Peasant Type Collection (#4)

Peasants of Cheb, Bohemia, in summer dress, 18th century. 1823 (engraving)
7234121 Peasants of Cheb, Bohemia, in summer dress, 18th century. 1823 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasants of Cheb or Eger)

Peasant woman of Upper Austria, 18th century. 1823 (engraving)
7234081 Peasant woman of Upper Austria, 18th century. 1823 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasant woman of Upper Austria, 18th century)

17th century peasants eating, drinking and smoking. 1803 (engraving)
7233115 17th century peasants eating, drinking and smoking. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th century peasants eating, drinking and smoking)

Peasants talking in a field, 17th century. 1803 (engraving)
7233113 Peasants talking in a field, 17th century. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasants talking in a field, 17th century)

17th century Dutch peasants drinking near a fireplace. 1803 (engraving)
7233043 17th century Dutch peasants drinking near a fireplace. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

17th century peasant family in a rustic interior. 1803 (engraving)
7233025 17th century peasant family in a rustic interior. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th century peasant family in a rustic interior)

A Peasant and two Children resting in front of a Tower in Italy (oil on canvas)
259391 A Peasant and two Children resting in front of a Tower in Italy (oil on canvas) by Wouwermans or Wouvermans, Philips (1619-1668); 32.5x24.8 cm; Private Collection

Chinese peasant children eating a meal, 18th century. 1822 (engraving)
7234174 Chinese peasant children eating a meal, 18th century. 1822 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese peasant children eating a meal)

Peasant woman of Slovenia, 18th century. 1823 (engraving)
7234093 Peasant woman of Slovenia, 18th century. 1823 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasant woman of Slovenia (Upper Carniola), 18th century

17th century peasants drinking in a tavern. 1803 (engraving)
7233112 17th century peasants drinking in a tavern. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th century peasants drinking in a tavern)

Dutch peasants playing a game of cards at a table in an inn. 17, 1803 (engraving)
7233109 Dutch peasants playing a game of cards at a table in an inn. 17, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

17th century Dutch peasants talking in a field. 1803 (engraving)
7233102 17th century Dutch peasants talking in a field. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th century Dutch peasants talking in a field)

17th century peasant woman breastfeeding a baby near a tree. 1803 (engraving)
7233085 17th century peasant woman breastfeeding a baby near a tree. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dutch peasants butchering a pig by candlelight, 17th century. 1803 (engraving)
7233035 Dutch peasants butchering a pig by candlelight, 17th century. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dutch peasants butchering a pig by candlelight)

18th century Flemish peasant reading a letter at a wooden table. 1803 (engraving)
7233027 18th century Flemish peasant reading a letter at a wooden table. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young peasant of Cheb in winter dress, 18th century. 1823 (engraving)
7234103 Young peasant of Cheb in winter dress, 18th century. 1823 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young peasant of Cheb or Eger)

German Peasants War, 1525 (engraving)
7148084 German Peasants War, 1525 (engraving) by Closs, Gustav Adolf (1864-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Peasants War, 1525)

The ruthless consequences, peasants who in Alsace light bonfires in the battlefields to... (colour litho)
2815680 The ruthless consequences, peasants who in Alsace light bonfires in the battlefields to... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A peasant scene, c. 1677-1706 (oil on canvas)
7240976 A peasant scene, c.1677-1706 (oil on canvas) by Roos, Philipp Peter, called Rosa da Tivoli (1657-1706); 95.2x130.8 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Flemish landscape, c. 1588-1625 (oil on panel)
7240774 Flemish landscape, c.1588-1625 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Jan (1568-1625) (follower of); 43.5 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Flemish landscape with horses)

Crippled beggar with child (engraving)
7239661 Crippled beggar with child (engraving) by Quast, Pieter Jansz (1605-47) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After a work from the 1630s by Pieter Jansz Quast.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Crippled beggar with child (engraving)
7239662 Crippled beggar with child (engraving) by Quast, Pieter Jansz (1605-47) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After a work from the 1630s by Pieter Jansz Quast.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Beggar with his begging bowl (engraving)
7239660 Beggar with his begging bowl (engraving) by Quast, Pieter Jansz (1605-47) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After a work from the 1630s by Pieter Jansz Quast.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Roman Peasantry, from Pinelli (engraving)
7155323 Roman Peasantry, from Pinelli (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Peasantry, from Pinelli)

A Girl with a Cow and Sheep in a Rocky Landscape, c. 1700 (oil on canvas)
6448778 A Girl with a Cow and Sheep in a Rocky Landscape, c.1700 (oil on canvas) by Ceruti, Giacomo (Il Pitocchetto) (1698-1767); 119x91 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceruti)

Picking cloudberry, 1905
7215872 Picking cloudberry, 1905 by Torgersen, Thorvald (1862-1943); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Journalier; Day-labourer; Tagelohner (engraving)
7196456 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Journalier; Day-labourer; Tagelohner (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journalier; Day-labourer; Tagelohner)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Faneuse; Hay-maker; Heumacherin (engraving)
7195959 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Faneuse; Hay-maker; Heumacherin (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faneuse; Hay-maker; Heumacherin)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bouvier; Neat-herd; Ochsenhirt (engraving)
7195027 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bouvier; Neat-herd; Ochsenhirt (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bouvier; Neat-herd; Ochsenhirt)

Casale Monferrato - Square and equestrian monument to Carlo Alberto, 1892 (engraving)
7210549 Casale Monferrato - Square and equestrian monument to Carlo Alberto, 1892 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 19x25 cm; Private Collection; © AmpieVedute.art

Banished, 1865
7215877 Banished, 1865 by Sundt-Hansen, Carl (1841-1907); 50x42 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Flemish tapestry. The goose game (Het ganzenspel). Atelier of Oudenaarde. 341x395cm. Inv (83058)-7 / 0008. 17th century
7209540 Flemish tapestry. The goose game (Het ganzenspel). Atelier of Oudenaarde. 341x395cm. Inv (83058)-7 / 0008. 17th century

The Last Contingent, Tyrolean Rebellion against the occupation by the French and Bavarians, Austria, 1809 (engraving)
7148138 The Last Contingent, Tyrolean Rebellion against the occupation by the French and Bavarians, Austria, 1809 (engraving) by Defregger

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Laboureur; Husbandman; Landwirth (engraving)
7196469 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Laboureur; Husbandman; Landwirth (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laboureur; Husbandman; Landwirth)

Norway: Peasant spinning at Vossevangen (b / w photo)
7198065 Norway: Peasant spinning at Vossevangen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasant spinning at Vossevangen)

Shrovetide Celebration (colour litho)
7201526 Shrovetide Celebration (colour litho) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shrovetide Celebration)

The Sower (engraving)
7185201 The Sower (engraving) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sower. Illustration for La Croix Illustree, 1901.); © Look and Learn

A frugal meal in Finland (engraving)
7185173 A frugal meal in Finland (engraving) by Soldan-Brofeldt, Venny (1863-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A frugal meal in Finland)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Batteur; Thrasher; Drescher (engraving)
7194885 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Batteur; Thrasher; Drescher (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Batteur; Thrasher; Drescher)

The Mask (engraving)
7186357 The Mask (engraving) by Chierici, Gaetano (1838-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mask. Painting depicting a mother in the kitchen angry at her son for scaring his little brother)

Italian girl collecting water (coloured photo)
7202069 Italian girl collecting water (coloured photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian girl collecting water)

Faggot Gatherers (oil)
7076682 Faggot Gatherers (oil) by Morland, George (1763-1804); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morland, George (1763-1804))

La chasse aux perdreaux en Espagne (engraving)
7199979 La chasse aux perdreaux en Espagne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La chasse aux perdreaux en Espagne)

French onion seller, Ladden Vern, St Keverne, Cornwall (colour litho)
7200534 French onion seller, Ladden Vern, St Keverne, Cornwall (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French onion seller, Ladden Vern, St Keverne)

Flemish tapestry. Hand clapping. Atelier of Oudenaarde. 17th century
7209538 Flemish tapestry. Hand clapping. Atelier of Oudenaarde. 17th century. by Flemish School, (17th century); MOU Museum, Oudenaarde, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium; (add.info.: MOU Museum Oudenaarde)

Peasant Girls in a Poppy Field (w / c and bodycolour on paper)
7064841 Peasant Girls in a Poppy Field (w/c and bodycolour on paper) by Mariani, Pompeo (1857-1927); 9x14 cm; Private Collection

First Steps (chalk and w / c)
6201851 First Steps (chalk and w/c) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 24.7x36.5 cm; Private Collection

French writer and philosopher Voltaire in Pomerania, 1750 (engraving)
7148120 French writer and philosopher Voltaire in Pomerania, 1750 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French writer and philosopher Voltaire in Pomerania)

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"Capturing the Essence of Peasant Life: A Glimpse into the World of Hardworking Souls" From the monumental Worker and Kolkhoz Woman sculpture by Vera Mukhina in Moscow to Jean-François Millet's iconic painting, The Gleaners at Chambaudoin, art has long celebrated the resilience and strength of peasants. These depictions offer a window into their daily lives, showcasing their laborious tasks and unwavering spirit. In The Meridian Line (also known as The Siesta), we witness a momentary pause in toil as workers rest under the scorching sun. Mussolini himself, shirtless and amidst wheat threshing in Agro Pontino after centuries, symbolizes both physical exertion and an idealized image of leadership. The Angelus by Jean-François Millet captures a poignant scene where two peasants pause for prayer during their workday. This masterpiece evokes contemplation on faith amidst arduous labor. Similarly, Beet Harvest portrays farmers diligently gathering crops while embracing nature's bounty. Moving beyond visual arts, even scientific pioneers like Louis Pasteur experimented with his anthrax virus to improve agricultural practices. His groundbreaking research aimed to protect not only livestock but also those who depended on them for sustenance. Religious devotion finds its place too within peasant life; The Blessed Mother radiates serenity through her portrayal on canvas. Meanwhile, paintings such as The Peasant Lawyer shed light on lesser-known aspects of rural communities' social fabric – highlighting that they possessed knowledge beyond farming. Lastly, rustic weddings depicted in works like The Peasant Wedding or Rustic Wedding showcase communal celebrations filled with joy and traditions passed down through generations. These diverse artistic representations remind us that behind every harvest lies untold stories of perseverance and unity among those who till the land – embodying the true essence of "peasant type.