Blacksmith Collection

The village smithy (colour litho)
5304356 The village smithy (colour litho) by Creswick, Thomas (1811-69); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Shoeing, 1844, (1938). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
Shoeing, 1844. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Blacksmith Tools 1875
A range of tools used by a blacksmith or ironsmith, including pincers, a hook, files, a hammer and a mallet. 1875

Blacksmiths outside their forge
A superb photograph of six Blacksmiths and coachbuilders posing for a photograph outside their forge/workshop, each holding the tools of their trade

The Iron Forge Viewed from Without, c. 1770s (oil on canvas)
BAL16108 The Iron Forge Viewed from Without, c.1770s (oil on canvas) by Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97); 105x140 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; English, out of copyright

Bismarck as Blacksmith
OTTO BISMARCK Prussian statesman, depicted as Smith of the Nation, handing a newly forged sword to Germania

Blacksmith & Horse 19C
A blacksmith puts a new shoe on a bay mare

Horseshoer. Coloured engraving (19th c. )
Horseshoer. Coloured engraving (19th c.)

Blacksmith at work in his forge
An elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench

Blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse
A blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse. There are discarded horseshoes on the floor, and more hanging from a rack on the wall. Date: circa 1960s

Interior of the Forge, 1837 (oil on canvas)
XIR154717 Interior of the Forge, 1837 (oil on canvas) by Parran, Rosine (fl.1831-39); 65x53 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of a blacksmith at work, town of Axoum (Axum) (Aksum), Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Cockney Blacksmith / 1932
Mr Charles Mitchell, the village smithy of Pyecombe, Sussex, claims to be a real cockney. Pyecombe forge have been making their famous crooks for centuries

C17 Blacksmith / Woodcut
Two blacksmiths work with hammers at an anvil, while behind them their furnace roars

Farrier shoeing horse drinking water from trough near open stable doors, rear view

BLACKSMITHS, c1903. Two blacksmiths making a metal hoop, possibly for a wagon wheel. Photograph, c1903

Northop Smithy
A picturesque old smithy (blacksmiths shop) at Northop, Flintshire, Wales. Date: 1930s

Old Smithy at Branscombe, near Sidmouth, Devon, with a horse having a hoof inspected. Date: circa 1910s

THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. Line engraving, American, 1862, after a painting by Richard Elmore

The Old Smithy, Gretna Green, Scotland

Farriery may become a lost art, but the ancient smithy at Blaydon flourishes now, for Messrs. Bell and Company, the owners, have turned their attention almost exclusively to the making of boat hooks

Village Blacksmith
Village blacksmith at work at his forge. circa 1905

Farrier at his Forge
A farrier and his boy apprentice in a forge in Reading, Berkshire, England

Amish Blacksmith
Anna Zhang

South Kirkby Smithy early 1900s

Europe, Scotland, Gretna Green. Tartan Shop. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators. Property released for travel, tourism, or educational use

Yorkshire Blacksmith
The Smithy (blacksmith) at work at his anvil in Dent, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1930s

Blacksmith / Chatterbox
The village blacksmith

The Flemish Farrier, 1822. Creator: Theodore Gericault
The Flemish Farrier, 1822

Blacksmith American 1858 Daguerreotype
Blacksmith; American; about 1858; Daguerreotype

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Le maréchal anglais (The English blacksmith). From Études de chevaux, Grands chevaux'... 1822
Le marechal anglais (The English blacksmith). From Etudes de chevaux, Grands chevaux (Studies of horses. Large horses'. 1822)

Times of Day/ Aurora, 1660. Creator: Jan de Visscher
Times of Day/ Aurora, 1660. From the Times of Day, after Nicolaes Berchem. The first in the series, it depicts dawn and features an entertaining cast of characters

Blacksmith
Alibaroodi

Bronze Age Swords and rapiers from Torres de Oeste, Catoira, Spain, 8th century BC (metal)
AIS5355979 Bronze Age Swords and rapiers from Torres de Oeste, Catoira, Spain, 8th century BC (metal); Museo de Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain; (add.info.: Pontevedra, Pontevedra Museum); © Iberfoto

Richard Trevithick's high pressure tram engine
5308291 Richard Trevithick's high pressure tram engine.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Richard Trevithick's high pressure tram engine)

Self portrait of Quintin Matsys or the Blacksmith of Antwerp
5854997 Self portrait of Quintin Matsys or the Blacksmith of Antwerp; (add.info.: Self portrait of Quintin Matsys or the Blacksmith of Antwerp (1460-1529), Flemish history and portrait artist

Little Workers: The Blacksmith (colour litho)
8629543 Little Workers: The Blacksmith (colour litho) by Hardy, Evelyn Stuart (1865-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blacksmith)

John Cayford, the original of Joe Gargery, the Blacksmith, in Dickens's Great Expectations (b/w photo)
8641407 John Cayford, the original of Joe Gargery, the Blacksmith, in Dickens's Great Expectations (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Berry, Bevel, Bible, Billiards, Bird-cage, Bison, Bittern, Blackbird, Black-board, Blacksmith, Black snake
8650034 Berry, Bevel, Bible, Billiards, Bird-cage, Bison, Bittern, Blackbird, Black-board, Blacksmith, Black snake, Blindfold (engraving) by German School

Blacksmith and his assistant in a forge working
NWI4826478 Blacksmith and his assistant in a forge working.; (add.info.: Blacksmith and his assistant in a forge working.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Persecution of Protestants in France under Henry II (1547-1559). Huguenot smith arrested for refusing to attend Mass
865380 Persecution of Protestants in France under Henry II (1547-1559). Huguenot smith arrested for refusing to attend Mass and working on a saint's day

Costumes and armour of German knights, 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912603 Costumes and armour of German knights, 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Costumes of German knights in battle A, B)

An engraving depicting a blacksmith preparing to shoe a horse, 19th century
5311074 An engraving depicting a blacksmith preparing to shoe a horse, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1884); Universal History Archive/UIG

Mechanical blacksmiths (engraving)
2604084 Mechanical blacksmiths (engraving); (add.info.: Hero of Alexandria's (lst century AD) mechanical blacksmiths. Woodcut from "Gli Artificiose e curiosi moti spiritale de Herone"

Venus in the Forge of Vulcan, 1620-78 (oil on panel)
8726581 Venus in the Forge of Vulcan, 1620-78 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-78) (workshop); 60.5x90.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Workshop of Jan Brueghel The Younger)

Decorative title page (engraving)
8672648 Decorative title page (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorative title page)

A Blacksmith working at his forge (watercolour)
8835607 A Blacksmith working at his forge (watercolour) by Gibbs, John B. (active 1888-1918); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey, UK; (add.info.: JOHN B. GIBBS (British)

Richard Trevithick's locomotive
5308292 Richard Trevithick's locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive of 1804 for the Penydarren tram line)

Portrait of Pat Lyon, blacksmith in his forge
NWI4826500 Portrait of Pat Lyon, blacksmith in his forge.; (add.info.: Portrait of Pat Lyon, blacksmith in his forge.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Music. Opera. The dwarf Mime and Siegfried in the forge. Illustration in: Siegfried, opera by Richard Wagner (1876)
3434048 Music. Opera. The dwarf Mime and Siegfried in the forge. Illustration in: Siegfried, opera by Richard Wagner (1876), Germany, c.1910 (postcard); (add.info.: Opera. Coll. Part. Music. Opera)

Two black men at work, 1865
1576360 Two black men at work, 1865; (add.info.: Two black men at work. One, a stonemason, carves a large column. The other, a smith)

Blacksmith's workshop in ancient Greece (litho)
8663782 Blacksmith's workshop in ancient Greece (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blacksmith's workshop in ancient Greece)

Smithy, study for "Das Gericht", c.1883 (charcoal)
XOS5882878 Smithy, study for "Das Gericht", c.1883 (charcoal) by Crone, Samuel H.(1858-1913); 121.4x94.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Drawing by Samuel H. Crone)

Gutenburg printing the first page of the Bible, 1439, after a 19th century print
3252952 Gutenburg printing the first page of the Bible, 1439, after a 19th century print.; (add.info.: Gutenburg printing the first page of the Bible, 1439)

A regimental blacksmith attached to the 6th Dragoons, joins in the fighting using only his strength and a hammer
3252878 A regimental blacksmith attached to the 6th Dragoons, joins in the fighting using only his strength and a hammer, France during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Blacksmith using hammer and tongs to beat a piece of red-hot iron heated in a forge
FLO4577923 Blacksmith using hammer and tongs to beat a piece of red-hot iron heated in a forge. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.;

Richard Trevithick's locomotive
5308293 Richard Trevithick's locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive of 1804 for the Penydarren tram line)

"Street life in London": the street locksmith, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570774 "Street life in London": the street locksmith, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace
531503 Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace. Right, pouring molten metal into mould. Centre, Mould opened and cast object removed

Trades: Blacksmith (colour litho)
8641497 Trades: Blacksmith (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blacksmith. Illustration for one of a set of playing cards used in the game Jack of All)

Blacksmiths, after 1887 (oil on fabric)
XOS5878785 Blacksmiths, after 1887 (oil on fabric) by Jacque, Emile (1848-1912); 140x113.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Emile Jacque)

Our Countryside, 1938: The Village Smithy (b/w photo)
8671491 Our Countryside, 1938: The Village Smithy (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Village Smithy)

First World War 1914-1918 (1914, 1918, 14-18): group of French soldiers holding a horse - animals in war
PCT4715461 First World War 1914-1918 (1914, 1918, 14-18): group of French soldiers holding a horse - animals in war -; (add.info.: First World War 1914-1918 (1914, 1918)

Vulcan, sculpture by Vincenzo de Rossi (1525-87) 1572 (bronze)
BEN82544 Vulcan, sculpture by Vincenzo de Rossi (1525-87) 1572 (bronze); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Artist's reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge. In centre the smith is hammering iron
531501 Artist's reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge. In centre the smith is hammering iron. In background another is working at the furnace

Johannes Gutenberg
5308526 Johannes Gutenberg.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Johannes Gutenberg examining the first page of the Bible as it came off the press)

Woman blacksmith, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Woman blacksmith, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. A woman blacksmith in England during World War I

Certificate to Pyotr Efimovich Pimenov, paramedic of the third advanced surgical detachment... 1921 Creator: Unknown
Certificate to Pyotr Efimovich Pimenov, paramedic of the third advanced surgical detachment of the First Cavalry Army, on the day of the first anniversary of the Army, 1921

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, also known as "Thetis receives the Arms of
3740413 Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, also known as " Thetis receives the Arms of Achilles" (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 113 x 149.5 cm; Yale University Art Gallery

Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats. Blacksmith with hammer and anvil in front of a forge in the Forest of Dean 43, man showing a Japanned or lacquered tray in Pontypool 44

Victorian Blacksmith Farriers
Vintage 19th century engraving showing two boys playing in a blacksmiths (Farriers) forge while the blacksmith looks on

Marriage certificate issued at Gretna Green, Scotland, dated 28 February 1920, between Michael Joseph Wyne of London and Marguerite Marchmont of Mount Florida, Glasgow. Date: 1920

The Smithy at Ponteland - a typically rural scene. This forge bears the date 1822. Circa 1930

Blacksmith at work in the Old Forge, Iver. Circa 1936

A blacksmith at work in Kings Norton, West Midlands, England. Picture taken circa 1930s. Suggested date 1st June 1935

A huge stack of used horseshoes outside a blacksmiths workshop, Scarrington, Nottinghamshire. 7th June 1966

East Yorkshire Farrier seen here shoe-ing a Shire horse. 1st March 1977

In pre-war days Mr C H Sexs blacksmith shop in Surrey used to make ornamental and fancy ironwork. Now all this is stopped and he spends his time on more essential work, shoeing horses

Bury Street (A4180), Ruislip, London (formerly Middlesex) old forge to be demolished and road widened. St Martins Church in the background Circa 1929

John Garland-Taylor and his son James at the Hatton Craft centre in Warwickshire, published in the Coventry Evening Telegraph under the headline Smithy bashes out a living. 30th May 1989

Jack Amos, farrier who makes his own horseshoes at his 147 year old blacksmiths shop in Ponteland

Venus and Mars Embracing as Vulcan Works at His Forge, 1543. Creator: Enea Vico
Venus and Mars Embracing as Vulcan Works at His Forge, 1543

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"The Artistry and Craftsmanship of the Blacksmith: A Glimpse into History" Step back in time to 1844, as we explore the captivating world of blacksmiths. Renowned artist Edwin Henry Landseer brings their trade to life with his masterpiece "Shoeing. " This painting beautifully captures the skill and dedication required to forge horseshoes, a vital task for horses' well-being. Fast forward to 1875, where we discover an array tools that were essential for their craft. These instruments served as extensions of their hands, allowing them to shape metal with precision and finesse. Intriguingly, even political figures found inspiration in the blacksmith's trade. Bismarck himself was depicted as a blacksmith in 1938, symbolizing his strength and ability to shape nations just like iron at the anvil. Venturing outside the confines of the forge, we witness blacksmiths engaging with their surroundings. Whether it be conversing with fellow craftsmen or taking a momentary break from work, these images reveal glimpses into their daily lives beyond forging metal. The bond between a blacksmith and his equine companions is undeniable. In countless artworks from the 19th century onwards, we see skilled artisans carefully shoeing horses – ensuring both comfort and protection for our four-legged friends. Delving deeper into history reveals colored engravings showcasing Horseshoers hard at work during this era. The vibrant depictions highlight not only their expertise but also serve as testaments to how integral they were within society. Traveling further back in time through oil paintings takes us to c. 1770s when "The Iron Forge Viewed from Without" mesmerized viewers with its depiction of flames dancing amidst billowing smoke—an atmospheric glimpse into this age-old profession.