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"'Let me try, then' said Lucy."
This illustration conveys female athletic ambition and determination through its title, “‘Let me try, then’ said Lucy,” and in the rendering of Lucy’s body as she deftly rides over a ravine thick with brambles. The men who look on, not yet having…
"A Nice Game for Two or More"
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
"Summer Skating at Prince’s Ground, Brompton"
Sporting illustration (periodical)
"Well Played!"—a Sketch at a Ladies' Cricket Match
Sporting illustration (periodical)
“General Adoption of the Rolling Skate”
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
A Ladies' Cricket Match, Harrow versus Pinner, played at the Harrow School Grounds
Sporting illustration (periodical)
A lady cricketer catching the ball during a game
Sporting illustration
All England Croquet Tournament at Wimbledon
Sporting illustration (periodical)
Amazons of the Bow: A Sketch at an Archery Meeting
This sketch of a shooting match between female archers conveys the competitive impulse that women could express through athletic prowess. The four women in the foreground appear determined and in command as they take aim, poised to demonstrate their…
An Alarming Threat
Caption reads: Miss Dora (debating her stroke). "I have a mind to know you into the bushes Mr. Pipps!" Mr Pipps (who is a complete novice at the game) contemplates instant flight. He was just on the point of proposing, too.