Winter Landscape with skaters. Pieter Brueghel II, The YoungerWinter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap 1601. Brueghel, Pieter, II, The Younger, (1564-1638). Oil on wood. Date: 1601
Winter painted by Pauline BaynesA 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
Curling in Scotland 1869A curling match in Scotland
Ice skating by Rene VincentIllustration showing two gentlemen trying to steady a clumsy lady on an ice rink. Date: 1934
Perfect Wife: No. X. By Joyce DennysA illustration of a wife struggling through the cold to watch her husband ice-skating. The Sketch - 29th January 1930. By Joyce Dennys
Frost Fair on the Thames by Pauline BaynesIllustration painted for Holly Leaves by Pauline Baynes showing Londoners in 1683-4 enjoying the delights of the Frost Fair on the frozen River Thames
Olympics / 1924 / ChamonixWinter games at Chamonix: ski jumping, ice hockey and skating
Ice Skating DogAn ice skating dog with a scarf for a lead, out with his young mistress at Wimbledon Common, London, England
Four frogs ice skating on a Christmas cardFour frogs ice skating hand in hand on a Christmas card, with comic verse below. circa 1890s
Boating at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, USA, showing the Skating Pavilion and Canal. Date: circa 1910
Ice skating in WinterJ Rankine ands Duff-Taylor, with a lady each, waltzing on Craiglockhart Lower pond, Edinburgh, 1907 1907
The Village Pond by A. E. BestallA winter scene by Alfred Bestall of people partaking in ice skating on the local pond
1927 Ice Skating GirlA vivacious ice skating girl jumps over some barrels
Chanel Skater 1929A chic skater is dressed for it by Chanel
Putting on Ice SkatesThree young women, sitting down to put on their ice skates at Wimbledon Common, London. One girl is accidentally showing off her bloomers!
Pair Ice-Skating 1914A smart couple skate together on the ice. Date: 1914
Music cover, Les Patineurs Valse, by Emile WaldteufelMusic cover, Les Patineurs Valse (Skaters Waltz), by Emile Waldteufel, with two elegant women skating on ice. circa 1880s
Ice Skating Women 1899Grey & 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
1908 Olympic Ice SkatersA 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
Christmas Day 100 years ago by H. L. OakleyCharming 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
Victorian Silhouettes by H. L. OakleyA page of silhouettes showing various Victorian pastimes and games including archery, croquet, skating and chess
A Christmastide morningFront cover illustration from the Christmas edition of The Sphere, 1933 by Van Jones, showing a snowy scene on Christmas morning
Ice Skating DogAn ice skating dog out with his young mistress at Wimbledon Common, London, England
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
Skating DachshundsA lady and gentleman dachshund skate gracefully together. Other dachshunds also enjoy ice skating. Date: 1910
Leysin, Switzerland - Hotel du Chamossaire and the Ice Rink Date: circa 1910s
The Rage for Rinking - still raging - roller skating 1912Snaps 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
Winter landscape with skaters by DroochslootWinter landscape with skaters (1629) by Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot (1586-1666). Dutch painter. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
Roller-skating girl cutting a dash on the beachside boardwalFrivolous - a roller-skating beauty cutting a dash on the beachside boardwalk Date: early 1940s
Ice Skating Couple - Christmas Greetings Card. Although a UK card, it was printed in Germany and features a very teutonic-looking skating pair
Ice skaterIllustration showing a lady skating on ice
Barbara Ann ScottA 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
Ice Skating ChildrenWhat larks! Ice skating gives children the chance in indulge in all sorts of mischief
At the Skating Carnival - Pretty lady reveller with a broomAt the Skating Carnival - Pretty lady reveller wearing a very stylish black dress with red floral pattern with a broom. Date: 1905
Winter scene. Girls skating4 girls in colourful winter outfits skating together. Artist Florence Hardy Date: 1906
Winter Pastime with children playing on a frozen pond. Date: 1855
Skating on the ice
Mr and Mrs Edgar SyersFlorence " Madge" Syers skating with her husband and coach Edgar Syers in an Alpine setting. Date: 1906
Yuletide Sports Abroad- Society at St Moritz and MurrenA variety of snowy scenes at St Moritz and Murren in Switzerland, including skating and ice hockey
Children Ice Skating by Florence HardyTwo Strings to his bow. A young boy is ice skating with a girl on each arm looking blissfully content
Ice Skaters on RiverIce skaters on the River Thames at Burham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, during a cold snap
Queen Victorias SkatesEQUIPMENT Queen Victorias skates, manufactured by Marsden Brothers, and Silverwood, of Sheffield
Ice Skating / 1870Skating around the river
Couple Roller-SkatingSmart couple in a roller- skating hall
Mother and daughter skating on a Christmas cardMother and daughter skating, on a Christmas card design by Kate Greenaway. Date: circa 1880s
Model weating a skating outfit from Lillywhites Date: 1930
Skating Scene
Skating on the River Trent at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in 1895