Art Resource - AR921091

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'Rink to me only with thine eyes', 1876. Artist: George Du Maurier

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'Why Shouldn't Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?', 1876. Artist: George Du Maurier

'Why Shouldn't Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?', 1876 Lady students from Girton College on the towpath waving to crews rowing on the river Cam. The first residential college for women was founded in October 1869 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It relocated to Girton, Cambridge, in October 1873 and became Girton College. In 1876 female students were still a novelty in Cambridge. A week earlier the Cambridge eight had won the annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race. In 1863 an American, James L Plimpton, patented a 4-wheeled roller-skate, the forerunner of today's skates, and it was not long before the lasting craze began in Britain. Cartoon from Punch. (London, 15 April 1876).

Unique Identifier AR921091

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4670px × 3739px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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