Potato Collection (#8)

Field working in spring-at the potato pits (colour litho)
5304391 Field working in spring-at the potato pits (colour litho) by McKay, William Darling (1844-1923); Private Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Potatoes. 19th century illustration. Bianchetti collection
XEE4411807 Potatoes. 19th century illustration. Bianchetti collection. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potatoes. 19th century illustration)

Portrait of Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813), French military pharmacist
XEE4168357 Portrait of Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813), French military pharmacist and agronomist. Engraving by Edmond Morin, 1860

La Potato (Solanum Tuberosum) - in "Exercises de botany a l
LSE4102936 La Potato (Solanum Tuberosum) - in " Exercises de botany A l usage des tradants", written by J.C. Philibert, Imprimerie de Crapelet, Paris, 1801 by Unknown Artist

The Potato Gatherers, (oil on canvas)
827133 The Potato Gatherers, (oil on canvas) by Hagborg, August Wilhelm Nikolaus (1852-1921); 100.3x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Potato Gatherers. August Hagborg (1852-1921)

Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (engraving)
820775 Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antoine-Augustin Parmentier)

Potato and Tomato Salad (colour litho)
2800121 Potato and Tomato Salad (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potato and Tomato Salad)

Cincinnatus in Retirement, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving)
2655362 Cincinnatus in Retirement, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Peasant from Neunen Peeling Potatoes, 1885 (oil on canvas)
CH99150 A Peasant from Neunen Peeling Potatoes, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 41.3x30.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Salads (chromolitho)
3649872 Salads (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salads. Illustration for Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management (Ward Lock)

Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, French agronomist (chromolitho)
972225 Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, French agronomist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813)

A Child Peeling Potatoes, (oil on canvas)
658234 A Child Peeling Potatoes, (oil on canvas) by Pieters, Evert (1856-1932); 60.4x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Child Peeling Potatoes. Evert Pieters (1856-1932). Oil on canvas

The Last Rays; Les Dernieres Rayons, 1887-90 (oil on canvas)
659646 The Last Rays; Les Dernieres Rayons, 1887-90 (oil on canvas) by Larsson, Carl (1853-1919); 130.2x195.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Rays; Les Dernieres Rayons)

Trotty Veck and his Daughter Meg, illustration for
IL193499 Trotty Veck and his Daughter Meg, illustration for Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English

Peasants planting potatoes (pencil and chalk on paper)
BRM191077 Peasants planting potatoes (pencil and chalk on paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 24.2x34.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paysans plantant des pommes de terre; ); French

Agricultural implements (litho)
6013497 Agricultural implements (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural implements)

Chip-potato Machine (photo)
5993370 Chip-potato Machine (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chip-potato Machine)

The Potato Murrain (engraving)
1617292 The Potato Murrain (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Potato Murrain. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 29 August 1846)

Kartoffelgraber bei Zandvoort, 1894 (pastel & white chalk on board)
3911002 KartoffelgrAaber bei Zandvoort, 1894 (pastel & white chalk on board) by Liebermann, Max (1847-1935); 60x76.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Illustration of Vegetable Varieties, c. 1905-10 (colour litho)
1126058 Illustration of Vegetable Varieties, c.1905-10 (colour litho) by Alillot, (fl.1905-10) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: French illustration of vegetable varieties, ca)

Nid de Pommes de Terre aux Petits Pois (colour litho)
3652474 Nid de Pommes de Terre aux Petits Pois (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nid de Pommes de Terre aux Petits Pois)

Re-Appearance of the Aphis Vastator on the Potato Plant (engraving)
1095951 Re-Appearance of the Aphis Vastator on the Potato Plant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Re-Appearance of the Aphis Vastator on the Potato Plant)

Potato Eaters, 1885 (lithograph)
3704051 Potato Eaters, 1885 (lithograph) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Le Marchand De Pommes De Terre Cuites (engraving)
3650277 Le Marchand De Pommes De Terre Cuites (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Marchand De Pommes De Terre Cuites)

Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813), French military pharmacist
XEE4405541 Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813), French military pharmacist. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813)

Antoine-Auguste Parmentier, French promoter of the potato as a source of food (colour litho)
2819154 Antoine-Auguste Parmentier, French promoter of the potato as a source of food (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antoine-Auguste Parmentier)

La pomme de terre et les tubercules feculents de ses racines (engraving)
2787623 La pomme de terre et les tubercules feculents de ses racines (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Using up Cold Fish (b / w photo)
5989822 Using up Cold Fish (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Using up Cold Fish)

The Yorkshire Irishman; or, Adventures of a Potatoe Merchant, written by G Nicks, sung by Mr Emery (coloured engraving)
584858 The Yorkshire Irishman; or, Adventures of a Potatoe Merchant, written by G Nicks, sung by Mr Emery (coloured engraving) by English School

Digging potatoes
LLM462043 Digging potatoes by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Digging potatoes. Illustration for The Town and Country Toy Book (Religious Tract Society)

Titlepage to Englands Happiness Increased by John Forster
XJF438414 Titlepage to Englands Happiness Increased by John Forster, published in 1664 (printed paper) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: full title)

Spud Murphy, monarch of all he surveys (colour litho)
5995979 Spud Murphy, monarch of all he surveys (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spud Murphy, monarch of all he surveys)

Potato Gatherer, 1885 (black chalk on paper)
988447 Potato Gatherer, 1885 (black chalk on paper) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 27.9x22.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Potato Gatherer; Arracheur de Pommes de Terres)

Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813), French military pharmacist
XEE4406826 Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813), French military pharmacist and agronomist imported potatoes into France in 1785

Portrait of Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737 - 1813), French military pharmacist
XEE4412768 Portrait of Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737 - 1813), French military pharmacist and agronomist - in Les Contemporains, n.d. late 19th century

Trappists at work. Engraving by Lix to illustrate the story A travers l
LSE4334390 Trappists at work. Engraving by Lix to illustrate the story A travers l Alsace et la Lorraine, by Charles Grad, German deputer, in 1885, in the tour du monde 1887

Louis XVI (1754-1793) visiting the first potato field in the plain of the Sablons
XEE4192153 Louis XVI (1754-1793) visiting the first potato field in the plain of the Sablons (present-day avenue de la Grande Armee, Paris)

Roots and tubers of a seed potato. Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819)
FLO4610332 Roots and tubers of a seed potato. Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) for Conferences of Botanical, Botanical Garden of Lambeth (England), 1805

Botany: potato - Potato plant, flowers and fruit, Solanum tuberosum. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by
FLO4626077 Botany: potato - Potato plant, flowers and fruit, Solanum tuberosum. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton

Workshop interior A painter near his fireplace. Painting by Octave Tassaert (1800-1874
JLJ4656359 Workshop interior A painter near his fireplace. Painting by Octave Tassaert (1800-1874) 1845 Sun. 0, 46x0, 38 m by Tassaert, Octave (1800-74); Louvre, Paris

The Root Cellar, 1884 (oil on canvas)
1767503 The Root Cellar, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Carlsen, Emil (1853-1932); 43.8x79.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Root Cellar. Soren Emil Carlsen (1853-1932). Oil on canvas

Potato, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999506 Potato, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Illustration for David Copperfield (colour litho)
3649251 Illustration for David Copperfield (colour litho) by Blaikie, F. M. B. (fl.1906-14); Private Collection; (add.info.: He took a chop by the bone in one hand and a potato in the other)

Potato and manioc (colour litho)
3648601 Potato and manioc (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potato and manioc)

Front cover design: digging for potatoes, from Peeps at Many Lands
3667020 Front cover design: digging for potatoes, from Peeps at Many Lands: Ireland published by Adams & Charles, 1909 (colour litho) by Walker, Francis S

Saint Louis potato weight (glass)
872371 Saint Louis potato weight (glass) by American School; diam: 7.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Set with three vegetables resting in an unusual white latticinio basket outlined with a fine)

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"From The Angelus to WWII: Exploring the Potato's Journey Through History" The humble potato has witnessed countless moments in history, from the distant sound of The Angelus bell echoing through fields to the iconic Potato Pete rallying soldiers during World War II. Its versatility and significance are undeniable. In 1857-59, Jean-François Millet immortalized a scene in his painting "The Angelus, " where farmers paused their work upon hearing the church bell. Little did they know that potatoes would become an essential part of their daily sustenance. Fast forward to WWII, when a lithograph featuring Potato Pete urged people to join forces against adversity. This poster became an emblematic symbol of resilience and unity during challenging times. In 1954, Swansons introduced TV dinners packaged like television sets - revolutionizing mealtime convenience. Amongst these meals were succulent turkey slices accompanied by fluffy mashed Charlotte potatoes, satisfying hunger while bringing families together around their screens. Potatoes have always been at the heart of British cuisine. From traditional roast potatoes served alongside Sunday roasts to crispy chips enjoyed with fish and mushy peas - they've become staples on every plate across the nation. During wartime efforts in 1939, women joined forces as part of the Women's Land Army, cultivating vast potato fields to ensure a balanced diet for all. Their dedication ensured no one went hungry amidst turbulent times. Even snacks got a taste magic. Crisps emerged as a popular treat worldwide, offering various flavors that tantalize our taste buds with each crunchy bite. Ireland holds special significance when it comes to potatoes; Raleigh bicycles even featured them on posters promoting Irish produce. Potatoes played a vital role in sustaining communities during difficult periods throughout Irish history. Not only do potatoes provide comfort food and deliciousness but also serve as guardians against pests like Colorado Beetle – reminding us that vigilance is key for successful harvests year after year.