Classes Collection (#8)

Ramasseur de Crottes de Chiens (chromolitho)
975957 Ramasseur de Crottes de Chiens (chromolitho) by Borgex, Louis (fl.1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ramasseur de Crottes de Chiens)

Mongol Race, Japanese (coloured engraving)
3650048 Mongol Race, Japanese (coloured engraving) by Williams, J.L. (c.1815-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mongol Race, Japanese)

Poor people waiting at a hospital door in early 19th century London, England
3714100 Poor people waiting at a hospital door in early 19th century London, England, from Ward and Locks Illustrated History of the World, pub

Boys in a ballet class (b / w photo)
3098669 Boys in a ballet class (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys in a ballet class)

Ballet class (b / w photo)
3098664 Ballet class (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ballet class. Illustration from an article on dance classes at the Paris Opera in Le Figaro)

Vive la classe (colour litho)
3096207 Vive la classe (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vive la classe. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Huguenot Seminary, Wellington (b / w photo)
3092459 Huguenot Seminary, Wellington (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Huguenot Seminary, Wellington)

Lovedale (b / w photo)
3092328 Lovedale (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lovedale. Illustration for Picturesque South Africa (Dennis Edwards)

Noble women, 1510-1520 (engraving)
957916 Noble women, 1510-1520 (engraving) by Jacquemin, Raphael (1821-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noble women, 1510-1520. After a tapestry of the time, Museum at Cluny)

The Birmingham Dog Show, Some of the Prize-Winners (engraving)
1053271 The Birmingham Dog Show, Some of the Prize-Winners (engraving) by Waller, Samuel Edmund (1850-1903) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Birmingham Dog Show)

Children from Westlands Special School, Thornaby, conduct a six month study of a 200 year old oak tree, as part ofthe Great British Oak competition, Thornaby, 15th March 1986

Redcar Folk Festival, 9th July 1994. Pictured, Beginners Appalachian Dance Classes

Honleys Southgate Theatre - Trainee magicians with L Plates. 6th December 1991

Cricket match at Lords between Eton and Harrow. Well dressed spectators on the field, celebrating Etons victory. July 1912

Varsity cricket match at Lords. Oxford v Cambridge. Well dressed spectators on the field in front of the main stand. 9th July 1914

Mrs Sally Legg (in black) does a pas de basque and turn with a fellow member of her Scottish dancing class, Miss Mary Wall, a teacher at Ilmington County Modern girls school, Weoley Castle

Teacher Rings Bbell Date: 1941

Cookery classes 1890s
The National Training School of Cookery was established in 1873, it commenced its work at South Kensington, photograph showing women being taught how to cook. Date: circa 1890s

SOCIAL / LONDON GIN SHOP
Tom and Jerry at a London Gin Shop, drinking Blue Ruin with a variety of fellow-customers. Date: 1820

SOCIAL / OYSTER SALOON 19C
A lively scene in the Oyster Saloon, Bridges Street, London. Date: circa 1820

Culture for working classes
A philanthropic employer who paid his workforces expenses to an art exhibition hears how they visited the tea-gardens instead. Date: 19th century

Life class in Paris
A life class for female art students, Paris. Date: 1894

SOCIAL ORNITHOLOGY
Social Ornithology, Annual Emigration of Birds - English tourists of various social classes are shown flying, birdlike, across the channel while their Continental counterparts do likewise. Date: 1840s

FRANCE / REVOLUTION / SATIRE
A satire on the privileged classes. Date: 1789

COACHING CLUB MEETS 1914
The Coaching Club meets in Hyde Park - a fashionable social event for the upper classes Date: 1914

GIRLS DANCE QUADRILLE
Robert Owens Institution at New Lanark : dancing classes for the workers children Date: 1825

Model dwelling of working class 1900
Interior of a working class home, at the beginning of the 20th century. Date: 1900

Inside a crowded horse bus, London
Passengers inside a crowded horse bus in London. Date: 1859

Nearing the Issue at the Cockpit, 1870 (oil on canvas)
CGW443165 Nearing the Issue at the Cockpit, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Bonham, Horace (1835-92); 51.1x68.5 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Great Exhibition cartoon - the pound and the shilling
The pound and the shilling. " Whoever thought of meeting you here?" Visiting the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace enabled a substantial amount of social mixing between the classes

Daisy, Countess of Warwick at Mrs Adairs Fancy Dress Ball
Frances Evelyn Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick (1861 - 1938), society beauty, and mistress to King Edward VII. Pictured here dressed in costume, as Semiramis

Children and grandchildren of Duke of Buccleuch
A group at the celebrations for the seventy-ninth birthday of the Duke of Buccleuch at Langholm Lodge, Dumfrieshire, with his children and grandchildren gathered together. From left The Hon

Lady Beauchamp and the Lygon Sisters
Lady Beauchamp, formerly Lady Lettice Grosvenor, with her three eldest daughters, Lettice (born 1906), Sybil (born 1907) and Mary (the baby in her arms, born 1910)

Parliamentary train, interior of third class 1862
Crowded less affluent passengers seated on a busy Parliamentary train in third class at 7 o clock in the morning. 1862

Queen Charlottes Ball: Raine McCorquodale(Spencer), 1947
A page from The Tatler and Bystander, entitled Youth and gaiety at the Queen Charlottes Ball, featuring a portrait of Raine McCorquodale

Duchess of Marlborough
Portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough

Lord and Lady Loughborough in 1919
Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm, daughter of Harry Chisholm of Sydney, NSW, Australia and Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough, eldest son of the fifth Earl of Rosslyn

Katherine Horner, later Asquith
Katharine Frances Asquith (n饠 Horner) (1885-1976), Daughter of Sir John and Lady Horner; wife of Raymond Asquith. Miss Katherine Horner

Lord and Lady Petre pictured at Tregye, Perranwell, Cornwall shortly after returning from their honeymoon. Lady Catherine (Kitty) Petre

Lady Evelyn Guinness with her children on the beach, WW1
Lady Evelyn Guinness (1883 - 1939), formerly Lady Evelyn Hilda Stuart Erskine. Wife of Walter Guinness, 1st Earl Moyne and mother of Bryan Guinness, and mother-in-law to DIana Mitford, later Moseley

Lady Mary Charteris, born 1895, daughter of the 11th Earl of Wemyss and sister to Lady Cynthia Asquith. Pictured in the Tatler at the time of her marriage to Lieutenant Algernon W

Lord Titchfield (7th Duke of Portland) in uniform, WW1
William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland KG (16 March 1893 21 March 1977), styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1943, British Conservative Party politician

Verderer at the gate of Royal Enclosure, Ascot
One of the Royal Foresters, or Verderers, of Windsor Park, performing his annual duty of keeping guard at the gate of the Royal Enclosure during Ascot Week

1930s Semi-detached House in winter. The two youngest occupants of the house are pictured in the foreground. Picture taken in the early 1950s. Date: early 1950s

Aristotle tutoring the young Alexander the Great. Alexanders father, Philip II, King of Macedon, hired the respected Greek philosopher to educate his son

Feargus Edward O Connor, 1794 - 1855. Irish Chartist leader and advocate of the Land Plan, which sought to provide smallholdings for the labouring classes

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Classes have been a timeless source of knowledge and enlightenment, transcending centuries and cultures. Just like the Cave of Plato, where wisdom was imparted through philosophical discussions in ancient Greece. In Jan Saenredam's artwork from 1604, we catch a glimpse of Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem teaching his students, their eager faces reflecting the thirst for learning. Education has evolved over time, with subjects expanding beyond philosophy to include scientific discoveries. The standard periodic table became an essential tool for understanding element types and their properties. As we explore this vast array of knowledge, we find ourselves in a large classroom at Harrow School or immersed in PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO's historical artwork depicting Aspidonia. The pursuit of education extends beyond academia; it encompasses social progress too. Robert Owens' model community of cotton mills at New Lanark Mills revolutionized working conditions during the Industrial Revolution in Scotland, and is a testament to how they are shape society positively. Artistic expressions also capture the essence - be it Blampied's depiction of The Flower Market Of The Madeleine or Boy Repairs Boots by an unknown artist from 1930s Britain. These scenes remind us that skills are passed down through generations as individuals learn and grow together. Classes not only foster intellectual growth but also strengthen familial bonds. Lady Desborough cherishes moments spent with her sons Julian and Billy, showcasing how education intertwines with love and nurturing relationships. History teaches us valuable lessons too; one such moment is immortalized in the Tennis Court Oath painting - symbolizing unity amidst adversity during the French Revolution. Finally, nature itself becomes our teacher as we discover wonders like Twinflower or two-flowered linnaea (Linnaea borealis). Its delicate beauty reminds us that even within classrooms filled with books and theories, there is always room for awe-inspiring marvels waiting to be explored. In all its forms, they have been the catalyst for growth, knowledge, and progress.