Craftsman Collection (page 8)

Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S
DUV4211526 Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S); Photo © Duvallon

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Tannery employees, 1922
LUX4723398 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Tannery employees, 1922; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Tannery employees, 1922); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Advertising photography of a baker with different breads, 1900
LUX4716541 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Advertising photography of a baker with different breads, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Cooperier at work - illustration of G. Bruno's book "Le tour de la France par deux enfants" - late 19th
PCT4276649 Cooperier at work - illustration of G. Bruno's book "Le tour de la France par deux enfants" - late 19th century.; (add.info.: Cooperier at work - illustration of G)

Joiner at work with his workbench, with his tools, 1894 (engraving)
PCT4276615 Joiner at work with his workbench, with his tools, 1894 (engraving); (add.info.: Joiner at work with his workbench, with his tools (saw, mallet)

Shoemaker at work in his workshop, 1894 (engraving)
PCT4276558 Shoemaker at work in his workshop, 1894 (engraving); (add.info.: Shoemaker at work in his stale - Signed Lacoste illustration of a school book 1894.); Photo © Gusman

Letter D: workshop of a doer (gilding). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H
DUV4202456 Letter D: workshop of a doer (gilding). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher

Carpenter's shop, 1884
3479342 Carpenter's shop, 1884; (add.info.: Carpenter's shop in Portsmouth prison, Hampshire, England. Convicts working under supervision)

Carpenters in India, 1828
3480350 Carpenters in India, 1828; (add.info.: French lithograph of carpenters in India, By Marlet 1828.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Union Outpost prepares a meal
3056298 Union Outpost prepares a meal; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War; Union Outpost prepares to cook a meal); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

The Queens Royal Cookery Book English about 1700
3030155 The Queens Royal Cookery Book English about 1700; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Royal Cookery Book English about 1700); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Glass blower, c1880 (engraving)
2450307 Glass blower, c1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Economy. Glassblower workshop. Engraving in: Weltall und Menschheit, by Hans Kraemer, Germany, ca 1880.); Photo © CCI

Science. Energy. Electric drill for glass. Imagery from a series on the wonder of electricity, France, c.1910
2638715 Science. Energy. Electric drill for glass. Imagery from a series on the wonder of electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, opera by R. Wagner. c.1900 (chromo)
3433694 The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, opera by R. Wagner. c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Music. Classical music. Hans sachs, the cobbler)

Advertisement for jewellery for Christmas, 1883
3478761 Advertisement for jewellery for Christmas, 1883; (add.info.: Advertisement for jewellery for Christmas. British newspaper advert, December 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Un patissier, A pastry cook (colour engraving)
3434153 Un patissier, A pastry cook (colour engraving); (add.info.: Imagerie, France, vers 1830. Coll. part. Food and Beverage. A pastry cook. Imagery, France, ca 1830.); Photo © CCI

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330367 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330365 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330229 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The glass: from the glassblower to the window-pane workers, c. 1900-1910 (chromo)
1790233 The glass: from the glassblower to the window-pane workers, c. 1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: the glass manufature in France, from the glassblower to the window-pane workers)

Anglo-Saxon Jewellery. 8th Century AD (object)
529444 Anglo-Saxon Jewellery. 8th Century AD (object); Universal History Archive/UIG

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Little Workers: The Shipbuilders (colour litho)
8629547 Little Workers: The Shipbuilders (colour litho) by Hardy, Evelyn Stuart (1865-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shipbuilders)

Co-operative Wholesale Societies: Broughton Cabinet, Manchester, Tailoring, Mantle, Shirt, Underclothing, etc
8668871 Co-operative Wholesale Societies: Broughton Cabinet, Manchester, Tailoring, Mantle, Shirt, Underclothing, etc, Factories (litho) by English School

Trade card for W Venables & Co, drapers, silk mercers and haberdashers, London (engraving)
8677634 Trade card for W Venables & Co, drapers, silk mercers and haberdashers, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for W Venables & Co)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677265 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

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)

Glassblowers at Glashutte in the Black Forest (colour litho)
8663511 Glassblowers at Glashutte in the Black Forest (colour litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glassblowers at Glashutte in the Black Forest, Germany)

Male vanity (litho)
8641406 Male vanity (litho) by Leete, Alfred (1882-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Male vanity. Illustration for The Strand Magazine, January to June 1913.); © Look and Learn

Brick and tile work, copse house, Surbiton, view of breakfast loggia (b/w photo)
8639667 Brick and tile work, copse house, Surbiton, view of breakfast loggia (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brick and tile work, copse house)

Detail of brickwork, entrance to copse house, Surbiton (b/w photo)
8639670 Detail of brickwork, entrance to copse house, Surbiton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Detail of brickwork, entrance to copse house)

Wandsworth Technical Institute (b/w photo)
8639668 Wandsworth Technical Institute (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wandsworth Technical Institute. G Topham Forest, FRIBA, Architect)

A chimney shaft in course of construction (b/w photo)
8639663 A chimney shaft in course of construction (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A chimney shaft in course of construction)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638752 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Old Staffordshire Figures: Tailor and Goat (colour litho)
8659994 Old Staffordshire Figures: Tailor and Goat (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tailor and Goat)

Messrs John Barker and Co, Drapers and General Warehousemen, Outfitters, Domestic Engineers, House Furnishers
8648249 Messrs John Barker and Co, Drapers and General Warehousemen, Outfitters, Domestic Engineers, House Furnishers, and Purveyors, Kensington High Street, W (engraving) by English School

Trades: Bricklayer (colour litho)
8641499 Trades: Bricklayer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bricklayer. Illustration for one of a set of playing cards used in the game Jack of All)

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)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8713000 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), 19th century (engraving)
7214686 Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) Italian goldsmith and sculptor best remembered for his infamous

Scene d'artisans fabriquant des boites en metal. Detail d'un vase peint, art chinois, periode Ming (1644-1911)
AIS5381466 Scene d'artisans fabriquant des boites en metal. Detail d'un vase peint, art chinois, periode Ming (1644-1911). Palais Golestan, Teheran (Iran).; © Iberfoto

The construction of Noah's Ark, description of the activities of shipwrights
MMM5480901 The construction of Noah's Ark, description of the activities of shipwrights by Schedel, Hartmann (1440-1514); National Maritime Museum, London

The construction site of a boat, on the beach of Cancale (France), with a young woman
MMM5466481 The construction site of a boat, on the beach of Cancale (France), with a young woman, dressed in a traditional costume, a blue serge skirt and a gray and white striped shirt

Fairies and musicians
5307463 Fairies and musicians.; (add.info.: Headpiece depicting fairies and musicians by George Heywood Sumner. George Heywood Maunoir Sumner (1853-1940) an English painter

Bread cycle: transport of wheat to the mill. Anonymous fresco of the 15th century
VEN5028422 Bread cycle: transport of wheat to the mill. Anonymous fresco of the 15th century, Bread Room of the Castle of Bentivoglio (near Bologna).; (add.info.: Bread cycle)

France, Ile-de-France, Val-de-Marne (94), Maisons-Alfort: The boat wash and boats-mouches, 1900
LUX4815982 France, Ile-de-France, Val-de-Marne (94), Maisons-Alfort: The boat wash and boats-mouches, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Val-de-Marne (94)

Reserve wheat bags for a windmill, Nantucket Island (USA), 1746. Lithograph from 19th century illustration
NWI4828469 Reserve wheat bags for a windmill, Nantucket Island (USA), 1746. Lithograph from 19th century illustration.; (add.info.: Reserve wheat bags for a windmill, Nantucket Island (USA), 1746

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): a butcher shop on the day of beef gras, 1890 - Boucherie bon marche
LUX4747128 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): a butcher shop on the day of beef gras, 1890 - Boucherie bon marche; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

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Craftsmanship is an art that transcends time and spans across various fields. From the meticulous strokes of Gustave Caillebotte's brush capturing the intensity of planers in action, to Arnold Bocklin's portrayal of a centaur observing the village blacksmith, these artworks remind us of the skill and dedication required to master a craft. Intriguing glimpses into history take us back to medieval times, where we witness a goldsmith delicately shaping precious metals into intricate jewelry. Meanwhile, Mr. George Lailey immerses himself in the ancient craft of wooden bowl making at Bucklebury, Berks, preserving traditional techniques for future generations. The manufacturing process comes alive as we observe cork balls being meticulously crafted at Chingford in 1922. The watchmaker's steady hands bring life to intricate timepieces while revealing their inner workings. And through an oil painting from the 1770s, we catch a glimpse of an iron forge bustling with activity as sparks fly and metal takes shape under skilled hands. The blacksmith's forge becomes a sanctuary where fire meets steel, transforming raw materials into functional works of art. A farrier tends to horses' hooves with precision and care—a testament to both craftsmanship and animal welfare. Metallurgy emerges as a powerful force during the Industrial Revolution with Fourchambault Forge standing tall as a symbol of progress and innovation. Terracotta rhubarb forcers showcase how even everyday objects can be elevated through craftsmanship—combining functionality with aesthetic appeal. These diverse examples highlight that craftsmanship knows no boundaries—it exists within every profession and discipline, and is born out of passion, honed by experience, and passed down through generations—a timeless tradition that continues to inspire awe today.