

Mother and daughter skating on a Christmas card
Mother and daughter skating, on a Christmas card design by Kate Greenaway. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageSkating Collection: Skating on a frozen Whitestone Pond, Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1933

Skating on a frozen Whitestone Pond, Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1933

Background imageSkating Collection: Roller skaters at Deal, Kent

Roller skaters at Deal, Kent
Three young men roller-skating on a rink in Deal, Kent. Date: circa 1960s



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