Labouring Collection (#3)

Postcard depicting the weaving factory Colcombet in La Seauve, Haute-Loire, c. 1900
REV382798 Postcard depicting the weaving factory Colcombet in La Seauve, Haute-Loire, c.1900 by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: carte postale)

Paris, night work, late 19th century (colour litho)
REV326129 Paris, night work, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: travail de nuit; ); French

Interior of a grocery shop (colour engraving)
REV326128 Interior of a grocery shop (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Glassblowing, detail, illustration from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
REV326119 Glassblowing, detail, illustration from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) engraved by Robert Benard (fl.1734) published c.1770 (colour engraving)

The Birth of the Giant of Modern Industry, illustration from
IL314873 The Birth of the Giant of Modern Industry, illustration from Newnes Pictorial Book of Knowledge, c.1920 (colour litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936); Private Collection; English

Shipyards of the Pharo at Marseilles, 1834 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT242855 Shipyards of the Pharo at Marseilles, 1834 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Gautier, Lucien Marcelin (b.1850); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Factory run by Chinese near Chihsien, c. 1930 (b / w photo)
NUL239719 Factory run by Chinese near Chihsien, c.1930 (b/w photo) by Chinese Photographer, (20th Century); Private Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

Salting, drying and smoking fish, illustration from
CHT224468 Salting, drying and smoking fish, illustration from Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus by Olaus Magnus (1490-1558), published in Rome, 1555 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Italian School

Construction of the Puente de los Franceses in Madrid, 1859 (b / w photo)
CHT253287 Construction of the Puente de los Franceses in Madrid, 1859 (b/w photo) by Clifford, Charles (1800-63); Archives de l Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees

Mirror-Making from Diderots Encyclopedie, 1751-72 (engraving)
STC310999 Mirror-Making from Diderots Encyclopedie, 1751-72 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Great industries, workshops of construction, sawmill and machine tools at the Arbey
XIR280195 Great industries, workshops of construction, sawmill and machine tools at the Arbey Company (engraving) (b/w photo) by Bourdelin, Emile (fl.1890) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Workshop of Pleyel pianos makers during the Second Empire
XIR280194 Workshop of Pleyel pianos makers during the Second Empire, illustration from Les Grandes Usines by Julien Turgan, c.1880 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Renard

Old Water Mill, North Devon (oil on canvas)
3822377 Old Water Mill, North Devon (oil on canvas) by Lee, Frederick Richard (1798-1879); 134x194.5 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire, UK; eCalderdale Borough Council; English

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread, 1868 (oil on canvas)
NYH154568 Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread, 1868 (oil on canvas) by Mario, Alessandro (fl.1868); 61.6x92.1 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Study for The Parquet Planers, 1875 (oil on canvas)
BRM167853 Study for The Parquet Planers, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-94); 26x39 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Spinning Workshop in Laren, 1889 (colour litho)
CHT179951 Spinning Workshop in Laren, 1889 (colour litho) by Liebermann, Max (1847-1935); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

Paper manufacturing from bamboo, from La Chine en Miniatures by M
CHT176862 Paper manufacturing from bamboo, from La Chine en Miniatures by M. Breton, published in Paris, 1811 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

Plate 499. Raking and Packing Hay, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950279 Plate 499. Raking and Packing Hay, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 25.1x30.3 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Blacksmith, illustration from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
REV326115 Blacksmith, illustration from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) engraved by Robert Benard (fl.1734) published c.1770 (coloured engraving) by Harguinier

Scraping the mud off, my practice (colour engraving)
REV326598 Scraping the mud off, my practice (colour engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Decroter)

The upholsterer, c. 1900 (colour litho)
REV326132 The upholsterer, c.1900 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Elephant and traditional ivory work, illustration from the Cynegetica
XOT359197 Elephant and traditional ivory work, illustration from the Cynegetica by Oppian (tempera on vellum) by Italian School, (11th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice

Funerary model of a ploughman leading his plough drawn by two oxen (painted wood)
REV346653 Funerary model of a ploughman leading his plough drawn by two oxen (painted wood) by Egyptian, Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 BC); Private Collection; (add.info)

Not Far to Go
CH19697 Not Far to Go by Morgan, Frederick (1856-1927); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

William Rufus at the Tower of London (colour litho)
STC309815 William Rufus at the Tower of London (colour litho) by Anderson, Charles Goldsborough (1865-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William II (1056-1100), known as William Rufus

Tile-laying, from Diderots Encyclopedie, 1751-72 (engraving)
STC312840 Tile-laying, from Diderots Encyclopedie, 1751-72 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences)

The only manufacture in France of good razors of melted steel in the same manner as that
CHT248209 The only manufacture in France of good razors of melted steel in the same manner as that of Sheffield in England, Yorkshire

The post office at Hanoi, c. 1920 (b / w photo)
CHT224420 The post office at Hanoi, c.1920 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Archives Nationales-Centre des Archives d Outre-Mer; (add.info)

Cross-section of industrial houses at Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris
CHT233267 Cross-section of industrial houses at Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque, 1885 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Ms Fr 2629 fol. 17 Sultan Omar Initiates the Reconstruction of the Temple of Jerusalem
BNP159909 Ms Fr 2629 fol.17 Sultan Omar Initiates the Reconstruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, from the Histoire de la conquete de Jerusalem by William of Tyre (c.1130-85) c.1470 (vellum)

King Malcolm of Scotland Observes Agricultural Labour, 1586 (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF137009 King Malcolm of Scotland Observes Agricultural Labour, 1586 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Ms Lat. Q. v. I. 126 fol. 15 Adam and Eve toiling, from Book of Hours of Louis d
XJL197004 Ms Lat. Q.v.I.126 fol.15 Adam and Eve toiling, from Book of Hours of Louis d Orleans, 1490 (vellum) by Colombe, Jean (c.1430-c.93); 225x155 cm; National Library, St

The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Two Sons (chromolitho)
6001781 The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Two Sons (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Two Sons)

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Myanmar, Farm labourers collecting crops in a field, near Mandalay

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Farm labourers processing corn cobs on a type of threshing machine to remove leaves, Tamil Nadu, India

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Woman picking leaves from tea plant, Periyar Connemara Estate, Vandiperiyar, Kerala, India

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Woman picking leaves from tea plant, Periyar Connemara Estate, Vandiperiyar, Kerala, India

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Woman planting rice plants in a paddy field, Tamil Nadu, India

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Myanmar, Farmer and oxen ploughing paddy fields, near Mandalay

Calling the Cows Home, c. 1872 (oil on wood)
3469014 Calling the Cows Home, c.1872 (oil on wood) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 94.6x64.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Woman with a Rake, probably 1856a'57, (oil on canvas)
3469013 Woman with a Rake, probably 1856a'57, (oil on canvas) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 39.7x34.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Workshop and main tools of jewellery, 1810 (engraving)
3247626 Workshop and main tools of jewellery, 1810 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Potato Harvest, 1855 (oil on canvas)
WLT207149 The Potato Harvest, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 54x65.2 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; French, out of copyright

Taking in the Rye, 1912 (oil on canvas)
XIR165122 Taking in the Rye, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich (1878-1935); 72x74.5 cm; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Russian, out of copyright

The Knife Grinder, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

Ring Spinning. Manufacturing process of cotton yarn. 19th ce
Textile Industry. 19th century. Ring Spinning. Manufacturing process of cotton yarn. Women working in the roving. Colored engraving

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

Labouring Monks From The Book The Church Of England A History For The People Published C. 1910
Labouring Monks From The Book The Church Of England A History For The People Published C.1910

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"Labouring: A Glimpse into the World of Hard Work and Dedication" In the midst of The Forge, 1859 (engraving), sparks fly as skilled craftsmen toil away, their hands shaping iron with precision and artistry. Jean-Francois Millet's masterpiece, The Gleaners (1856) captures the essence in the fields, as weary women stoop low to gather what remains after harvest. On the rugged Shetland Islands, a group of determined individuals can be seen Cutting a peat bank. Their muscles strain against nature's resistance as they extract this precious fuel source from the earth. Meanwhile, in Thessaloniki, Greece - Street Porter carries heavy loads on his back through bustling streets; his resilience embodies the spirit of hard work. A Vietnamese Patriotic Poster reminds us that a Sedentary Lifestyle is not happy. It urges us to embrace physical labour for our well-being and fulfillment. In Bristlewoods' vegetable patch Illustration, sweat drips down brows while gardeners tend to their crops with love and care. Leon Wyczolkowski's Beet-lifting painting from 1893 portrays farmers bent over tirelessly lifting heavy roots from fertile soil. This scene echoes throughout history when manual labor was essential for survival. The Manufacturing process of cotton yarn comes alive through Ring Spinning in 19th-century factories. Workers skillfully operate machinery that transforms raw material into thread – an intricate dance between man and machine. Even Spanish architect Benito Bails recognized that mathematics is born out of diligent effort when he penned Elementos de Matematica. His words remind us that even intellectual pursuits require dedicated labour. Warsaw in the 16th century witnessed its inhabitants engaged in various trades depicted by an Engraving capturing their industriousness – blacksmiths hammering metal or tailors stitching garments meticulously. Finally, The Good Frenchman, c.