Domestic Stain Collection

Saint Bonaventure (San Bonaventura) (1217-1274) receiving the purple cardinalice A high
JLJ4600203 Saint Bonaventure (San Bonaventura) (1217-1274) receiving the purple cardinalice A high official of the Vatican brings the cardinals bar to the monk occupies the menagery activities in

Young lavandiere Painting by Ernest Hebert (1817-1908) 19th century Sun
JLJ4571732 Young lavandiere Painting by Ernest Hebert (1817-1908) 19th century Sun. 0, 88x1, 2 m Paris, Musee Hebert by Herbert or Hebert, Antoine Auguste Ernest (1817-1908); Musee Hebert, Paris

Daily life of American farmers, domestic stains: woman bending over a baratte, to pick up butter, 18th century
NWI4880800 Daily life of American farmers, domestic stains: woman bending over a baratte, to pick up butter, 18th century

Women spinning with big wheels, USA, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4880045 Women spinning with big wheels, USA, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Women spinning with big wheels, USA, 19th century)

Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan
LSE4316410 Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Korean art

Egypt: Cruise Cook, a woman wears a jug on her head, 1900
LUX4778518 Egypt: Cruise Cook, a woman wears a jug on her head, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cruise Cook, a woman wears a jug on her head, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

First World War: France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Sept-Saulx: gunner on the canal
LUX4772890 First World War: France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Sept-Saulx: gunner on the canal, animated view with soldiers and sailors vacant in their daily occupations

Women beating clothes and washing and drying fabric on rocks in a river in Madagascar
FLO4620407 Women beating clothes and washing and drying fabric on rocks in a river in Madagascar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

The washers
DUV4217163 The washers; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Letters S, T: Bucket, Top, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206028 Letters S, T: Bucket, Top, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980137 Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: the old bridge with lavandiere, 1894
LUX4796998 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: the old bridge with lavandiere, 1894; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: the old bridge with lavandiere

Woman outside a second residence (cottage) emptying a bucket near the well. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4881969 Woman outside a second residence (cottage) emptying a bucket near the well. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Women frying the bacon in a pot to make an old-fashioned soup, USA. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4880809 Women frying the bacon in a pot to make an old-fashioned soup, USA. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Women frying the bacon in a pot to make an old-fashioned soup)

Population of America: Mexican women preparing tortillas, 19th century. Lithograph of the 19th century
NWI4879756 Population of America: Mexican women preparing tortillas, 19th century. Lithograph of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Population of America: Mexican women preparing tortillas, 19th century)

Chambermaid, reign of Charles VII, 1460. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after ancient English
FLO4685796 Chambermaid, reign of Charles VII, 1460. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after ancient English miniatures from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes

Cover of " La Guepe", 1872_10_13 - Illustration of E Trille: In Year III of the Empowerment of Women
ICA4929974 Cover of " La Guepe", 1872_10_13 - Illustration of E Trille: In Year III of the Empowerment of Women - Anti-feminism Women's Rights, Childhood

The local peasant carrying a basket on her head. Watercolour by Emile Loubon (1809-1863) Musee du Vieux Marseille
JEB4857802 The local peasant carrying a basket on her head. Watercolour by Emile Loubon (1809-1863) Musee du Vieux Marseille, Marseille.; Musee du Vieux-Marseille, Marseille

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): a washing house in a village of Touraine
LUX4797803 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): a washing house in a village of Touraine, women in hairdressing at the washing house, 1908; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers
LUX4780919 Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers, donkeys bring water to women who wash clothes, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers
LUX4780907 Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers, donkeys bring water to women who wash clothes, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria)

France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Versailles: Professional photos of a housekeeper, 1885
LUX4756476 France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Versailles: Professional photos of a housekeeper, 1885; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Vernou: tuffeau porch of a troglodyte house with a woman
LUX4758658 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Vernou: tuffeau porch of a troglodyte house with a woman and her children extending the linen, 1920; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Illustration of Carlegle (1877-1937) for the Cover of Le Rire, 25/06/10 - In the country - Countryside, Childhood
ICA4864253 Illustration of Carlegle (1877-1937) for the Cover of Le Rire, 25/06/10 - In the country - Countryside, Childhood, Architecture Urban Planning, Dolls - Peasants

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Cinq-Mars-la-Pile (5 March the pile): Roman ruins of an aqueduct
LUX4777421 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Cinq-Mars-la-Pile (5 March the pile): Roman ruins of an aqueduct, 2 peasants wash their clothes at the foot of the Roman aqueduct which was partly used

Egyptian costumes: farmers (fellah) washing clothes on the river and below, Bedouin and Mamluk riders
FLO4634766 Egyptian costumes: farmers (fellah) washing clothes on the river and below, Bedouin and Mamluk riders. Lithography for the book

Duties towards oneself: the body. Order and Desorder. A woman does housework in her house
DUV4212713 Duties towards oneself: the body. Order and Desorder. A woman does housework in her house. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Sweeping - Sweeping - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979793 Sweeping - Sweeping - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Sweeping - Sweeping - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Daily life, household spot: woman chopping ingredients for the preparation of haggis (stuffed sheep's belly)
NWI4880985 Daily life, household spot: woman chopping ingredients for the preparation of haggis (stuffed sheep's belly) in Scotland, circa 1800. Colour engraving, based on an illustration by E

Old family of Dutch settlers " Knickerbocker" atablee around a tea
NWI4880881 Old family of Dutch settlers " Knickerbocker" atablee around a tea, Colony of New York in the United States (New Netherlands or New Netherlands), 18th century

Daily life North America, domestic work: woman recuding soap, made from lard, boiled in a large outdoor tank
NWI4880187 Daily life North America, domestic work: woman recuding soap, made from lard, boiled in a large outdoor tank; (add.info.: Daily life North America, domestic work: woman picking up soap)

Daily life, domestic stain: Woman cleaning pots and pans in her kitchen, circa 1900
NWI4881523 Daily life, domestic stain: Woman cleaning pots and pans in her kitchen, circa 1900. Colour engraving, based on an illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith

France: Gender scene, 2 young girls come back and have breakfast, 1865
LUX4816715 France: Gender scene, 2 young girls come back and have breakfast, 1865; (add.info.: France: Gender scene, 2 young girls come back and have breakfast, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes (06), Touet-de-l'Escarene: The bridge over the Paillon
LUX4767950 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes (06), Touet-de-l'Escarene: The bridge over the Paillon, the bed of the dry river is used to dry the linen, animated view

France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Versailles: Photography of military at the stops with their instrument of corvee
LUX4712241 France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Versailles: Photography of military at the stops with their instrument of corvee and their guardian, 1870; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Capital letters Plate in " "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet"
DUV4220177 Capital letters Plate in " "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214911 Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Letters X and Z: Xeres and Zelee. Engraving in " Usual alphabet "
DUV4207450 Letters X and Z: Xeres and Zelee. Engraving in " Usual alphabet ". Illustrations on the theme of qualities and defects in children. A. Quantin, printer-publisher, 1885

France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Lege-Cap-Ferret (Lege Cap Ferret): August 1910, laundry in a villa in Cap-Ferret
LUX4784283 France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Lege-Cap-Ferret (Lege Cap Ferret): August 1910, laundry in a villa in Cap-Ferret; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33)

American daily life, domestic stain: a woman stretched out her laundry, talking with a macon on the roof of her
NWI4882167 American daily life, domestic stain: a woman stretched out her laundry, talking with a macon on the roof of her building, in front of the panorama of the city, around 1870

Young girl learning to sew, border of America. 19th century coloring engraving
NWI4882056 Young girl learning to sew, border of America. 19th century coloring engraving.; (add.info.: Young girl learning to sew, border of America)

View of an old woman with children in an interior. Anonymous painting. Ducal Palace. Prefecture of Reggio Emilia. Italy
VEN5027114 View of an old woman with children in an interior. Anonymous painting. Ducal Palace. Prefecture of Reggio Emilia. Italy.; (add.info.: View of an old woman with children in an interior)

Independence of the United States of America (1775-1783): American patriotic woman weaving to avoid having to import
NWI4838968 Independence of the United States of America (1775-1783): American patriotic woman weaving to avoid having to import her clothes from England, whose taxes were too high, before the war

Italy, Sicily, Palermo: in a village of Sicily, in a stone alley, 2 women head towards the church with jugs on their
LUX4779580 Italy, Sicily, Palermo: in a village of Sicily, in a stone alley, 2 women head towards the church with jugs on their head, 1890; (add.info.: Italy, Sicily, Palermo: in a village of Sicily)

Population and Culture of the Caribbean: Jamaican shopping for farm products in Jamaica, circa 1890
NWI4866563 Population and Culture of the Caribbean: Jamaican shopping for farm products in Jamaica, circa 1890. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Advertising for the bleaching product " Seifix"
IMB4824407 Advertising for the bleaching product " Seifix".; (add.info.: Advertising for the bleaching product " Seifix".); © Imagebroker

From linen to work, 1865
LUX4818248 From linen to work, 1865; (add.info.: From linen to work, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Roscoff: A wash in Roscoff, 1885
LUX4816804 France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Roscoff: A wash in Roscoff, 1885; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Roscoff: A wash in Roscoff, 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

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"Exploring the Domestic Stain: A Glimpse into Everyday Life through Art" In this captivating collection of artworks, we delve into the world of domesticity and witness the beauty found within everyday tasks. From historical figures to ordinary individuals, these images offer a glimpse into various aspects of household chores and their significance. We begin with Saint Bonaventure, depicted receiving the prestigious purple cardinalice - a symbol of honor and authority. Even in his elevated position, he too was familiar with domestic responsibilities that grounded him. Moving forward in time, Ernest Hebert's painting transports us to the 19th century sunlit scene where a young lavandiere diligently carries out her laundry duties. The vibrant colors evoke a sense of warmth and tranquility as she embraces her role amidst nature's embrace. Felix Vallotton's artwork captures another facet of domestic life as we witness a woman searching in a closet. Her determined expression hints at hidden stories waiting to be discovered within those closed doors. The engraving from Imagier de l'enfance takes us back to childhood memories filled with homework, reading, and other forms of domestic work. It reminds us that even at an early age, we are introduced to responsibilities that shape our character. Gustave Guillaumet invites us on an oriental journey through his painting depicting young lavender harvesters. Their colorful attire against breathtaking landscapes showcases both cultural diversity and laborious dedication towards their craft. Domenico Cambiaso's masterpiece offers us a view of Villa del Principe Doria in Genoa - an architectural marvel surrounded by elegance and grandeur. This depiction highlights how even opulent residences require diligent maintenance behind closed doors. Pranishnikoff's engraving introduces indigenous women near Pretoria as they contribute their skills to daily life activities. Their presence serves as a reminder that domestic work is not confined by borders or cultures but rather unites humanity through shared experiences.