Vache Collection

Monster creature: calves with two heads. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi
VEN5029481 Monster creature: calves with two heads. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Khoikhoi people (Hottentot) of Korah travelling with their cattle, shields, assagays (spears) and blankets
FLO4620199 Khoikhoi people (Hottentot) of Korah travelling with their cattle, shields, assagays (spears) and blankets. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's

Cow tongue under the microscope: veal tongue showing different papillae 1, foliate papilla 2, filiform papillae 3
FLO4574832 Cow tongue under the microscope: veal tongue showing different papillae 1, foliate papilla 2, filiform papillae 3, and fungiform papillae 4

C : cows, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4225112 C : cows, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, Country alphabet, made of three illustrated abecedaries, Frederick Warne and Co, editeurs)

Letters A and B: Lamb Beef Bulldog Weasel. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood"
DUV4209576 Letters A and B: Lamb Beef Bulldog Weasel. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris, 1927

Medicine. Edward Jenner and the smallpox vaccine. Imagery, France, c.1900
2636415 Medicine. Edward Jenner and the smallpox vaccine. Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Medecine. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

The Parma Fair. Painting by Emilio Sartori (?) Galleria Nazionale of Parma
VEN5034051 The Parma Fair. Painting by Emilio Sartori (?) Galleria Nazionale of Parma.; Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Monstrous creature: a normal calf and a veal with lamb head and six legs. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural
VEN5029484 Monstrous creature: a normal calf and a veal with lamb head and six legs. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Monstrous creature: a calf without anterieures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse
VEN5029470 Monstrous creature: a calf without anterieures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Food and Beverage. Cellar's street in Roquefort, city of the Blue Cheese
3434801 Food and Beverage. Cellar's street in Roquefort, city of the Blue Cheese. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

A B C D : acorn, barn, cows, ducks, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4225141 A B C D : acorn, barn, cows, ducks, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, Country alphabet, made of three illustrated abecedaries)

Hazorta house, a tribe of shepherd cave dwellers (troglodyte shepherds) in Abyssinia
FLO4619881 Hazorta house, a tribe of shepherd cave dwellers (troglodyte shepherds) in Abyssinia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Food and Beverage. Dairy in Normandy, France. Engraving in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434797 Food and Beverage. Dairy in Normandy, France. Engraving in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Food and Beverage)

Letters U V X Y and Z: Urson Cow Vipere Xanthie Yack Zibeline. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U
DUV4209491 Letters U V X Y and Z: Urson Cow Vipere Xanthie Yack Zibeline. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris, 1927

Medicine. Louis Pasteur and the anthrax. Imagery, France, c.1900
2636422 Medicine. Louis Pasteur and the anthrax. Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Medecine. Imagerie, France, ca 1900. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Zebu (Bos indicus), humpback domestic cattle, under Indian species. Originally published by George Edwards (1694-1773)
FLO4687231 Zebu (Bos indicus), humpback domestic cattle, under Indian species. Originally published by George Edwards (1694-1773), based on a drawing provided by Sir Hans Sloane

Alpine scene with itinerant barrel seller. Man carrying barrels, basins and sneakers meeting peasants
FLO4646412 Alpine scene with itinerant barrel seller. Man carrying barrels, basins and sneakers meeting peasants and dairy farmers

Promenade de la vache enragée, ca 1897. Creator: Abel-Truchet, Louis (1857-1918)
Promenade de la vache enragee, ca 1897. Private Collection

Benny Goodman, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Knebworth, 1982. Creator: Denis Williams
Benny Goodman, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Knebworth, 1982

Man pulling a cow, Horus temple, Edfu
8588903 Man pulling a cow, Horus temple, Edfu by Egyptian; Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt Edfu, a city in Upper Egypt housing the Temple of Horus. Built from 237 to 57 BC)

Luxor, Thebes: Valley of the Queens. Tomb of a son of Ramses II, The Goddess Isis
THT4307579 Luxor, Thebes: Valley of the Queens. Tomb of a son of Ramses II, The Goddess Isis. by Egyptian School; (add.info.: Luxor, Thebes: Valley of the Queens)

Luxor Temple: Sacrificed cows (relief)
8585963 Luxor Temple: Sacrificed cows (relief) by Egyptian; Temple of Luxor, Luxor, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

Luxor, Thebes: Valley of the Kings, tomb of Horemheb (-1343 - -1314), Egyptian pharaoh on which the goddess Isis
THT4307535 Luxor, Thebes: Valley of the Kings, tomb of Horemheb (-1343 - -1314), Egyptian pharaoh on which the goddess Isis appears

German trench, Somme, northern France, WW1
German trench with dead soldiers and burnt tree stumps, in front of the Bois de la Vache, south east of Eclusier, on the Somme, northern France

2022 Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)
7337078 by Dubufe, Edouard Louis (1820-83); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux, France; © Jean-Paul Paireault

Peasant leading her cow and sheep to the fields, 1863 (pastel)
BRM347373 Peasant leading her cow and sheep to the fields, 1863 (pastel) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); Private Collection

Depart of the herds for the mountain Debut of transhumances. Painting by Pierre Louis Larive (de la Rive)
JLJ4654610 Depart of the herds for the mountain Debut of transhumances. Painting by Pierre Louis Larive (de la Rive) Godefroy (1735-1817) 1813 Geneve, Museum of Art and History by La Rive

The betail brand. Engraving by Y. Pranishnikoff, to illustrate the story Voyage a la Plata, in 1886, by Emile Daireaux
LSE4334560 The betail brand. Engraving by Y.Pranishnikoff, to illustrate the story Voyage a la Plata, in 1886, by Emile Daireaux, in le tour du monde 1888, directed by Edouard Charton (1807-1890)

ABC AUTOMOBILE K, circa 1900 (illustration)
7206778 ABC AUTOMOBILE K, circa 1900 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 24x33, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: K: Kilometers - We are 20 kilometers ahead of the other cars)

ABC AUTOMOBILE T, circa 1900 (illustration)
7206783 ABC AUTOMOBILE T, circa 1900 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 24x33, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: T)

Landscape with shepherd playing the bucolic Scene flageolet
JLJ4616799 Landscape with shepherd playing the bucolic Scene flageolet. Painting by Claude Gellee called the Lorrain (1600-1682) 17th century

The fox, the donkey and the animals (Le renard, le singe et les animaux
DUV4214526 The fox, the donkey and the animals (Le renard, le singe et les animaux) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

Horse and Cow in a Meadow, 1885 (oil on canvas)
CH103929 Horse and Cow in a Meadow, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 57x70 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Country scene. Painting by Theobald Michau (1676-1765), 18th century
JLJ4669591 Country scene. Painting by Theobald Michau (1676-1765), 18th century. Rennes, Museum of Fine Arts by Michau, Theobald (1676-1765); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes

The hares ears (Les oreilles du lievre) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214409 The hares ears (Les oreilles du lievre) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lettre U V X Y Z Unisson Veau HeXagone Yole Zig-zag. Gravure in "
DUV4213002 Lettre U V X Y Z Unisson Veau HeXagone Yole Zig-zag. Gravure in " Petit alphabet illustre". Pellerin, imprimeur-editeur, epinal. Bibliotheque enfantine. Serie mignonne

Agriculture in Egypt: a plow drawn by a cow and a camel
XEE4176142 Agriculture in Egypt: a plow drawn by a cow and a camel. Engraving In " Le Monde Illustre" nA'1316 of 17 June 1882

A Milk Seller, from Life in Naples (b / w photo)
ALI195159 A Milk Seller, from Life in Naples (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer; Museo di Storia della Fotografia Fratelli Alinari, Florence; Alinari

Idyllic Landscape, from Herculaneum, 1st century BC-AD 79 (fresco)
XIR240959 Idyllic Landscape, from Herculaneum, 1st century BC-AD 79 (fresco) by Roman; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; out of copyright

Two gargoyles from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade
ALI213261 Two gargoyles from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Notre Dame

Happiness in the Village Painting by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) 1735 Munich. Bayerische
JLJ4615420 Happiness in the Village Painting by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) 1735 Munich. Bayerische by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich

Manda Lametrie, the farmer. Painting by Alfred Philippe Roll (1846-1919) 1887 Sun
JLJ4646077 Manda Lametrie, the farmer. Painting by Alfred Philippe Roll (1846-1919) 1887 Sun. 2, 14 x 1, 61 m Paris, musee d Orsay - Manda Lametrie, the farm Maid

View of Marseille taken from the Aygalades, a day walk In the foreground of young
JLJ4645885 View of Marseille taken from the Aygalades, a day walk In the foreground of young shepherds with the herd. Painting by Emile Loubon (1809-1863) 1853 Dim. 1, 40 x 2, 60 m Marseille

La vache (colour litho)
5205007 La vache (colour litho) by Fraipont, Gustave (1849-after 1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: La vache. Illustration for Le Vocabulaire des Petits by M Fournier with designs by G[ustave])

The two bulls and a frog (Les deux taureaux et une grenouille) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214146 The two bulls and a frog (Les deux taureaux et une grenouille) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

The Dairy Girl and the Milk Jar (La laitiere et le pot au lait) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214752 The Dairy Girl and the Milk Jar (La laitiere et le pot au lait) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

Lettre V Veau. Gravure in "Petit alphabet illustre"
DUV4213005 Lettre V Veau. Gravure in " Petit alphabet illustre". Pellerin, imprimeur-editeur, epinal. Bibliotheque enfantine. Serie mignonne. Seconde moitie du 19eme siecle

In the Fields, 1910
PWI83700 In the Fields, 1910 by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 46x55 cm; Bridgestone Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

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"Vache: A Symbol of Resilience and Connection Across Time" From the muddy German trench in Somme, northern France during World War 1 to Benny Goodman's captivating performance at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival in Knebworth, 1982, it has left its mark on various historical moments. This humble creature has transcended time and borders, capturing the imagination of artists and writers alike. In 2022, we celebrate Rosa Bonheur, a remarkable artist from the 19th century whose brushstrokes immortalized vaches with grace and precision. Her work stands as a testament to her talent and dedication. But vache's significance stretches beyond art; it holds cultural importance too. In ancient China during the Tsin period, a prayer was offered at the head of veal by an ethnic minority group - a practice preserved in the Archives of Foreign Missions' documents. Centuries earlier, a peasant led her cow and sheep to the fields in a pastoral scene captured delicately through pastel strokes in 1863. Meanwhile, Pierre Louis Larive Godefroy depicted transhumances -the departure of herds for mountainous regions- showcasing how vaches played an integral role in sustaining communities throughout history. The betail brand engraved by Y. Pranishnikoff illustrates Emile Daireaux's voyage to Plata in 1886. It serves as a reminder that even amidst technological advancements like ABC AUTOMOBILE K and ABC AUTOMOBILE T around 1900s Parisians still relied on these gentle creatures for their livelihoods. Not only have they been essential for human survival but also provided inspiration for idyllic landscapes where shepherds play bucolic scenes on flageolets or where animals like foxes and donkeys interact with wit and charm. Finally, Horse and Cow in a Meadow painted by an unknown artist captures their peaceful coexistence in 1885.