Chores Collection (#10)

Woman ironing (chromolitho)
1094173 Woman ironing (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman ironing. French educational card)

Unidentified woman demonstrating the use of an electric iron, watched by little girl, c
1078890 Unidentified woman demonstrating the use of an electric iron, watched by little girl, c.1913-14 (b/w photo) by Hassler

Returning from the Sping, 1874 (oil on panel)
985321 Returning from the Sping, 1874 (oil on panel) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 20.3x15.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Returning from the Sping. Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Oil on panel

Children Raking Fall Leaves Under a Large Maple Tree, 1962 (screen print)
3035838 Children Raking Fall Leaves Under a Large Maple Tree, 1962 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info)

The Bakery Shop, c. 1680 (oil on canvas)
3067689 The Bakery Shop, c.1680 (oil on canvas) by Berckheyde, Job (1630-93); Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; eAllen Memorial Art Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

At the Well, (oil on canvas)
827088 At the Well, (oil on canvas) by Richet, Leon (1847-1907); 92x68.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Well. Leon Richet (1847-1907). Oil on canvas

The Laundry; La Lavandaie, 1874 (oil on panel)
827295 The Laundry; La Lavandaie, 1874 (oil on panel) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); 32.3x51.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Laundry; La Lavandaie. Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931)

Two Woman Making their Bed; Deux Femmes Faisant leur Lit, 1891 (oil on board)
825669 Two Woman Making their Bed; Deux Femmes Faisant leur Lit, 1891 (oil on board) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 60x79.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Laundry Day, West Somerset (w / c on paper)
2956881 Laundry Day, West Somerset (w/c on paper) by North, John William (1842-1924); 63.5x88.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Laundry Maid, 1915 (w / c on paper)
3247616 The Laundry Maid, 1915 (w/c on paper) by Margetson, William Henry (1861-1940); 66x48.3 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Washerwomen, (oil on panel)
650814 Washerwomen, (oil on panel) by Ulrich, Charles Frederic (1858-1908); 58.3x37.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Washerwomen. Charles Frederic Ulrich (1858-1908). Oil on panel

The Inventory, 1864 (oil on panel)
651369 The Inventory, 1864 (oil on panel) by Hove, Hubertus van (1814-65); 52.7x43.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Inventory. Hubertus van Hove (1814-1865). Oil on panel. Dated 1864

Haymaking, 1942 (oil on panel)
653008 Haymaking, 1942 (oil on panel) by Muller, Richard (1874-1930); 38.5x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Haymaking. Richard Muller (1874-1954). Oil on panel. Signed and dated 1942

Washerwomen at la Torque; Les Lavandieres a la Touque, (oil on panel)
652782 Washerwomen at la Torque; Les Lavandieres a la Touque, (oil on panel) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 23.7x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

At the Window, (oil on canvas)
659559 At the Window, (oil on canvas) by Dorph, Anton Laurids Johannes (1831-1914); 40.5x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Window. Anton Laurids Johannes Dorph (1831-1914). Oil on canvas

Laundry Women at the Well; Wascherinnen am Brunnen, c. 1860 (oil on canvas)
658192 Laundry Women at the Well; Wascherinnen am Brunnen, c.1860 (oil on canvas) by Spitzweg, Carl (1808-85); 29.2x35.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Pauline Frederick, c. 1914 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381437 Portrait of Pauline Frederick, c.1914 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 25.4x20.3 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Washing Up, c. 1924-25 (oil on canvas)
425803 Washing Up, c.1924-25 (oil on canvas) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); 61x45.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of the artists daughter Margaret.); eLiss Fine Art; English

The Rendevous, (oil on canvas)
658362 The Rendevous, (oil on canvas) by Bromley, William III (c.1815-c.88); 35.6x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rendevous. William Bromley (fl.1835-1888). Oil on canvas

Laundry (chromolitho)
732553 Laundry (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laundry.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

The Cellar Boy, 1738 (oil on canvas)
HNT5501 The Cellar Boy, 1738 (oil on canvas) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Laundress and Child, 1761 (oil on canvas)
CLK339817 Laundress and Child, 1761 (oil on canvas) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808); 35.1x31.6 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French, out of copyright

Washerwomen in the Morning at Quimperle (oil on canvas)
CH402488 Washerwomen in the Morning at Quimperle (oil on canvas) by Thaulow, Fritz (1847-1906); Private Collection; (add.info)

Old Cottage at Sutton Courtney, Berkshire (w / c with touches of white on paper)
CH402174 Old Cottage at Sutton Courtney, Berkshire (w/c with touches of white on paper) by Woodlock, David (1842-1929); 29.7x19.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British

Three French soldiers doing laundry at a well, Soissons, Aisne, France, 1917 (autochrome)
GBW465313 Three French soldiers doing laundry at a well, Soissons, Aisne, France, 1917 (autochrome) by Cuville, Fernand (1887-1927); eGalerie Bilderwelt; French, out of copyright

Group of French soldiers doing laundry at a well, Soissons, Aisne, 1917 (autochrome)
GBW465312 Group of French soldiers doing laundry at a well, Soissons, Aisne, 1917 (autochrome) by Cuville, Fernand (1887-1927); eGalerie Bilderwelt; French, out of copyright

Useful Work (brush & ink on paper)
CH438795 Useful Work (brush & ink on paper) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 26.3x18.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutiles Trabajos; numbered 37 from Album E)

The Maid and the Magpie, A Cottage Interior at Shillington, Bedfordshire
CEC44174 The Maid and the Magpie, A Cottage Interior at Shillington, Bedfordshire, 1834 (w/c highlighted with white on paper) by Hunt

A Stitch in Time (oil on canvas)
CW232006 A Stitch in Time (oil on canvas) by Anderson, Walter (fl.1856-86); 51x43.2 cm; Private Collection; eChristopher Wood Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Landscape with Crockery Washers (oil on canvas)
XKH149202 Landscape with Crockery Washers (oil on canvas) by Magnasco, Alessandro (1667-1749); 90.5x144 cm; Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

North Side of the St. Johannis Klosters in Hamburg (w / c on paper)
XKH156784 North Side of the St. Johannis Klosters in Hamburg (w/c on paper) by Gensler, Johann Martin (1811-81); 31x22 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

The Fishwife (oil on canvas)
AGN197374 The Fishwife (oil on canvas) by Metsu, Gabriel (1629-67); 30.5x27.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; Dutch, out of copyright

The Laundress (oil on canvas)
BRN190593 The Laundress (oil on canvas) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Woman Drawing Water from a Copper Cistern, c. 1732 (oil on canvas)
BRN190584 Woman Drawing Water from a Copper Cistern, c.1732 (oil on canvas) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Man doing the washing up and wishing he had a woman to do it for him (colour litho)
5995998 Man doing the washing up and wishing he had a woman to do it for him (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Fontaine, engraved by Charles Nicolas Cochin I (1688-1754
5934122 La Fontaine, engraved by Charles Nicolas Cochin I (1688-1754) 1739 (etching & engraving on wove paper) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779) (after); Fitzwilliam Museum

The Saint-Martin Canal at Moonlight; Le Canal Saint-Martin au Clair de Lune
1197481 The Saint-Martin Canal at Moonlight; Le Canal Saint-Martin au Clair de Lune, (oil on canvas) by Lepine, Stanislas Victor Edouard (1835-92)

Palazzo Contarini, Venice, (oil on canvas)
1197564 Palazzo Contarini, Venice, (oil on canvas) by Gallegos Arnosa, Jose (1859-1917); 38x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

The Washerwoman; La Laveuse, c. 1898 (oil on canvas laid down on board)
824564 The Washerwoman; La Laveuse, c.1898 (oil on canvas laid down on board) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 27x20.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Washerwoman; La Laveuse)

Plate 439. Spreading A Rug on the Floor, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950260 Plate 439. Spreading A Rug on the Floor, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 19.2x40.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Interior with Seated Woman (oil on canvas)
1212935 Interior with Seated Woman (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 50.9x35.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

The Laundresses, (oil on panel)
989768 The Laundresses, (oil on panel) by Richet, Leon (1847-1907); 76.8x106 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Laundresses; Les Laveuses. Leon Richet (1847-1907). Oil on panel

Kneeling Woman; Femme agenouillee, c. 1881 (black crayon on paper)
1768060 Kneeling Woman; Femme agenouillee, c.1881 (black crayon on paper) by Seurat, Georges Pierre (1859-91); 31.8x24.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Kneeling Woman; Femme agenouillee)

In the Spring (watercolour with scratching out)
1766695 In the Spring (watercolour with scratching out) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 18.5x23.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Spring. Helen Allingham (1848-1926)

A Maid Milking a Cow in a Barn, c. 1652-54 (oil on panel)
5242282 A Maid Milking a Cow in a Barn, c.1652-54 (oil on panel) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 47.3x49.8 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; Dutch, out of copyright

Nausicaa and her Maidens playing at Ball, 1875 (oil on canvas)
828434 Nausicaa and her Maidens playing at Ball, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Poynter, Edward John (1836-1919); 17.9x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nausicaa and her Maidens playing at Ball)

The Washerwoman, from 34 Lessons of Images without Words
CHT173531 The Washerwoman, from 34 Lessons of Images without Words, early 20th century (colour litho) by Fau, Fernand (fl.1910) and Perrot

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