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Tradesman Collection (#2)

Tradesmen, the unsung heroes of our society, are depicted in various forms and settings throughout history

Background imageTradesman Collection: Jockeys in racing silks on thoroughbred horses on a race course before a cheering crowd

Jockeys in racing silks on thoroughbred horses on a race course before a cheering crowd
FLO4688653 Jockeys in racing silks on thoroughbred horses on a race course before a cheering crowd. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England

Background imageTradesman Collection: Gentleman Pensioner, a corps of 40 royal guardsmen at court. In a uniform of doublet

Gentleman Pensioner, a corps of 40 royal guardsmen at court. In a uniform of doublet
FLO4688633 Gentleman Pensioner, a corps of 40 royal guardsmen at court. In a uniform of doublet, ruff and hose adopted by King George IV based on a design from the reign of King James I

Background imageTradesman Collection: Parts of the south and west walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293

Parts of the south and west walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293
FLO5000362 Parts of the south and west walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293. After the fire of March 23, 1797. Walls of Caen stone and chalk, timber oak and chestnut

Background imageTradesman Collection: Itinerant butcher woman selling cat's meat (tripe) from a barrow

Itinerant butcher woman selling cat's meat (tripe) from a barrow. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William
FLO4688684 Itinerant butcher woman selling cat's meat (tripe) from a barrow. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England

Background imageTradesman Collection: Itinerant fishwoman with basket of sprats on her head, and a Dustman with bell collecting dust

Itinerant fishwoman with basket of sprats on her head, and a Dustman with bell collecting dust
FLO4688672 Itinerant fishwoman with basket of sprats on her head, and a Dustman with bell collecting dust, ashes and other household waste

Background imageTradesman Collection: Coachman in livery with tricorn, whip and buckle shoes, with a Dalmatian dog

Coachman in livery with tricorn, whip and buckle shoes, with a Dalmatian dog
FLO4688657 Coachman in livery with tricorn, whip and buckle shoes, with a Dalmatian dog. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England

Background imageTradesman Collection: Doctor in Music, Oxford University. In velvet cap, robes and holding a musical score

Doctor in Music, Oxford University. In velvet cap, robes and holding a musical score
FLO4688643 Doctor in Music, Oxford University. In velvet cap, robes and holding a musical score. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England

Background imageTradesman Collection: Match girl selling phosphorus matches from a basketball. Handcoloured copperplate engraving

Match girl selling phosphorus matches from a basketball. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry
FLO4688707 Match girl selling phosphorus matches from a basketball. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann

Background imageTradesman Collection: Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street)

Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street)
FLO5000393 Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street). Copperplate engraving drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith from his Topography of London

Background imageTradesman Collection: Huntsman in hunting pink (scarlet) jacket, breeches and boots holding a brassy hunting horn

Huntsman in hunting pink (scarlet) jacket, breeches and boots holding a brassy hunting horn
FLO4688645 Huntsman in hunting pink (scarlet) jacket, breeches and boots holding a brassy hunting horn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature

Background imageTradesman Collection: Councellor or lawyer in the court of law, with black robes and wig, holding legal briefs on a table

Councellor or lawyer in the court of law, with black robes and wig, holding legal briefs on a table
FLO4688622 Councellor or lawyer in the court of law, with black robes and wig, holding legal briefs on a table. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature

Background imageTradesman Collection: Jewish Pedlar selling fob watches to a milkmaid with jug. Handcoloured copperplate engraving

Jewish Pedlar selling fob watches to a milkmaid with jug. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry
FLO4688678 Jewish Pedlar selling fob watches to a milkmaid with jug. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann

Background imageTradesman Collection: Coal porters with coal sacks and horse whip. They work on the wharf unloading coal

Coal porters with coal sacks and horse whip. They work on the wharf unloading coal
FLO4688667 Coal porters with coal sacks and horse whip. They work on the wharf unloading coal, weighing it into sacks and delivering it to coal merchants

Background imageTradesman Collection: Common Councilman of the Council of London. In purple robe lined with fur and holding a bicorn

Common Councilman of the Council of London. In purple robe lined with fur and holding a bicorn
FLO4688624 Common Councilman of the Council of London. In purple robe lined with fur and holding a bicorn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature

Background imageTradesman Collection: Baker's man pushing a barrow of bread with two dogs in harness at the front

Baker's man pushing a barrow of bread with two dogs in harness at the front
FLO4688664 Baker's man pushing a barrow of bread with two dogs in harness at the front. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England

Background imageTradesman Collection: Paris and Dover Stagecoach with four horses, coachman with whip, footman

Paris and Dover Stagecoach with four horses, coachman with whip, footman, and passengers inside the carriage
FLO4688716 Paris and Dover Stagecoach with four horses, coachman with whip, footman, and passengers inside the carriage and outside

Background imageTradesman Collection: Chelsea Pensioner and Greenwich Pensioner. Army veteran in the redcoat uniform of the Chelsea

Chelsea Pensioner and Greenwich Pensioner. Army veteran in the redcoat uniform of the Chelsea Hospital holding a pipe
FLO4688662 Chelsea Pensioner and Greenwich Pensioner. Army veteran in the redcoat uniform of the Chelsea Hospital holding a pipe

Background imageTradesman Collection: Men working at the Gateway Soda Factory, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia (b/w photo)

Men working at the Gateway Soda Factory, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia (b/w photo)
BAL130996 Men working at the Gateway Soda Factory, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia (b/w photo); Private Collection

Background imageTradesman Collection: A Carpenter's Workshop (oil on canvas)

A Carpenter's Workshop (oil on canvas)
XKH152590 A Carpenter's Workshop (oil on canvas) by Wohlers, Julius (1867-1953); 76x68 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

Background imageTradesman Collection: Linkman with torch showing a couple to their carriage outside a theater

Linkman with torch showing a couple to their carriage outside a theater. Linkboys waited outside theaters to find
FLO4688731 Linkman with torch showing a couple to their carriage outside a theater. Linkboys waited outside theaters to find Hackney cabs and carriages for rich patrons

Background imageTradesman Collection: Abraham de Visscher (1605-67). Amsterdam merchant and director of the Dutch West India

Abraham de Visscher (1605-67). Amsterdam merchant and director of the Dutch West India Company, 1650-1667. Attributed to Jacob Adriaensz. Backer. (Formerly attributed to Abraham van den Tempel)

Background imageTradesman Collection: Jonas Alströmer, 1685-1761, early-mid 18th century. Creator: Johan Henrik Scheffel

Jonas Alströmer, 1685-1761, early-mid 18th century. Creator: Johan Henrik Scheffel
Jonas Alstromer, 1685-1761, early-mid 18th century

Background imageTradesman Collection: Sketches in Madrid: the 'Octroi' at the entrance to Madrid, 1876. Creator: C.R

Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876. Creator: C.R
Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876....the ordinary aspects of life in Madrid...manner of collecting the "octroi, " or town tolls

Background imageTradesman Collection: Fishing Scene, 1625-1635. Creator: Arent Arentsz

Fishing Scene, 1625-1635. Creator: Arent Arentsz
Fishing Scene, 1625-1635. A young man fishes from the side of a river while a tradesman with his pack walks past on one of the walkways that line the sides of such waterways

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate: Plate 2

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate: Plate 12

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate: Plate 14

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Agostino Parisini, Francesco Curti

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Agostino Parisini, Francesco Curti
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate: Plate 7

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Agostino Parisini, Francesco Curti

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Agostino Parisini, Francesco Curti
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate: Plate 1

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate: Plate 18

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate 10

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate 8

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate 5

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate 4

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Agostino Parisini, Francesco Curti

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Agostino Parisini, Francesco Curti
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate 13

Background imageTradesman Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Agostino Parisini, Francesco Curti

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Agostino Parisini, Francesco Curti
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate 11

Background imageTradesman Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageTradesman Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageTradesman Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageTradesman Collection: David Nuyts, 1645. Creator: Jonas Suyderhoef

David Nuyts, 1645. Creator: Jonas Suyderhoef
David Nuyts, 1645

Background imageTradesman Collection: De près ou de loin tous les métiers ont besoin d'être touchés par un reflet de l'art... 1887

De près ou de loin tous les métiers ont besoin d'être touchés par un reflet de l'art... 1887
De pres ou de loin tous les metiers ont besoin d'etre touches par un reflet de l'art : Les metiers : Esquisse pour la salle de dessin de l'ecole de la rue Dombasle

Background imageTradesman Collection: Collier's Illustrated Weekly, The Great Strike By Carrol D. Wright, United States... c1901

Collier's Illustrated Weekly, The Great Strike By Carrol D. Wright, United States... c1901
Collier's Illustrated Weekly, The Great Strike By Carrol D. Wright, United States Commissioner of Labor, Volume XXVII No. 18, August 3, 1901, Price Ten Cents, c1901

Background imageTradesman Collection: Sketch for the courtroom of the Paris Commercial Court: The Book of Trades, c1891

Sketch for the courtroom of the Paris Commercial Court: The Book of Trades, c1891. Creator: Paul Louis Delance
Sketch for the courtroom of the Paris Commercial Court: The Book of Trades, c1891

Background imageTradesman Collection: Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing... 1880

Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing... 1880
Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing room at the school in rue Dombasle, 15th arrondissement of Paris, 1880

Background imageTradesman Collection: Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing... 1880

Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing... 1880
Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing room at the school in rue Dombasle, 15th arrondissement of Paris, 1880

Background imageTradesman Collection: Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing... 1880

Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing... 1880
Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing room at the school in rue Dombasle, 15th arrondissement of Paris, 1880

Background imageTradesman Collection: Benvenuto Cellini, 16th century artist, admiring products of modern art: Fabrics: Sketch... 1880

Benvenuto Cellini, 16th century artist, admiring products of modern art: Fabrics: Sketch... 1880
Benvenuto Cellini, 16th century artist, admiring products of modern art: Fabrics: Sketch for the drawing room at the school in rue Dombasle, 15th arrondissement of Paris, 1880

Background imageTradesman Collection: Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing... 1880

Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing... 1880
Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing room at the school in rue Dombasle, 15th arrondissement of Paris, 1880




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Tradesmen, the unsung heroes of our society, are depicted in various forms and settings throughout history. From sculptures to trade cards, their contributions have been immortalized for generations to come. In Moscow stands a powerful sculpture titled "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" by Vera Mukhina. This black and white photo captures the essence of hardworking tradespeople who labor tirelessly to build a better future. Across the pond in London, William Johnson proudly displays his trade as a wig maker on a vibrant trade card. His craftsmanship is evident in every strand of hair meticulously styled with care. Another scene unfolds before us as we witness the construction of the Shoreham Railroad circa 1840. With watercolors on paper, this artwork portrays tradesmen working together to connect communities and pave the way for progress. William Bull's London Trade Card showcases his expertise in crafting musical instruments. The intricate details displayed on this card demonstrate his dedication to creating harmonious melodies that resonate with all who hear them. A horse dutifully pulls a coal delivery cart through bustling streets, symbolizing the tireless efforts of tradesmen ensuring warmth and comfort for households during colder months. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves in Cairo where a grocery store bustles with activity. Tradesmen diligently stock shelves with an array of goods from near and far, catering to diverse tastes and cultures. "The Jewel Box, " rendered delicately in pencil and watercolor on paper, depicts skilled artisans crafting exquisite jewelry pieces that adorn individuals with beauty and elegance. At Covent Garden's fruit department stalls captured in black and white photography, tradesmen proudly display products from different corners of the world. Their work brings flavors from afar into our homes while celebrating global diversity. Life itself can feel like one continuous journey filled with challenges; yet amidst it all emerges resilience embodied by tradespeople who overcome obstacles time after time as depicted in "Life Is Just One Damned Thing After Another. " St.