Donkey Collection (page 7)

Don Quichotte sur son cheval, suivi par Sancho sur son ane, 1863 (gravure)
8899810 Don Quichotte sur son cheval, suivi par Sancho sur son ane, 1863 (gravure) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Don Quichotte sur son cheval, suivi par Sancho sur son ane)

Nativity, low relief from the church of Saint Domenec, Cervera, Spain, 1360 (stone relief)
AIS5344268 Nativity, low relief from the church of Saint Domenec, Cervera, Spain, 1360 (stone relief); Museo de Cervera, Lleida, Catalunya

Sileno ebbro: Drunk Silene rides on a donkey held by two servants. Mosaic from Pompei, house of Paquius Proculus or C
PCT4293551 Sileno ebbro: Drunk Silene rides on a donkey held by two servants. Mosaic from Pompei, house of Paquius Proculus or C

Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890
3665727 Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Don Quixote de la Mancha the ingenious knight, 19th century (illustration)
8822168 Don Quixote de la Mancha the ingenious knight, 19th century (illustration) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Native American man in southern California on a donkey or burro, early color autochrome, c.1916 (photo)
8772294 Native American man in southern California on a donkey or burro, early color autochrome, c.1916 (photo) by Knott, Franklin Price (1854-1930); (add.info)

On the way to market, Antigua. A woman and donkey travel to market laden with goods
UIG5418961 On the way to market, Antigua. A woman and donkey travel to market laden with goods, past an American House in the centre of town. Probably St John's, Antigua, circa 1910

Off to market, Jamaica, circa 1910. Mandeville, Manchester
UIG5418955 Off to market, Jamaica, circa 1910. Mandeville, Manchester by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: A Jamaican boy, dressed in a cap and jacket)

Donkey milk, c.1910 (print)
7293347 Donkey milk, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Use of donkey milk as a drug in the Middle Age. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: July 1914
LUX4785669 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: July 1914, the beach with a bike and donkeys rental stand, 1914; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

Courtyard of a house inhabited by members of the Jewish community in Kef, Tunisia, 19th century engraving, circa 1875
JAB5037161 Courtyard of a house inhabited by members of the Jewish community in Kef, Tunisia, 19th century engraving, circa 1875

Donkeys, Izmir, 1904 (print on double-weight paper)
3561886 Donkeys, Izmir, 1904 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Izmir, Turkey 1904 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Gothic architecture. Life of Our Lord (detail): Joseph's dream and flight to Egypt. 1140
JEB4845363 Gothic architecture. Life of Our Lord (detail): Joseph's dream and flight to Egypt. 1140. Stained glass of the Royal Portal. Cathedrale de Chartres.; (add.info.: Gothic architecture)

Tunisia, Sfax: Arab Quarter, shopping street, many mules, many Tunisians around the shops - Animated view, 1900
LUX4765900 Tunisia, Sfax: Arab Quarter, shopping street, many mules, many Tunisians around the shops - Animated view, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: Arab Quarter, shopping street, many mules)

Algerie, Ain zeft: a Europeen (Count Criquy-Montfort) poses the headdress of his colonial helmet with two children
LUX4780288 Algerie, Ain zeft: a Europeen (Count Criquy-Montfort) poses the headdress of his colonial helmet with two children and horses with their foals, 1904; (add.info.: Algerie)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: transport of petroleum products by a donkey-drawn horse cart, 1907 - Ain Zeft, Saint Aime refinery
LUX4780465 Algeria, Ain Zeft: transport of petroleum products by a donkey-drawn horse cart, 1907 - Ain Zeft, Saint Aime refinery; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers
LUX4780919 Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers, donkeys bring water to women who wash clothes, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers
LUX4780907 Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers, donkeys bring water to women who wash clothes, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: the beach, the embankment
LUX4783982 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: the beach, the embankment, 3 children in a cart pulled by a donkey, 1905; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise on the Nile, an Egyptian, carries on a cart pulled by a donkey
LUX4778697 Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise on the Nile, an Egyptian, carries on a cart pulled by a donkey, about ten women veiled in melaya on an avenue in the European quarter near the railway station

Egypt, Cairo: Cook Cruise, Giza Road, tree-lined road and along the tram line with Egyptians on donkey
LUX4777905 Egypt, Cairo: Cook Cruise, Giza Road, tree-lined road and along the tram line with Egyptians on donkey. Route of the Pyramids, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: Cook Cruise, Giza Road)

Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, tram station Kasr on the Nile station, train departing for Moudiriem de Giza
LUX4777883 Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, tram station Kasr on the Nile station, train departing for Moudiriem de Giza, village of Giza, wooden station, pyramid road crowded with hippomobile vehicles

Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise on the Nile, gathering in a courtyard of soldiers, tourists and Egyptians, 1900
LUX4778567 Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise on the Nile, gathering in a courtyard of soldiers, tourists and Egyptians, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise on the Nile)

France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Saint Quay Portrieux: August 1904
LUX4784905 France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Saint Quay Portrieux: August 1904, excursion from Saint-Quay-Portrieux to Eable sur mer, covered hippomobile car pulled by two donkeys

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901
LUX4783555 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901, promenade sur la plage a dos d'ane, 1901; (add.info.: France)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901
LUX4783539 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901, promenade sur la plage a dos d'ane, 1901; (add.info.: France)

Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: on the edge of the wed, an Algerian family with a donkey and a horse loads of goods
LUX4780792 Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: on the edge of the wed, an Algerian family with a donkey and a horse loads of goods, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: on the edge of the wed)

Algeria, Region du Chelif, Chlef: plain of the Chelif, crossed by a donkey
LUX4780737 Algeria, Region du Chelif, Chlef: plain of the Chelif, crossed by a donkey and a horse of a wed under the protection of their owners who accompany them in boat, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: transport of oil products by donkey, 1907
LUX4780421 Algeria, Ain Zeft: transport of oil products by donkey, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: transport of oil products by donkey, 1907); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a village in the Sicilian countryside
LUX4779647 Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a village in the Sicilian countryside, locals watch them sit on their mullet, 1890; (add.info.: Italy)

Celebration of the fete dieu instituted by King Rene of Anjou in 1462 in Provence
ELD4961270 Celebration of the fete dieu instituted by King Rene of Anjou in 1462 in Provence, mixing the sacred and the profane with the donkey

Tunisia, Sfax: A Tunisian family (men, women, children) passes on a road bordered by cactus, 1900
LUX4765790 Tunisia, Sfax: A Tunisian family (men, women, children) passes on a road bordered by cactus, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: A Tunisian family (men, women)

Algeria, Maghreb, OR, Mascara: The bridge with in the foreground carriage pulls by a mule
LUX4763762 Algeria, Maghreb, OR, Mascara: The bridge with in the foreground carriage pulls by a mule. Animated view with many street merchants and a crowd of Algerians in djellaba

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16): scene in a farm yard, a cart driven by a donkey, with a child on his back
LUX4760611 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16): scene in a farm yard, a cart driven by a donkey, with a child on his back

Letre V as a car (hitch). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201858 Letre V as a car (hitch). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: A sick child in a cart pulls by a donkey on the beach, 1900
LUX4768806 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)

Don Quixote and the False Dulcinee, detail of Sancho and the fake Dulcinee
JEB4881171 Don Quixote and the False Dulcinee, detail of Sancho and the fake Dulcinee. According to the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" written by Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote and the False Dulcinee. According to the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha"
JEB4881118 Don Quixote and the False Dulcinee. According to the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" written by Miguel de Cervantes

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: Chateau, the children of the chatelains in a cart pulled by a donkey
LUX4806397 France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: Chateau, the children of the chatelains in a cart pulled by a donkey from Poitou, 1890; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes)

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Asse le Riboul: The chapel, 1920
LUX4804449 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Asse le Riboul: The chapel, 1920; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Asse le Riboul: The chapel, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Romanesque art: The Chapel of St. Catherine, Voute in the cradle breeze, the Childhood of Christ, the Passion
JEB4925492 Romanesque art: The Chapel of St. Catherine, Voute in the cradle breeze, the Childhood of Christ, the Passion, the Last Judgment and Christ in the Majestic

Tunisia, Sfax: a Maghrebin couple and two bakers pose in front of an oven, 1900
LUX4789039 Tunisia, Sfax: a Maghrebin couple and two bakers pose in front of an oven, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: a Maghrebin couple and two bakers pose in front of an oven)

Letters A and B: ostrich, plane, ene, agent, automobile, bilboquet, balloon, ball, bicycle, beef, sheep, boat
DUV4208297 Letters A and B: ostrich, plane, ene, agent, automobile, bilboquet, balloon, ball, bicycle, beef, sheep, boat, 1931 (engraving) by Neziere

Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A little girl walks with her donkey, 1904
LUX4728776 Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A little girl walks with her donkey, 1904; (add.info.: Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A little girl walks with her donkey

The milking of a donkey
3732819 The milking of a donkey; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the milking of a donkey to provide milk for an invalid child. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

"Street life in London": photography on the common and waiting for a hire
3570751 "Street life in London": photography on the common and waiting for a hire, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson)

Man with a donkey carrying bread near Como
3562988 Man with a donkey carrying bread near Como by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Como 1900-1905 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

McGregor's Gathering, Boy in kilt with donkeys on beach (colour photo)
8621710 McGregor's Gathering, Boy in kilt with donkeys on beach (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: McGregor's Gathering)

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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.