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Tradesmen Collection (page 2)

Tradesmen, the unsung heroes of society, have long been depicted in various forms of art and photography

Background imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen 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 imageTradesmen Collection: The Preston Guild Festival: the Trades Procession doubling at the triumphal arch, London-road

The Preston Guild Festival: the Trades Procession doubling at the triumphal arch, London-road, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Preston Guild Festival: the Trades Procession doubling at the triumphal arch, London-road, 1862. The trades...had each their appropriate emblems and banners, and a band

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Gondi women grinding corn

Gondi women grinding corn
3788868 Gondi women grinding corn; (add.info.: Gondi women grinding corn. Photograph from early 20th century. The Gondi people are native to India's central states)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Indian Cotton Cleaners

Indian Cotton Cleaners
3788867 Indian Cotton Cleaners; (add.info.: Indian Cotton Cleaners. Colourised photograph from the early 20th century. Indian postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Indian sweetmeat seller

Indian sweetmeat seller
3788871 Indian sweetmeat seller; (add.info.: Indian sweetmeat seller. Photograph from early 20th century. Caption reads: A Native Confectioner making Batasha (sweet meat)'

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Indian goldsmiths at work

Indian goldsmiths at work
3788850 Indian goldsmiths at work; (add.info.: Indian goldsmiths at work. Photograph from early 20th century. On the left a child heats cinders, in the middle, two men work the metal)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: London tradeswoman selling milk Milk below, maids!, 1794 (print)

London tradeswoman selling milk Milk below, maids!, 1794 (print)
3794183 London tradeswoman selling milk Milk below, maids!, 1794 (print) by Wheatley, Francis (1747-1801); (add.info.: London tradeswoman selling milk Milk below, maids! by Francis Wheatley)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: London tradesman selling Turnips and carrots, 1794 (print)

London tradesman selling Turnips and carrots, 1794 (print)
3794180 London tradesman selling Turnips and carrots, 1794 (print) by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: London tradesman selling Turnips and Carrots. Donkey carrying baskets of vegetables)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: London tradesman selling Sweet china oranges, sweet china (print)

London tradesman selling Sweet china oranges, sweet china (print)
3794189 London tradesman selling Sweet china oranges, sweet china (print); (add.info.: London tradesman selling Sweet china oranges, sweet china')

Background imageTradesmen Collection: E. B. Posters Advertisement

E. B. Posters Advertisement
An advertisement poster illustration for E. B. Studios, producers of posters and postcards. The design shows two tradesmen in animated style. Date: circa 1918

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Pirate Raid

Pirate Raid
Artwork that seems to show the raiding of pirates or smugglers at the cost of honest tradesmen. Date: circa 1928

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Posada, skeletons of tradesmen

Posada, skeletons of tradesmen
Posada endpapers, skeletons of tradesmen, including a tailor, a shoemaker, a hat maker, a carpenter, and a bill sticker. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Tapestry, Month of January, possibly from Flanders, 1500-25 (wool)

Tapestry, Month of January, possibly from Flanders, 1500-25 (wool)
3576114 Tapestry, Month of January, possibly from Flanders, 1500-25 (wool) by Belgian School, (16th century); 271.7x320 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Fishwives on the Beach (oil on canvas)

Fishwives on the Beach (oil on canvas)
GLS224003 Fishwives on the Beach (oil on canvas) by Blommers or Bloomers, Bernardus Johannes (1845-1914); 28.2x40 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Saint Martha, Patron saint of Cafe workers and soft drink sellers, c. 1910 (colour litho)

Saint Martha, Patron saint of Cafe workers and soft drink sellers, c. 1910 (colour litho)
488442 Saint Martha, Patron saint of Cafe workers and soft drink sellers, c.1910 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Holland Estate, 1825 (engraving)

Holland Estate, 1825 (engraving)
3671114 Holland Estate, 1825 (engraving) by Hakewill, James (1778-1843); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: 3671154

3671154

Background imageTradesmen Collection: 3671522

3671522

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Tapestry depicting Vintagers, from Tournai, c. 1460-70 (wool)

Tapestry depicting Vintagers, from Tournai, c. 1460-70 (wool)
3576112 Tapestry depicting Vintagers, from Tournai, c.1460-70 (wool) by Belgian School, (15th century); 338.6x535.4 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Capri Lace Maker, 1884 (oil on canvas)

Capri Lace Maker, 1884 (oil on canvas)
XOS5886545 Capri Lace Maker, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Butler, George Bernard Jr (1838-1907); 160x84.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by George Butler)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Saint Roch, Patron saint of plasterers, laundry workers and dogs, c. 1910 (colour litho)

Saint Roch, Patron saint of plasterers, laundry workers and dogs, c. 1910 (colour litho)
488441 Saint Roch, Patron saint of plasterers, laundry workers and dogs, c.1910 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Building site in Amsterdam, 1891 (oil on canvas)

Building site in Amsterdam, 1891 (oil on canvas)
7412141 Building site in Amsterdam, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Holst Roland, Richard Nicolaus (1868-1938); 52x71 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Richard Nicolaus Roland Holst)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Boat Builder, c. 1904 (oil on canvas)

Boat Builder, c. 1904 (oil on canvas)
XOS5885391 Boat Builder, c.1904 (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 98x120 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by John George Brown)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: River view with large rock, 1601 (oil on copper)

River view with large rock, 1601 (oil on copper)
7412458 River view with large rock, 1601 (oil on copper) by Brill or Bril, Paul (1554-1626) (after); 22.8x29.3 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: copy after Paul Bril)

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3673104

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Tapestry fragment depicting Vintager, possibly from Tournai, 1450-1500 (wool)

Tapestry fragment depicting Vintager, possibly from Tournai, 1450-1500 (wool)
3576113 Tapestry fragment depicting Vintager, possibly from Tournai, 1450-1500 (wool) by Belgian School, (15th century); 96.5x66 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Tapestry depicting the Wine Pressers, from Tournai, c. 1460-70 (wool)

Tapestry depicting the Wine Pressers, from Tournai, c. 1460-70 (wool)
3576106 Tapestry depicting the Wine Pressers, from Tournai, c.1460-70 (wool) by Belgian School, (15th century); 378.4x518.1 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Tapestry fragment depicting Vintagers, possibly from Tournai, c. 1460-70 (wool)

Tapestry fragment depicting Vintagers, possibly from Tournai, c. 1460-70 (wool)
3576107 Tapestry fragment depicting Vintagers, possibly from Tournai, c.1460-70 (wool) by Belgian School, (15th century); 96.5x330.2 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imageTradesmen Collection: The tower of Babel, c. 1490 (oil on panel)

The tower of Babel, c. 1490 (oil on panel)
7412162 The tower of Babel, c.1490 (oil on panel) by Anonymous; 20.5--17.9 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: anonymous artist Flemish artist)

Background imageTradesmen Collection: The Doomed Tree, 1865 (oil on canvas)

The Doomed Tree, 1865 (oil on canvas)
CH139789 The Doomed Tree, 1865 (oil on canvas) by Redgrave, Richard (1804-88); 50x69 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Angelus (pastel on paper)

Angelus (pastel on paper)
954575 Angelus (pastel on paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Danae, or The Tower of Brass, 1887-88 (oil on canvas)

Danae, or The Tower of Brass, 1887-88 (oil on canvas)
GLS111327 Danae, or The Tower of Brass, 1887-88 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 231.1x113 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Background imageTradesmen Collection: The Reapers, 1860 (oil on canvas)

The Reapers, 1860 (oil on canvas)
GLS219838 The Reapers, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Breton, Jules (1827-1906); 74.9x111.7 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Going to Work, c. 1850-51 (oil on canvas)

Going to Work, c. 1850-51 (oil on canvas)
GLS224004 Going to Work, c.1850-51 (oil on canvas) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 55.5x46 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Background imageTradesmen Collection: The Nancy Lee of Great Yarmouth, 1892-1902 (oil on canvas)

The Nancy Lee of Great Yarmouth, 1892-1902 (oil on canvas)
940196 The Nancy Lee of Great Yarmouth, 1892-1902 (oil on canvas) by Morris, Philip Richard (1838-1902); 91.9x153.2 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageTradesmen Collection: Gathering Apricots for Canning - Australia (colour litho)

Gathering Apricots for Canning - Australia (colour litho)
MAN464408 Gathering Apricots for Canning - Australia (colour litho) by Webb, Archibald Bertram (1887-1944); Manchester Art Gallery




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Tradesmen, the unsung heroes of society, have long been depicted in various forms of art and photography. From William Hogarth's iconic Beer Street to Vera Mukhina's powerful sculpture Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, these images capture the essence of hardworking individuals who contribute to the fabric of our communities. In Hogarth's Beer Street, we see tradesmen enjoying a well-deserved break after a day of labor. The bustling streets are filled with merchants and craftsmen, showcasing their skills and providing for their families, and is a celebration of the working class and their integral role in society. Vera Mukhina's sculpture Worker and Kolkhoz Woman stands tall in Moscow as a symbol of unity and strength. This black-and-white photograph captures its grandeur, reminding us that it can not just individuals but part of a collective effort towards progress. Integrity retiring from Office. , an artwork from 1801, portrays a tradesman bidding farewell to his profession with dignity. It serves as a reminder that integrity should be at the core of every trade or occupation. London Trade Card - William Johnson, Wig Maker showcases one specific trade among many others thriving in London during its heyday. These cards were essential marketing tools for tradesmen like Johnson who relied on craftsmanship to attract customers. The image titled Malpas Ferry at Tregothnan landing takes us back to 1887 Cornwall where tradesmen played crucial roles in transportation services. A horse pulling coal delivery cart reminds us that even mundane tasks require skillful execution by these dedicated workers. A grocery store scene captured in Cairo, Egypt highlights how tradesmen serve diverse communities worldwide. They provide essential goods while creating vibrant marketplaces that reflect cultural diversity. The Jewel Box painting depicts exquisite craftsmanship through delicate pencil strokes and watercolors on paper. Tradesmen involved in jewelry-making showcase their meticulous attention to detail while creating timeless pieces cherished by many.