Donkey Collection (page 5)

Italy, Sicily: tourists meet on a dusty road a peasant bringing his crop back on the back of a mule, 1900
LUX4779479 Italy, Sicily: tourists meet on a dusty road a peasant bringing his crop back on the back of a mule, 1900; (add.info.: Italy)

Egypt: Cook cruise, a village on the edge of the Nile, peasants bring the recolt on the back of a mule in a village of
LUX4778918 Egypt: Cook cruise, a village on the edge of the Nile, peasants bring the recolt on the back of a mule in a village of land houses, amid ruins and some ancient statues

Egypt: Cook cruise, Nile Valley, scene of daily life, women and donkeys in a cotton field, 1900
LUX4777947 Egypt: Cook cruise, Nile Valley, scene of daily life, women and donkeys in a cotton field, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook cruise, Nile Valley, scene of daily life)

Algeria, Orenie, Oran: a walking merchant, a man with his donkey and Algerian riders in a street of Oran, 1903
LUX4780648 Algeria, Orenie, Oran: a walking merchant, a man with his donkey and Algerian riders in a street of Oran, 1903; (add.info.: Algeria, Orenie, Oran: a walking merchant)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: loading by workers of oil recipients in a donkey-drawn horse cart, 1907 - Ain Zeft
LUX4780467 Algeria, Ain Zeft: loading by workers of oil recipients in a donkey-drawn horse cart, 1907 - Ain Zeft, Saint Aime refinery; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: oil mining, road asphalt testing, transport of bitumen by a cart pulled by a five-year-old coupling
LUX4780384 Algeria, Ain Zeft: oil mining, road asphalt testing, transport of bitumen by a cart pulled by a five-year-old coupling line, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: oil mining)

Italy, Southern Italy: In a city a travelling musician and his mechanical piano, 1890
LUX4813644 Italy, Southern Italy: In a city a travelling musician and his mechanical piano, 1890; (add.info.: Italy, Southern Italy: In a city a travelling musician and his mechanical piano)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: Loading a recalcitrant donkey, 1895
LUX4807741 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: Loading a recalcitrant donkey, 1895; (add.info.: France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13)

Arab women in front of a public bath, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3561641 Arab women in front of a public bath, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1880-1899 Photographer: Bechard, E.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Animated view of Piazza Caricamento in Genoa
3558325 Animated view of Piazza Caricamento in Genoa by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Rivalta, Augusto (1837-1925) Date of Artwork: 1889 Location: Piazza Caricamento

Guethary, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): On the coast between Guetary and Saint Jean de Luz
LUX4728429 Guethary, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): On the coast between Guetary and Saint Jean de Luz, a man transports wood using the beach, 1895; (add.info.: Guethary)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85): a couple and a child sitting on a donkey pose on a beach in Vendee, 1920
LUX4727538 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85): a couple and a child sitting on a donkey pose on a beach in Vendee, 1920; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

Donkey, mule, mule and quagga or couagga - Domestic butt, Equus africanus asinus 1, hybrid mulet (assand mare) 2
FLO4573278 Donkey, mule, mule and quagga or couagga - Domestic butt, Equus africanus asinus 1, hybrid mulet (assand mare) 2, hybrid mule (stallion and female asss) 3 and extinct quagga

Letter A: aerostat; anchor; aqueduct; tree; eagle; watering can; ostrich; donkey; aloe; alligator
DUV4199500 Letter A: aerostat; anchor; aqueduct; tree; eagle; watering can; ostrich; donkey; aloe; alligator. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

Children riding a donkey on the beach of Berck near Calais
3562266 Children riding a donkey on the beach of Berck near Calais by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Passo di Calais, Berck)

Champery: Champery peasant with a donkey wearing a jar of milk, 1870
LUX4709858 Champery: Champery peasant with a donkey wearing a jar of milk, 1870; (add.info.: Champery: Champery peasant with a donkey wearing a jar of milk, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

La fee des thistles repels with a long thorn a donkey wearing jacket, trousers
FLO4637531 La fee des thistles repels with a long thorn a donkey wearing jacket, trousers, top hat and cane - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: sailors in a goguette walk in a cart drawn by a donkey
LUX4783989 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: sailors in a goguette walk in a cart drawn by a donkey on the dock

Tunisia, Sfax: men come to fetch water from the well, 1900
LUX4789008 Tunisia, Sfax: men come to fetch water from the well, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: men come to fetch water from the well, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901
LUX4783565 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901, beach and seafront, donkeys and carts ready for a walk

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: on a northern beach
LUX4782715 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: on a northern beach, a sailing cart pulls by a donkey, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62)

Morocco, Meknes, Mekhnes: The house of Sultan Hassan at the detour of an alley bordered by small houses
LUX4764048 Morocco, Meknes, Mekhnes: The house of Sultan Hassan at the detour of an alley bordered by small houses. Animated view with Moroccans, 1900; (add.info.: Morocco, Meknes)

France: young girl sitting in an Amazon on a donkey, on a mountain path, shadow of photographer, 1900
LUX4771839 France: young girl sitting in an Amazon on a donkey, on a mountain path, shadow of photographer, 1900; (add.info.: France: young girl sitting in an Amazon on a donkey, on a mountain path)

Tunisia, Sfax: Walking at the foot of the walls. Merchants, camels branch loads and mules bag loads, 1900
LUX4766032 Tunisia, Sfax: Walking at the foot of the walls. Merchants, camels branch loads and mules bag loads, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: Walking at the foot of the walls)

Tunisia, Sfax: An oil factory. Animated view with industrial buildings, camels at rest covered with basketry blankets
LUX4765861 Tunisia, Sfax: An oil factory. Animated view with industrial buildings, camels at rest covered with basketry blankets with mules and mules pulling carts, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia)

Egypt, Cairo: Manakh Street and Mouski Street, West-West Arabic Street, right and wide with street lights, sidewalks
LUX4764139 Egypt, Cairo: Manakh Street and Mouski Street, West-West Arabic Street, right and wide with street lights, sidewalks, gates and shutters

Greece, Chania, Crete: The Pillafort family on excursion to the monastery
LUX4763707 Greece, Chania, Crete: The Pillafort family on excursion to the monastery. Stone street bordered by small houses with balconies, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: A sick child in a cart pulls by a donkey on the beach, 1900
LUX4768790 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: A sick child in a cart pulls by a donkey on the beach, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62)

Nan Shih Men, gate, Beijing, 1920 (photo)
2436591 Nan Shih Men, gate, Beijing, 1920 (photo) by Mennie, Donald (1875-1944); (add.info.: Geography. China. Beijing gates: Nan Shih Men)

Arab children on a donkey
2911751 Arab children on a donkey; (add.info.: Vintage postcard showing Arab children on a donkey, North Africa 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

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Don Quixote on his horse, next to Sancho on his donkey, 19th century (illustration)
8899812 Don Quixote on his horse, next to Sancho on his donkey, 19th century (illustration) by Bertall, Charles Albert d'Arnoux (1820-82); (add.info.: Don Quixote on his horse)

PANAMA (c19th). Panama Street. Illustration of 1880. Engraving. Private Collection
AIS5394009 PANAMA (c19th). Panama Street. Illustration of 1880. Engraving. Private Collection; Private Collection; © Lorio / Iberfoto

Forest Landscape with Flight into Egypt, c.1620 -50 (oil on copper)
8833107 Forest Landscape with Flight into Egypt, c.1620 -50 (oil on copper) by Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-78); 15.6x21.9 cm; Stadel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Joseph Mary and Jesus on the flight to Egypt, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 (engraving)
3665615 Joseph Mary and Jesus on the flight to Egypt, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Joseph Mary and Jesus on the flight to Egypt)

Birth of Little Jesus, Virgin Mary, Joseph, donkey, beef, creche... engraving of the Great Bible Renewed
PCT4275292 Birth of Little Jesus, Virgin Mary, Joseph, donkey, beef, creche... engraving of the Great Bible Renewed, edition Garnier a Troyes 1738.; (add.info.: Birth of Little Jesus, Virgin Mary)

The mullet boasting about its genealogy: La Fontaine fable illustrated by Grandville. Edition Garnier 1860
PCT4269298 The mullet boasting about its genealogy: La Fontaine fable illustrated by Grandville. Edition Garnier 1860. See the same theme developed by Goya: ref

Mule et quagga ou couagga - Hybrid mule (stallion and female butt) 3 and extinct quagga, Equus quagga quagga 4
FLO4573306 Mule et quagga ou couagga - Hybrid mule (stallion and female butt) 3 and extinct quagga, Equus quagga quagga 4

Science and Anerye (Theatre of Moralite) - Mocquerie de la science sous le regne de Francois 1er
JAB4119623 Science and Anerye (Theatre of Moralite) - Mocquerie de la science sous le regne de Francois 1er. Drawing by Allouard

The Holy Family (child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph) - The Holy Family (1870)
SYC4196093 The Holy Family (child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph) - The Holy Family (1870). Jean-Baptiste-Auguste Leloir (1809-1892). Pastel on paper

Letter A: When Messire Ane gallops, Albert is not very reassured about his fate. Engraving in "Funny ABC"
DUV4207479 Letter A: When Messire Ane gallops, Albert is not very reassured about his fate. Engraving in "Funny ABC". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages

You better learn your alphabet, early 20th century (postcard)
DUV4711671 You better learn your alphabet, early 20th century (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: You better learn your alphabet. Anthropomorphic and humorous postcard illustrated by A. P)

Statuette of Dionysus, the god of wine of Greek mythology (sculpture)
YOU4420043 Statuette of Dionysus, the god of wine of Greek mythology (sculpture); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statuette of Dionysus, the god of wine of Greek mythology, Sculpture from Thebes)

Asse or donkey, Equus africanus asinus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket
FLO4640796 Asse or donkey, Equus africanus asinus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London, 1798.; (add.info.: Asse or donkey)

Illustration from the Grand Catechism for Families'. 1907. The Birth of our Lord. the nativity
5306054 Illustration from the Grand Catechism for Families'. 1907. The Birth of our Lord. the nativity; Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration of a man selling fresh pies from a basket on a donkey, on the streets of London. Circa 1780 (erngraving)
5617150 Illustration of a man selling fresh pies from a basket on a donkey, on the streets of London. Circa 1780 (erngraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

A woodblock engraving depicting a mule with palanquin on it's back, 17th century
5310611 A woodblock engraving depicting a mule with palanquin on it's back, 17th century; Universal History Archive/UIG

Gold seekers traveling to the areas of California through the Isthmus of Panama, 1849 or 1850
NWI4836097 Gold seekers traveling to the areas of California through the Isthmus of Panama, 1849 or 1850. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

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"From Dry Stone Walling to Shoeing: A Journey Through Donkey History" Step into the world of donkeys, where their charm and versatility have captured the hearts of many throughout history. Artist Edwin Henry Landseer beautifully depicted these gentle creatures in his 1844 masterpiece, showcasing their strength and grace. In seaside towns like Blackpool, Lancashire, donkeys have become iconic figures on the beach. Against the backdrop of Blackpool Tower, they offer joyous rides to children and adults alike since 1938. But it's not just about leisurely strolls along sandy shores; donkeys have a voice too. Their distinctive braying echoes through fields and hillsides, reminding us of their presence and unique character. During festive seasons, even donkeys join in on the celebrations. With a Christmas hat perched atop its head amidst snowy surroundings created by digital manipulation, this adorable creature brings holiday cheer wherever it goes. Donkey families are heartwarming sights as well. Witnessing a mother tenderly caring for her foal is a testament to their strong bonds and nurturing nature. Throughout literature and art, donkeys have played significant roles. From Don Quixote riding alongside faithful Sancho Panza to Nasreddin - Seljuq satirist known for his witty tales involving these humble animals - they symbolize loyalty and wisdom across cultures. Even renowned Italian painter Piero della Francesca found inspiration in capturing the essence of these creatures on canvas. Their expressive eyes peering over fences or grazing peacefully in Hessen, Germany add an element of serenity to any landscape. Travelers seeking hidden gems will find themselves enchanted by The Diamond in Donegal – a place where donkeys roam freely against breathtaking backdrops that showcase Ireland's natural beauty at its finest.