Sledding Collection

Husky sledding, Lapland, Finland

Russian Ice Mountain on the Admiralty Square in St. Petersburg, 1850s. Private Collection

Catherine the Great Visiting the Ice Mountain in Saint Petersburg, 1788. Artist: Paterssen, Benjamin (1748-1815)
Catherine the Great Visiting the Ice Mountain in Saint Petersburg, 1788. From a private collection

Visitors enjoying dog sledding on the ice in front of the village of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia, Eurasia

General Zachery Taylor painted child's sled, about 1850
3031355 General Zachery Taylor painted child's sled, about 1850; Private Collection; (add.info.: General Zachery Taylor painted child's sled, about 1850); © Don Troiani

Plan and elevation for a Park Lodge and Entrance Floorplan shows kitchen and living room and separate poultry shed. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts

Suppose we found snow fairies there, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Dogsled tour to Ilulissat, Greenland

Husky, Lapland, Finland

Vue des montagnes de glace pendant le carnaval à Moscou, 1817-1824. Creator: Courvoisier-Voisin, Henri (1757-1830)
Vue des montagnes de glace pendant le carnaval a Moscou, 1817-1824. Private Collection

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It Takes A Woman
A wartime children's short story illustration of a man and woman taking their children out sledding in the countryside. Date: circa 1940s

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Aerial view of tourists dog sledding in the snowy forest, Lapland, Finland, Europe

Winter Pleasures, 1710-18 (oil on copper)
471025 Winter Pleasures, 1710-18 (oil on copper) by Griffier, Jan (c.1645-1718); 49x64 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

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Sled dog panting, Chena Hot Springs Resort, Alaska, USA Date: 22/07/2010

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Antarctica, Snow Hill Island, Adult emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) tobogganing on the sea ice while going to sea for feeding. Date: 11/09/2007

Eisige Lenzprachte, 1915 (pencil and bodycolour)
653000 Eisige Lenzprachte, 1915 (pencil and bodycolour) by Fidus (Hugo Hoppener) (1868-1948); 40.7x40.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Eisige Lenzprachte. Fidus (Hugo Hoppener) (1868-1948)

Sleigh used in winter by Alexander Emperor of Russia, 1816 (engraving)
5912681 Sleigh used in winter by Alexander Emperor of Russia, 1816 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); (add.info)

Winter scene in Nordnes, Bergen, 1884 (oil on canvas)
OVR364975 Winter scene in Nordnes, Bergen, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Ulfsten, Nikolai Martin (1854-85); 64x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vinterbilde fra Nordnes); Photo © O. Vaering

Sledging with flaming torch in Korketrekkeren
5954308 Sledging with flaming torch in Korketrekkeren by Hansteen, Nils (1855-1912); 95x163 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Skaters in a frozen Landscape, (oil on canvas)
989265 Skaters in a frozen Landscape, (oil on canvas) by Spohler, Jan Jacob (1811-66); 49.5x66.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Skaters in a frozen Landscape. Jan Jacob Spohler (1811-1866)

Winter, (oil on canvas)
650667 Winter, (oil on canvas) by Kane, John (1860-1934); 61.3x66.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter. John Kane (1860-1934). Oil on canvas

Sledging on a Frozen Pond, (oil on canvas)
659627 Sledging on a Frozen Pond, (oil on canvas) by Monsted, Peder (1859-1941); 40.7x61.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sledging on a Frozen Pond. Peder Monsted (1859-1941). Oil on canvas

Sledding Timber at Lebrina, Tasmania (b / w photo)
2813649 Sledding Timber at Lebrina, Tasmania (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sledding Timber at Lebrina, Tasmania)

Sledging over hummocky ice, April 1853, engraved by William Simpson
NBY332275 Sledging over hummocky ice, April 1853, engraved by William Simpson, published by Ackermann & Co. 1854 (colour litho) by Cresswell, Samuel Gurney (1827-67) (after); Newberry Library

Children sledding and skating on ice (traineaux), early 19th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903

Ice skating and sledding on a glacier near Gentilly, 18th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris

Boys sliding on ice (glissoire) and sledding on ice (traisneau), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Two girls riding on a sled on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Elf on a sled on a Dutch New Year postcard. Date: circa 1910s

German print - Four Seasons - Winter
German print - Four Seasons, children in a winter scene, with a snowman and sleds. 19th century

The cold, increased by the tremendous speed, deprived them of the power of speech
3501829 The cold, increased by the tremendous speed, deprived them of the power of speech, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905)

Victorian Poster of Night Sledding, 1887 (lithograph)
1201952 Victorian Poster of Night Sledding, 1887 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Snow Sports (chromolitho)
734876 Snow Sports (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow Sports. Liebig card)

William Gray Hassler pulling his sled through snowy woods, c. 1912 (b / w photo)
1078842 William Gray Hassler pulling his sled through snowy woods, c.1912 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Tobogganing in the Countryside, 1886 (chromolithograph)
2622544 Tobogganing in the Countryside, 1886 (chromolithograph) by Sandham, Henry (1842-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hoje Tstrup Church, Outside Copenhagen, 1922 (oil on canvas)
659570 Hoje Tstrup Church, Outside Copenhagen, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Monsted, Peder (1859-1941); 44x59.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hoje Tstrup Church, Outside Copenhagen)

Riding out from the Gates (litho)
1195717 Riding out from the Gates (litho) by Orlowski, Alexander (Alexandr Osipovich Orlovsky) (1777-1832) (after); 50.8x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Orlowsky)

The Sled Race, 1877 (oil on canvas)
823494 The Sled Race, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Morin, Edmond (1824-82); 160x107 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sled Race. Edmond Morin (1824-1882). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1877

A Winter Landscape with Children Sledging, 1918 (oil on canvas)
823603 A Winter Landscape with Children Sledging, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Monsted, Peder (1859-1941); 68.9x48.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Winter Landscape with Children Sledging)

The Quebec Driving Club meeting at the Place d Armes, engraved by J. Smillie Jr
2632379 The Quebec Driving Club meeting at the Place d Armes, engraved by J. Smillie Jr. 1826 (etching & aquatint) by Wallace

Snowballing (chromolitho)
734877 Snowballing (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snowballing. Liebig card)

The Coachman, 1923 (oil on canvas)
1195737 The Coachman, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Kustodiev, Boris Mikhailovich (1878-1927); 98.3x81.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Buffalo Hunt, c. 1822-1824 (pen and black ink and watercolour on paper)
985353 Buffalo Hunt, c.1822-1824 (pen and black ink and watercolour on paper) by Rindisbacher, Peter (1806-34); 21.2x41.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Buffalo Hunt)

Winter on Ravensdale Road, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
1764719 Winter on Ravensdale Road, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, 1890 (watercolor and gouache on paper) by Cropsey, Jasper Francis (1823-1900); 31.4x48.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tobogganing, c. 1873 (albumen print (composite))
995980 Tobogganing, c.1873 (albumen print (composite)) by Henderson, Alexander (1831-1913); 15.2x19.7 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Winter landscape with figures on a frozen river, 1867 (oil on canvas)
939943 Winter landscape with figures on a frozen river, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Hofer, Heinrich (1825-78); 32.4x40.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

William Gray Hassler with his new sled, c. 1912 (b / w photo)
1078840 William Gray Hassler with his new sled, c.1912 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American

1930s France Le Sourire Magazine Plate

Townsfolk at Christmas Date: 1929

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England, East Sussex, Seaford Head, snow on cliffs with people toboganing

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England, East Sussex, Seaford Head, snow on cliffs with people toboganing

Sledding, before 1916. Artist: Bulla, Karl Karlovich (1853-1929)
Sledding, before 1916. Found in the collection of Institute for the History of Material Culture, St. Petersburg

Max von Esterle Wagner sche Universitats-Buchdruckerei
Max von Esterle, Wagner sche Universitats-Buchdruckerei, Mutters near Innsbruck, Tyrol, paper, lithography, total: height: 106 cm; width: 69 cm, u. li. in the stone: M

Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters, c. 1608, by Hendrick Aver
Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634). Dutch painter. Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters, c. 1608. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands

Restaurants Teplice District Winter Czech Republic
Restaurants in Teplice District, Winter in the Czech Republic, Sledding in the Czech Republic, History of Dubi, 1909, Usti nad Labem Region, Obereichwald, Restauration zum Deutschen Hof

Sledding Germany Stadtkirche St. Wenzel Lommatzsch
Sledding in Germany, Stadtkirche St. Wenzel (Lommatzsch), Buildings in Lommatzsch, 1913, Landkreis Meiszen, Lommatzsch, Lommatzsch im Winter

Sledding Germany Winter Landkreis MeiBen
Sledding in Germany, Winter in Landkreis Meiszen, 1910, Meiszen, Rodelbahn

Sledding Germany Winter Landkreis Mittelsachsen
Sledding in Germany, Winter in Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Friedrich-August-Turm, 1916, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Rochlitz, Rochlitzer Berg, Abfahrt der Rodelbahn

Hotels Saxony Winter Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Hotels in Saxony, Winter in Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sledding in Germany, Horse-drawn sleighs in Germany, Buildings in Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, 1914

Avenues Saxony Winter Landkreis Gorlitz
Avenues in Saxony, Winter in Landkreis Gorlitz, Sledding in Germany, Hospitals in Saxony, Tilia in Saxony, Landesanstalt Groszschweidnitz, 1914, Landkreis Gorlitz, Groszschweidnitz, Landesanstalt

Forests Saxony Sledding Germany Forest roads
Forests in Saxony, Sledding in Germany, Forest roads in Germany, Barenfels, 1914, Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Winterwald

Restaurants Teplice District Sledding Germany
Restaurants in Teplice District, Sledding in Germany, Přitkov, 1903, Usti nad Labem Region, Judendorf, Restaurant Nordstern, Rodelnde Kinder, Czech Republic

Dogs Pulling Sled Towards Hallingskarvet Mountain

A Merry Christmas Postcard with Sledding Girls. ca. 1899-1915, A MERRY CHRISTMAS

Children on a frozen pond on a Christmas card
Three children sledding on a frozen pond on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Ice Mountains, ca 1814. Artist: Anonymous
Ice Mountains, ca 1814. Private Collection

Margaret Thatcher on dry ski run at Festival Gardens, 1963
Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister but at the time of this photograph, M.P. for Finchley and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Ministry of Pensions

Barrentos Island, Antarctica. Gentoo Penguin slides on its stomach. Digitally Altered

Children sledding after a snowstorm, 1800s
Sledding down a snowy village road, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sled Dog, Chena Hot Springs, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Arctic, Norway, Spitsbergen. Dog sledding near Longyearbyen

The roller coasters on the Neva near the Smolny Convent in Saint Petersburg. Found in the Collection of State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg

Children going down an Ice Hill. Found in the Collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Russian Ice Mountain, 1817. Artist: Houbigant, Armand-Gustave (1789-1862)
Russian Ice Mountain, 1817. Private Collection

Amusement on the Ice, 1813. Artist: Svinyin, Pavel Petrovich (1787-1839)
Amusement on the Ice, 1813. Private Collection

The Sleigh Ride. Artist: Kaemmerer, Frederik Hendrik (1839-1902)
The Sleigh Ride. Private Collection

Sledding, Central Park, 1912. Artist: Glackens, William James (1870-1938)
Sledding, Central Park, 1912. Found in the collection of Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University

Carol II of Romania and Prince Michael of Romania, Early 1930s. Artist: Lakhovsky, Arnold Borisovich (1880-1937)
Carol II of Romania and Prince Michael of Romania, Early 1930s. Private Collection

Winter, 1902. Artist: Stolitsa, Evgeni Ivanovich (1870-1929)
Winter, 1902. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Gallery, Tver

Shrove-tide Fete on the Neva in St. Petersburg, Early 19th cen Artist: Galaktionov, Stepan Philippovich (1779-1854)
Shrove-tide Fete on the Neva in St. Petersburg, Early 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

A roller coaster. Illustration from Il costume antico e moderno o storia del governo? by Giulio Ferrario, 1831. From a private collection

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"Sledding: A Thrilling Adventure in Winter Wonderland" Embark on an exhilarating journey through the snowy landscapes of Lapland, Finland, as huskies lead you on a thrilling sledding experience. Feel the rush of adrenaline as you glide across the frozen terrain, surrounded by breathtaking views that seem straight out of a fairytale. In Saint Petersburg's Admiralty Square during the 1850s, visitors would flock to witness the awe-inspiring Russian Ice Mountain. Even Catherine the Great herself couldn't resist its enchantment and was captured visiting this icy marvel in 1788 by artist Benjamin Paterssen. Traveling further east to Siberia's Irkutsk Oblast region, find yourself captivated by dog sledding on the ice in front of Listvyanka village. As visitors revel in this unique activity amidst stunning surroundings, it becomes clear why Eurasia is home to such extraordinary winter experiences. Winter landscapes have long been celebrated for their beauty and charm. Hendrick Aver's masterpiece "Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters" from around 1608 captures the joyous spirit of people enjoying various winter activities including sledding. Aerial views reveal Lapland's snowy forests transformed into a playground for tourists indulging in dog sledding adventures. The sight is nothing short of magical; one can almost imagine stumbling upon snow fairies hidden amongst these picturesque scenes depicted so vividly by Minnie Asprey. The allure of icy mountains has fascinated artists throughout history. An anonymous artist beautifully portrays these majestic formations in "Ice Mountains, " created circa 1814. Their grandeur serves as a reminder that nature holds immense power and beauty even when covered in frosty white blankets. Sledding brings people together, creating memories filled with laughter and excitement. Whether it be children racing down hills or adults reliving their youthful spirit, there is something undeniably special about this timeless winter activity.