Professions Collection (#8)

The Clerk Boniface (engraving)
3648076 The Clerk Boniface (engraving) by Goez, Joseph Franz von (1754-1815) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clerk Boniface)

Goldsmiths workshop at the beginning of the 16th Century (engraving)
3646914 Goldsmiths workshop at the beginning of the 16th Century (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Pecheur, The Fisherman (colour litho)
3641835 Le Pecheur, The Fisherman (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Pecheur, The Fisherman)

La Modiste, The Milliner (colour litho)
3641829 La Modiste, The Milliner (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Modiste, The Milliner)

Le Tailleur, The Tailor (colour litho)
3641828 Le Tailleur, The Tailor (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Tailleur, The Tailor)

Le Bucheron, Le Sabotier, The Woodcutter, The Clog Maker (colour litho)
3641824 Le Bucheron, Le Sabotier, The Woodcutter, The Clog Maker (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Bucheron, Le Sabotier, The Woodcutter)

Le Boulanger, The Baker (colour litho)
3641817 Le Boulanger, The Baker (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Boulanger, The Baker)

Cutting key barrels at a London locksmiths (b / w photo)
3637652 Cutting key barrels at a London locksmiths (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cutting key barrels at a London locksmiths)

Pioneers in the growth in employment for women in Britain (b / w photo)
6015402 Pioneers in the growth in employment for women in Britain (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bleacher (engraving)
6004321 The Bleacher (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bleacher. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn)

Cabinet Maker (engraving)
6004310 Cabinet Maker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabinet Maker. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts)

Coach maker (engraving)
6004306 Coach maker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coach maker. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn)

Pin Maker (engraving)
6004278 Pin Maker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pin Maker. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn)

Spinner (engraving)
6004267 Spinner (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spinner. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn, J Souter)

The Tanner (engraving)
6004262 The Tanner (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tanner. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn)

Weaver (engraving)
6004255 Weaver (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaver. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn, J Souter)

Wheelwright (engraving)
6004254 Wheelwright (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wheelwright. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn)

The Button Maker (engraving)
6004312 The Button Maker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Button Maker. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts)

Carpet Maker (engraving)
6004308 Carpet Maker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carpet Maker. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn)

The Comb-maker (engraving)
6004305 The Comb-maker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Comb-maker. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts)

The Confectioner (engraving)
6004304 The Confectioner (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Confectioner. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts)

Hair-dresser (engraving)
6004293 Hair-dresser (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hair-dresser. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn)

The Machinist (engraving)
6004286 The Machinist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Machinist. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts)

The Pewterer (engraving)
6004279 The Pewterer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pewterer. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn)

Wire-Drawer (engraving)
6004253 Wire-Drawer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wire-Drawer. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn)

The Grape Gatherer (engraving)
1052925 The Grape Gatherer (engraving) by Phillip, John (1817-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grape Gatherer)

London Sketches, Landing Norwegian Ice (engraving)
1053264 London Sketches, Landing Norwegian Ice (engraving) by Murray, William Bazett (fl.1871-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Sketches, Landing Norwegian Ice)

Pictures of London by a French Artist, III (engraving)
1053084 Pictures of London by a French Artist, III (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pictures of London by a French Artist, III)

Pictures of Life and Character in Paris by an English Artist, VI (engraving)
1053059 Pictures of Life and Character in Paris by an English Artist, VI (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Artists Notes in Tunis (engraving)
1059254 An Artists Notes in Tunis (engraving) by Morgan, Walter Jenks (1847-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Artists Notes in Tunis)

The Eastern Question, Sketches at Constantinople (engraving)
1059239 The Eastern Question, Sketches at Constantinople (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Question, Sketches at Constantinople)

Life in China, Part II (engraving)
1058210 Life in China, Part II (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life in China, Part II)

Heads of the People, "The Coastguardsman"(engraving)
1054153 Heads of the People, " The Coastguardsman" (engraving) by Herkomer, Hubert von (1849-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heads of the People)

The Miner (engraving)
1059223 The Miner (engraving) by Ridley, Matthew White (1837-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Miner. Illustration for The Graphic)

In the Spanish Black Country, Sketches in an Andalusian Lead Mining District (engraving)
1059089 In the Spanish Black Country, Sketches in an Andalusian Lead Mining District (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Irish Sketches, Turf Carriers (engraving)
1057109 Irish Sketches, Turf Carriers (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Sketches, Turf Carriers)

Sketches in a Cornish Tin-Mine (engraving)
1627718 Sketches in a Cornish Tin-Mine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in a Cornish Tin-Mine)

After the Gale (engraving)
1038720 After the Gale (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Gale. Illustration for The Graphic)

Exhibition of the British Institution (engraving)
1625415 Exhibition of the British Institution (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exhibition of the British Institution)

Our Fishing Industries, Mackerel Fishing at Eastbourne (engraving)
1624389 Our Fishing Industries, Mackerel Fishing at Eastbourne (engraving) by Craft, Percy Robert (1856-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Fishing Industries, Mackerel Fishing at Eastbourne)

Casting a Monster Cylinder for Her Majestys Armour-Plated Frigate Agincourt at Maudslay and Companys Foundry (engraving)
1620158 Casting a Monster Cylinder for Her Majestys Armour-Plated Frigate Agincourt at Maudslay and Companys Foundry (engraving) by English School

Sketches form Japan, the Custom-House at Yokuhama (engraving)
1619697 Sketches form Japan, the Custom-House at Yokuhama (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches form Japan, the Custom-House at Yokuhama)

Engravings from Volume I of the "English Illustrated Magazine"(engraving)
1622788 Engravings from Volume I of the " English Illustrated Magazine" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Staffordshire Potteries (engraving)
1622752 The Staffordshire Potteries (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Staffordshire Potteries)

School Industries in Austria, Sketches with the Royal Commission on Technical Education (engraving)
1622550 School Industries in Austria, Sketches with the Royal Commission on Technical Education (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

With the Royal Commission on Technical Education, Scraps from an Artists Sketch-Book Abroad (engraving)
1622549 With the Royal Commission on Technical Education, Scraps from an Artists Sketch-Book Abroad (engraving) by Furniss

The White Fish Fisheries (engraving)
1620433 The White Fish Fisheries (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The White Fish Fisheries. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 28 June 1862)

Straw-Plait and Bonnet-Making at Luton (engraving)
1621683 Straw-Plait and Bonnet-Making at Luton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Straw-Plait and Bonnet-Making at Luton)

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"Unveiling the Enigmatic Professions: From Snake Charmers to Wheelwrights" The mesmerizing art of snake charming takes center stage as a skilled charmer plays a flute-like instrument, coaxing a slithering serpent from its woven basket. H. M. Bateman's "The Rules of Life" depict the complexities and challenges faced by individuals in various professions, highlighting their unique journeys. An exquisite engraving captures the craftsmanship of a wheelwright, showcasing their expertise in creating and repairing wheels with precision and finesse. Delving into history, "Sketches of St Kilda" reveals the lives of inhabitants on this remote island in Western Hebrides, shedding light on lesser-known professions that sustained their community. Nestled within Brussels' Square du Petit Sablon stands an iconic statue paying homage to the old city bellman of Norwich—a profession steeped in tradition and heralding important news throughout generations. As war raged during World War II, music became an essential part of life on the home front; captivating illustrations adorn music covers depicting musicians playing instruments while serving their country. French figures come alive through vivid caricatures that humorously portray diverse professions—each character offering glimpses into society's tapestry during different eras. Outdoor photographs capture moments where women harness trained muscles to effortlessly maneuver heavy rollers or sweep up leaves after storms—a testament to their strength and resilience as gardeners. A trusty companion for countless laborious tasks, a wheelbarrow becomes an indispensable tool for professionals across various fields—symbolizing reliability and assistance when needed most. Spanish Civil War introduces us to resilient farmers who persevered amidst turmoil—an ode to those whose unwavering dedication kept communities nourished even amid chaos. Intriguingly diverse yet united by passion and purpose, these snapshots offer glimpses into fascinating worlds that shape our societies and enrich our lives.