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Butchers Collection (#3)

"Butchers: Masters of the Meaty Craft" Step into a world where succulent cuts and savory flavors reign supreme. From the whimsical illustrations of "Fat Geese

Background imageButchers Collection: A flock of sheep wait for slaughter by a butcher. 1811 (etching)

A flock of sheep wait for slaughter by a butcher. 1811 (etching)
7235872 A flock of sheep wait for slaughter by a butcher. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A flock of sheep wait for slaughter by a butcher)

Background imageButchers Collection: Saturday afternoon, main street of Nyssa, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Saturday afternoon, main street of Nyssa, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street of Nyssa, Oregon. Saturday afternoon. [Signs: Meats; John Deere Farm Implements; Headquarters Vale-Owyhee Land Settlement Association; Cafe; Veltex. Note goods train on level crossing]

Background imageButchers Collection: Mississippi butcher sign, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans

Mississippi butcher sign, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Mississippi butcher sign

Background imageButchers Collection: Guinguettes in the Suburbs of Paris (coloured engraving)

Guinguettes in the Suburbs of Paris (coloured engraving)
XIR229970 Guinguettes in the Suburbs of Paris (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de l Ile de France, Sceaux

Background imageButchers Collection: Cat stealing meat from the butcher boys delivery (litho)

Cat stealing meat from the butcher boys delivery (litho)
7201129 Cat stealing meat from the butcher boys delivery (litho) by Venner, Victor (1869-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opportunity, a cat stealing meat from the butcher boys delivery)

Background imageButchers Collection: Butcher sharpening his knife before slaughtering a pig, 18th cen, 1803 (engraving)

Butcher sharpening his knife before slaughtering a pig, 18th cen, 1803 (engraving)
7233095 Butcher sharpening his knife before slaughtering a pig, 18th cen, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageButchers Collection: A Queer Company (colour litho)

A Queer Company (colour litho)
7169976 A Queer Company (colour litho) by Rountree, Harry (Herbert R.) (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Queer Company)

Background imageButchers Collection: Dutch peasants butchering a pig by candlelight, 17th century. 1803 (engraving)

Dutch peasants butchering a pig by candlelight, 17th century. 1803 (engraving)
7233035 Dutch peasants butchering a pig by candlelight, 17th century. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dutch peasants butchering a pig by candlelight)

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchers boy at a signpost in the road, 1800s. 1821 (engraving)

Butchers boy at a signpost in the road, 1800s. 1821 (engraving)
7234197 Butchers boy at a signpost in the road, 1800s. 1821 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butchers boy at a signpost in the road, 1800s)

Background imageButchers Collection: Une boucherie (A Butcher Shop). Peinture de Alexei Alexeyevich Morgunov (Morgounov) (1884-1935)

Une boucherie (A Butcher Shop). Peinture de Alexei Alexeyevich Morgunov (Morgounov) (1884-1935), huile sur toile
FIA5346658 Une boucherie (A Butcher Shop). Peinture de Alexei Alexeyevich Morgunov (Morgounov) (1884-1935), huile sur toile, 1910-1911. Art russe 20e siecle, avant garde

Background imageButchers Collection: Victorian street market with police, late 19th century (engraving)

Victorian street market with police, late 19th century (engraving)
3245449 Victorian street market with police, late 19th century (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Background imageButchers Collection: Occupations, 16th Century (engraving)

Occupations, 16th Century (engraving)
7185728 Occupations, 16th Century (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Occupations: miller; baker; butcher; cook, 16th Century)

Background imageButchers Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Boucher; Butcher; Metzger (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Boucher; Butcher; Metzger (engraving)
7194989 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Boucher; Butcher; Metzger (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boucher; Butcher; Metzger)

Background imageButchers Collection: Taking the Hump Rib, c. 1858 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)

Taking the Hump Rib, c. 1858 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310474 Taking the Hump Rib, c.1858 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 20.7x28.6 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Background imageButchers Collection: Seals of the guilds of Bruges, 14th Century (chromolitho)

Seals of the guilds of Bruges, 14th Century (chromolitho)
7173192 Seals of the guilds of Bruges, 14th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seals of the guilds of Bruges, 14th Century)

Background imageButchers Collection: B is for butcher (colour litho)

B is for butcher (colour litho)
7149203 B is for butcher (colour litho) by Dalziel Brothers (1815-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: B is for butcher)

Background imageButchers Collection: Butcher (colour litho)

Butcher (colour litho)
7150885 Butcher (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butcher. Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageButchers Collection: Duke of Wurttemberg his wife Dorothea von Baden and courtiers celebrating after the Hunt

Duke of Wurttemberg his wife Dorothea von Baden and courtiers celebrating after the Hunt, 1575-83 (oil)
6431677 Duke of Wurttemberg his wife Dorothea von Baden and courtiers celebrating after the Hunt, 1575-83 (oil) by German School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ludwig)

Background imageButchers Collection: The Butchers Dog (engraving)

The Butchers Dog (engraving)
7182197 The Butchers Dog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Butchers Dog. Illustration for The Childs Companion and Juvenile Instructor (1872)

Background imageButchers Collection: Buying rabbit at the butcher (colour litho)

Buying rabbit at the butcher (colour litho)
7150932 Buying rabbit at the butcher (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Background imageButchers Collection: Sales Room at a Foreign Merchant Shop in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shokan uriba no zu)

Sales Room at a Foreign Merchant Shop in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shokan uriba no zu), 1861

Background imageButchers Collection: Gent in Tall Hat Addressing Butcher, n. d. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene

Gent in Tall Hat Addressing Butcher, n. d. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
Gent in Tall Hat Addressing Butcher, n.d

Background imageButchers Collection: Market Day, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Market Day, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Market Day, c1780-1825. It is interesting to note Rowlandsons love of drawing animals, especially horses and dogs. They give life and naturalness to his market and tavern scenes

Background imageButchers Collection: Calfs Head and Ox Tongue, c. 1882. Creator: Gustave Caillebotte

Calfs Head and Ox Tongue, c. 1882. Creator: Gustave Caillebotte
Calfs Head and Ox Tongue, c. 1882

Background imageButchers Collection: The butchers of the oasis of Chelma, Biskra, Algeria, 1889-1890 (oil on canvas)

The butchers of the oasis of Chelma, Biskra, Algeria, 1889-1890 (oil on canvas)
JEB4909072 The butchers of the oasis of Chelma, Biskra, Algeria, 1889-1890 (oil on canvas) by Bompard, Maurice (1857-1936); 128x187 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; eJean Bernard; French

Background imageButchers Collection: Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (coloured engraving)

Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (coloured engraving)
3621749 Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (Auxiliary National Guard)

Background imageButchers Collection: The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool (engraving)

The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool (engraving)
1059463 The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool)

Background imageButchers Collection: Queue at the Butchers Shop (oil on canvas)

Queue at the Butchers Shop (oil on canvas)
899376 Queue at the Butchers Shop (oil on canvas) by Andrieux, Clement Auguste (1829-1910); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: La Queue a la boucherie)

Background imageButchers Collection: Butcher in Smithfield (engraving)

Butcher in Smithfield (engraving)
585240 Butcher in Smithfield (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the facade of a butchers shop in Smithfield)

Background imageButchers Collection: A dog and cat butchers in Paris (engraving)

A dog and cat butchers in Paris (engraving)
728689 A dog and cat butchers in Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A dog and cat butchers in Paris)

Background imageButchers Collection: Family Butcher, illustration from High Street by J. M

Family Butcher, illustration from High Street by J. M
STC411900 Family Butcher, illustration from High Street by J.M. Richards, printed by the Curwen Press, pub. by Country Life, 1938 (colour litho) by Ravilious

Background imageButchers Collection: Rue de la Boucherie in Limoges, France (colour litho)

Rue de la Boucherie in Limoges, France (colour litho)
2779963 Rue de la Boucherie in Limoges, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rue de la Boucherie in Limoges, France)

Background imageButchers Collection: Comic postcard, Customer in butchers shop Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Customer in butchers shop Date: early 20th century

Background imageButchers Collection: Abandoned butchers bike in Deptford bomb crater, London

Abandoned butchers bike in Deptford bomb crater, London
An abandoned butchers bike lies in a crater in the road left by a bomb in Deptford, South-East London, WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageButchers Collection: Photograph of Butchers Arms, Ashley, Kent

Photograph of Butchers Arms, Ashley, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1950

Background imageButchers Collection: Law Sakes Alive! What are you Doing, Baby?, c. 1872 (oil on linen)

Law Sakes Alive! What are you Doing, Baby?, c. 1872 (oil on linen)
NYH149730 Law Sakes Alive! What are you Doing, Baby?, c.1872 (oil on linen) by Markham, Charles Cole (1837-1907); 113.6x149 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageButchers Collection: The Marketplace, 1885 (oil on canvas)

The Marketplace, 1885 (oil on canvas)
476644 The Marketplace, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Gilbert, Victor Gabriel (1847-1933); 61.2x100 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageButchers Collection: Butcher (coloured engraving)

Butcher (coloured engraving)
587187 Butcher (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration titled Butcher)

Background imageButchers Collection: Spineless butchers broom, Ruscus hypoglossum

Spineless butchers broom, Ruscus hypoglossum
Spineless butchers broom or horse tongue lily, Ruscus hypoglossum. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattiolis Discorsi

Background imageButchers Collection: Prickly poppy, Argemone mexicana, and butcher s

Prickly poppy, Argemone mexicana, and butcher s
Prickly poppy, Argemone mexicana, and butchers broom, Rustus aculeata. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageButchers Collection: Common butchers broom, Ruscus aculeatus

Common butchers broom, Ruscus aculeatus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageButchers Collection: Royal encampment, era of King Henry VIII

Royal encampment, era of King Henry VIII, showing the royal quarters, market-place, huts of shopkeepers, butchers, etc. Copperplate engraving after the Cotton Collection, Augustus II

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchers broom, Ruscus aculeatus

Butchers broom, Ruscus aculeatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London

Background imageButchers Collection: The Guilds of the Butchers, Tanners, Soap makers, Shoemakers

The Guilds of the Butchers, Tanners, Soap makers, Shoemakers, Glovers and Barbers Assemble (chromolitho)
735433 The Guilds of the Butchers, Tanners, Soap makers, Shoemakers, Glovers and Barbers Assemble (chromolitho) by European School

Background imageButchers Collection: Spineless butchers broom, Ruscus hypophyllum

Spineless butchers broom, Ruscus hypophyllum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819

Background imageButchers Collection: The Butcher Market, Newcastle upon Tyne (b / c, ink & w / c on paper)

The Butcher Market, Newcastle upon Tyne (b / c, ink & w / c on paper)
473944 The Butcher Market, Newcastle upon Tyne (b/c, ink & w/c on paper) by Dobson, John (1787-1865); 32.6x42.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Background imageButchers Collection: Climbings butchers broom, Semele androgyna

Climbings butchers broom, Semele androgyna (Ruscus androgynus). Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims Curtiss Botanical Magazine, Couchman, London, 1816

Background imageButchers Collection: British Wild White Cattle in Chillingham Park (b / w photo)

British Wild White Cattle in Chillingham Park (b / w photo)
2792458 British Wild White Cattle in Chillingham Park (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Wild White Cattle in Chillingham Park)




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"Butchers: Masters of the Meaty Craft" Step into a world where succulent cuts and savory flavors reign supreme. From the whimsical illustrations of "Fat Geese. " by Lawson Wood to the bustling Butchers Shop on High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, we delve into the rich history and vibrant culture surrounding butchery. Notting Hill Gate and Coronet Theatre in West London stand as witnesses to the enduring presence in our communities. For over half a century, Teesside they have been serving their loyal customers with expertise and passion since circa 1972. The artistry of John Varley I comes alive in his masterpiece depicting St. Alkmunds, Shrewsbury in 1801 (1938). The scene captures not only the architectural beauty but also hints at the integral role that butchers played in providing sustenance for local residents. Travel back to Lambeth in 1872 through Smith's brushstrokes capturing "Sunday Morning in the New Cut. " Here, amidst bustling streets, we catch glimpses of butcher shops catering to hungry patrons seeking nourishment for their families. A view from Upper Baker Street transports us to Marylebone's lively atmosphere. This snapshot showcases how they were an essential part of daily life - ensuring fresh produce was readily available for all. Smithfield Market takes center stage with bears hanging high above stalls filled with prime cuts. In this iconic photograph from 1906, we witness both tradition and innovation coexisting harmoniously within this historical hub. Marvel at a skilled butcher standing proudly behind his shop window adorned with an array of mouthwatering meat products. His craftsmanship is evident as he entices passersby with tantalizing displays fit for any culinary adventure. Leadenhall Market radiates festive cheer as Christmas poultry steals the spotlight on December 19th, 1924.