Peasant Collection (#6)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay, a wine press for harvest, 1917
LUX4798334 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay, a wine press for harvest, 1917; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay

Sheaves Binders (detail) (1897). Leon Lhermitte (1844-1925). Pastel on gray paper glue on canvas
SYC4195868 Sheaves Binders (detail) (1897). Leon Lhermitte (1844-1925). Pastel on gray paper glue on canvas. Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Medieval costume: two shepherds in 847, c.1860 (steel engraving)
DUV4216204 Medieval costume: two shepherds in 847, c.1860 (steel engraving); 7.5x9.5 cm; (add.info.: Steel engraving by J)

Duties towards neighbour: Respect for honor and reputation. "Who wants to kill his dog accuses him of rage."
DUV4212796 Duties towards neighbour: Respect for honor and reputation. "Who wants to kill his dog accuses him of rage." Engraving in " The unique book of morality

Letter M and N: Messy and Niais. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207427 Letter M and N: Messy and Niais. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205657 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter N Feeder of cows in a stable)

Letters N O P Q; N Nursery; O Bird; P Painter; Q Hardware, 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205651 Letters N O P Q; N Nursery; O Bird; P Painter; Q Hardware, 1866 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters N O P Q; N Nursery; O Bird; P Painter; Q Hardware)

Letter V Harvesters. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"
DUV4211565 Letter V Harvesters. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers". A work in which a child, while having fun, can learn about the most useful Arts to the Society

Some farmers intent of wrapping straw around bottles in the village of Gutach near Baden, Germany
3566677 Some farmers intent of wrapping straw around bottles in the village of Gutach near Baden, Germany, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Baden, Gutach, Germany 1880 ca)

Family with an oxen wagon in a field
3564056 Family with an oxen wagon in a field by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Tuscany 1900-1910 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Drunken farmer Jones buying the entire stock of wooden tools from old squinty-eyed Nan
FLO4718005 Drunken farmer Jones buying the entire stock of wooden tools from old squinty-eyed Nan. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Two rustics Hal and Dick fighting over a rumour of infidelity about Hal's wife Doll
FLO4718022 Two rustics Hal and Dick fighting over a rumour of infidelity about Hal's wife Doll. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Clermont Ferrand (Clermont-Ferrand): view of the Puy de Dome with a couple of
LUX4717311 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Clermont Ferrand (Clermont-Ferrand): view of the Puy de Dome with a couple of peasants in local costume leading a wooden cart pulled by two oxen

Breton peasants in the ruins of a Chateau that serves as a farm, 1870
LUX4710729 Breton peasants in the ruins of a Chateau that serves as a farm, 1870; (add.info.: Breton peasants in the ruins of a Chateau that serves as a farm, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: peasant couple in the Mancelle countryside, 1895
LUX4711135 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: peasant couple in the Mancelle countryside, 1895; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72)

Portrait of an old peasant with headdress, 1890
LUX4711990 Portrait of an old peasant with headdress, 1890; (add.info.: Portrait of an old peasant with headdress, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Japan - Old peasant with his stick and a basket, 1865
LUX4711490 Japan - Old peasant with his stick and a basket, 1865; (add.info.: Japan - Old peasant with his stick and a basket, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

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

L'ermine: Advertising chocolate Guerin Boutron, chromo 1910
JAB4119820 L'ermine: Advertising chocolate Guerin Boutron, chromo 1910; (add.info.: L'ermine: Advertising chocolate Guerin Boutron, chromo 1910); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

The farmer. The peasant is assisted by Death, who directs the horses of his plow
FLO4675737 The farmer. The peasant is assisted by Death, who directs the horses of his plow. Hand-coloured engraving by Christian Von Mechel (or Chretien de Mechel)

The Harvest. Left Detail. 16th century tapestry. Paris, Museum of the Middle Ages - Cluny
ETI4396380 The Harvest. Left Detail. 16th century tapestry. Paris, Museum of the Middle Ages - Cluny; (add.info.: The Harvest. Left Detail. 16th century tapestry)

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): A peasant plows his field with a plow pulled by a pair of beef, 1875
LUX4704487 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): A peasant plows his field with a plow pulled by a pair of beef, 1875; (add.info.: France, Auvergne)

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): 2 peasants with their cart pulled by oxen with the Puy de Dome back, 1865
LUX4704486 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): 2 peasants with their cart pulled by oxen with the Puy de Dome back, 1865; (add.info.: France, Auvergne)

Kubelturnier or bucket joust, 16th century. Copied from works by Jeremias Schemer and Esaias von Hulsen (1570-1626)
FLO4703100 Kubelturnier or bucket joust, 16th century. Copied from works by Jeremias Schemer and Esaias von Hulsen (1570-1626)

Russian serfs or peasantry. A peasant in travel clothes with hat, shirt, boots and bark shoes
FLO4624861 Russian serfs or peasantry. A peasant in travel clothes with hat, shirt, boots and bark shoes, and women spinning yarn and washing clothes

Spanish village with two men pausing to gaze at the sunset, 1836
3480087 Spanish village with two men pausing to gaze at the sunset, 1836; (add.info.: Spanish village with two men pausing to gaze at the sunset, 1836.); Universal History Archive/UIG

France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): February 1909, transport of tree trunks by couplers of pairs of oxen
LUX4784476 France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): February 1909, transport of tree trunks by couplers of pairs of oxen guided by a steer; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): A village party in a farmyard with peasants in blouse
LUX4756054 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): A village party in a farmyard with peasants in blouse, women in headdresses and firefighters, 1885; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: family harvest in Ballan Mire, grapes are brought back to the farm
LUX4759417 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: family harvest in Ballan Mire, grapes are brought back to the farm, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire (ballan mire): haying in Ballan-Mire with agricultural machinery, 1910
LUX4759351 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire (ballan mire): haying in Ballan-Mire with agricultural machinery, 1910; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): porches in a pig trough, 1900
LUX4760757 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): porches in a pig trough, 1900; (add.info.: France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): porches in a pig trough, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental Life Scene. Manual waving of the wheat in front of six Cretan windmills in a
LUX4764681 Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental Life Scene. Manual waving of the wheat in front of six Cretan windmills in a mountain landscape, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Niepili, CR)

The peasants and the landowners, 1922-1923 (illustration)
2419996 The peasants and the landowners, 1922-1923 (illustration); (add.info.: Ukraine. Coll. Part. History. Ukraine. The peasants and the landowners: "Peasant's truth is cutting)

Welsh Crwth and Russian Balalaika, 1888
1578369 Welsh Crwth and Russian Balalaika, 1888; (add.info.: Welsh Crwth and Russian Balalaika. The Crwth is a rare Welsh instrument which is supposed to have been the Chrotta Brittania mentioned in)

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A Wayside Encounter: Ducks on a Country Road, 19th century (Watercolour)
8835618 A Wayside Encounter: Ducks on a Country Road, 19th century (Watercolour) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey, UK; (add.info.: MYLES BIRKET FOSTER, RWS)

Wrongly calculated, 1858 (rapid press printing)
8726604 Wrongly calculated, 1858 (rapid press printing) by Stauber, Carl (1815-1902); 27, 2x21, 3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: From Flying Leaves, 29.1858, No. 701, p)

At the mountain pasture, 1882 (painting)
8833217 At the mountain pasture, 1882 (painting) by Askevold, Anders (1834-1900); 82x118 cm; Lillehammer Art Museum, Lillehammer

Sailors in Riomaggiore, c.1892-93 (oil on canvas)
8832537 Sailors in Riomaggiore, c.1892-93 (oil on canvas) by Signorini, Telemaco (1836-1901); 33x65 cm; Istituto Matteucci, Viareggio

Miss Pauline Virginie Dejazet in La Gardereuse de Turkeys by Dartois and Bieville, Theatre des Varietes, 1845
FLO4631352 Miss Pauline Virginie Dejazet in La Gardereuse de Turkeys by Dartois and Bieville, Theatre des Varietes, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie

National costumes of the Hungarians, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre
FLO4624684 National costumes of the Hungarians, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient

back couple going to the church in a village in the French countryside. detail of an illustration of Le Natur in "
PCT4279593 back couple going to the church in a village in the French countryside. detail of an illustration of Le Natur in " Chansons et rounds enfantines " Garnier 19th century edition.;

Impotence from the clergy in the Middle Ages: monks taking the dime from a family of farmers
PCT4293433 Impotence from the clergy in the Middle Ages: monks taking the dime from a family of farmers, a royalty in kind or in money levied by the Catholic Church for peasants - 19th century

Fancy dress costume for a Brittany peasant girl, with linen bonnet, flowery shawl, silk apron with velvet trim
FLO4565082 Fancy dress costume for a Brittany peasant girl, with linen bonnet, flowery shawl, silk apron with velvet trim, lilac dress

Servant girl, chambermaid, and female peasant and male peasant of Saumur, late 16th century
FLO4571529 Servant girl, chambermaid, and female peasant and male peasant of Saumur, late 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph after portraits in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 159-173

The hare: Advertising chocolate Guerin Boutron, chromo 1910
JAB4119885 The hare: Advertising chocolate Guerin Boutron, chromo 1910; (add.info.: The hare: Advertising chocolate Guerin Boutron, chromo 1910); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Sheaves Binders (1897). Leon Lhermitte (1844-1925). Pastel on gray paper glue on canvas
SYC4195880 Sheaves Binders (1897). Leon Lhermitte (1844-1925). Pastel on gray paper glue on canvas. Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, PeuPalais.; (add.info.: Sheaves Binders (1897)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Woman cutting her bread, 1898
LUX4755681 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Woman cutting her bread, 1898; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Woman cutting her bread, 1898); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

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"Captivating the Essence of Peasantry Through Art: A Glimpse into History" Peasant life, an enduring subject in art throughout centuries, offers a captivating glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of ordinary people. Artists like Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Jean Francois Millet have masterfully depicted this theme, showcasing both the beauty and hardships that define peasant existence. In Bruegel's iconic masterpiece "Hunters in the Snow, " we are transported to a winter landscape where peasants engage in their daily activities amidst a harsh climate. The painting captures their resilience as they navigate through snow-covered fields, reminding us of their indomitable spirit. Millet's renowned work "The Angelus" portrays two peasants pausing for prayer amidst their laborious tasks. This poignant scene reflects not only religious devotion but also emphasizes the importance of faith within peasant communities. Abram Arkhipov's "Paying a Visit" transports us to rural Russia during World War I, depicting a humble peasant woman offering solace to wounded soldiers. This touching portrayal highlights the compassion and selflessness often found among those living off the land. History remembers brave individuals who fought against oppression, such as Sir William Wallace or Wat Tyler leading England's Peasants Revolt. Their courage serves as inspiration for generations to come, reminding us that even those considered lowly can rise up against injustice. Jean Francois Millet returns with his powerful piece "St. Bernadette of Lourdes, " immortalizing this young peasant girl who witnessed divine apparitions. Her story symbolizes hope and miracles emerging from unexpected places – proof that greatness can be found within seemingly ordinary lives. "The Peasants Wedding" by an unknown artist showcases joyous festivities celebrating love and unity within rural communities worldwide. It reminds us that despite societal divisions, love remains universal among all classes. El Lissitzky's striking poster "Beat the Whites with the red wedge" depicts peasants as agents of change during the Russian Revolution.