Agricultural Shows Collection

Constance, Duchess of Westminster, pictured with her seven year old light chestnut, The Shiek

The Centenary Cattle Show of the Smithfield Club at Islington (litho)
1606809 The Centenary Cattle Show of the Smithfield Club at Islington (litho) by Begg

The Duke and Duchess of York at the Agricultural Show, Portsmouth (litho)
1615696 The Duke and Duchess of York at the Agricultural Show, Portsmouth (litho) by Begg

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington (engraving)
1626120 The Smithfield Club Cattle Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington (engraving) by English School

The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Windsor (engraving)
1626623 The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Windsor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Windsor)

A double double musical ride by the 17th Lancers (engraving)
614045 A double double musical ride by the 17th Lancers (engraving) by Charlton

The Dairy Show at the Agricultural Hall (engraving)
1049682 The Dairy Show at the Agricultural Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dairy Show at the Agricultural Hall)

The Royal Agricultural Society at Carlisle, View of the Show-Yard (engraving)
1106785 The Royal Agricultural Society at Carlisle, View of the Show-Yard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Agricultural Society at Carlisle)

The Royal Agricultural Society at Darlington (engraving)
1628255 The Royal Agricultural Society at Darlington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Agricultural Society at Darlington)

The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Carlisle (engraving)
1060133 The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Carlisle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Carlisle)

Bath and West of England Agricultural Societys Meeting at Salisbury
1099210 Bath and West of England Agricultural Societys Meeting at Salisbury, the Show-Yard (engraving) by English School

Exhibition of the West of England Agricultural Society at Clifton (engraving)
1103370 Exhibition of the West of England Agricultural Society at Clifton (engraving) by English School

The Dairy Show at the Agricultural Hall (engraving)
605508 The Dairy Show at the Agricultural Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of The Graphic (published on 13 October 1877)

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show (engraving)
604662 The Smithfield Club Cattle Show (engraving) by English School

Visit of the Prince of Wales to Warwickshire (engraving)
1615009 Visit of the Prince of Wales to Warwickshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of the Prince of Wales to Warwickshire)

Prize Poultry at the Birmingham and Midland Counties Agricultural Show (engraving)
1611516 Prize Poultry at the Birmingham and Midland Counties Agricultural Show (engraving) by Carter

Sketches at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show (engraving)
1614417 Sketches at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show)

Smithfield Club Prize Cattle (engraving)
1618624 Smithfield Club Prize Cattle (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smithfield Club Prize Cattle)

The Royal Agricultural Society of England, Meeting at Lewes (engraving)
1618264 The Royal Agricultural Society of England, Meeting at Lewes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Agricultural Society of England)

Agricultural Exhibition at Roorkee, North-West Provinces of India (engraving)
1613252 Agricultural Exhibition at Roorkee, North-West Provinces of India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural Exhibition at Roorkee)

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Plymouth
1610484 Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Plymouth, Their Royal Highnesses in the Showyard of the Royal Agricultural Society (engraving) by English School

Cheese and Butter Making and Prize Cheeses at the Dairy Show (engraving)
1602579 Cheese and Butter Making and Prize Cheeses at the Dairy Show (engraving) by English School

The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Bath and West of England Agricultural Show at St Albans
1605386 The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Bath and West of England Agricultural Show at St Albans, 29 May (engraving) by Holland Tringham

The Preston Guild Festival (engraving)
1587816 The Preston Guild Festival (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Preston Guild Festival)

The Bath and West of England Agricultural Show at Tunbridge Wells (engraving)
1590445 The Bath and West of England Agricultural Show at Tunbridge Wells (engraving) by Paget

The Emperor of the French distributing the Prizes of the Agricultural Show at Orleans (engraving)
1588711 The Emperor of the French distributing the Prizes of the Agricultural Show at Orleans (engraving) by English School

Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick (engraving)
1107245 Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick)

Interior of the new Agricultural Hall (engraving)
614057 Interior of the new Agricultural Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the new Agricultural Hall, Islington, London)

Royal Agricultural Societys Exhibition at Chelmsford (engraving)
2772315 Royal Agricultural Societys Exhibition at Chelmsford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Agricultural Societys Exhibition at Chelmsford)

Prize Cattle, from the Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society
1607604 Prize Cattle, from the Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society, at Lincoln (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prize Cattle)

Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Newcastle (engraving)
1613129 Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Newcastle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Newcastle)

Hungarian Mountain Sheep at the Smithfield Show (engraving)
1611536 Hungarian Mountain Sheep at the Smithfield Show (engraving) by Carter, Samuel John (1835-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hungarian Mountain Sheep at the Smithfield Show)

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show
1611520 The Smithfield Club Cattle Show, Prize Cattle and Sheep at the Agricultural Hall, Islington (engraving) by Carter

Bath and West of England Agricultural Show, at Croydon (engraving)
1611823 Bath and West of England Agricultural Show, at Croydon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bath and West of England Agricultural Show, at Croydon)

Prize Cattle and Sheep at the Royal Agricultural Societys Show, at Leicester (engraving)
1611246 Prize Cattle and Sheep at the Royal Agricultural Societys Show, at Leicester (engraving) by Carter

Illustrations of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show (engraving)
1588017 Illustrations of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show)

Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Taunton, the Show-Yard (engraving)
1621188 Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Taunton, the Show-Yard (engraving) by English School

The Agricultural Societys Show (b / w photo)
1628955 The Agricultural Societys Show (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Agricultural Societys Show)

The Show of the British Dairy Farmers Association at the Agricultural Hall
1628413 The Show of the British Dairy Farmers Association at the Agricultural Hall, Incidental Sketches (litho) by Cleaver

The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Windsor, Prize Horses and Cattle (litho)
1595981 The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Windsor, Prize Horses and Cattle (litho) by Carter

A German Agricultural Festival (engraving)
1594199 A German Agricultural Festival (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A German Agricultural Festival)

The Royal Agricultural Society at Cambridge, the Show from the Castle Mound (engraving)
1604865 The Royal Agricultural Society at Cambridge, the Show from the Castle Mound (engraving) by English School

The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Carlisle
1600762 The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Carlisle, the Sixty-Fourth and Last Provincial Meeting (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Bath and West of England Agricultural Society (engraving)
1601852 Bath and West of England Agricultural Society (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bath and West of England Agricultural Society)

Prize Animals at the Royal Society of England Meeting at Derby (engraving)
1100648 Prize Animals at the Royal Society of England Meeting at Derby (engraving) by English School

The Fifth Anniversary of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving)
1100630 The Fifth Anniversary of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving) by English School

Birmingham Agricultural Association (engraving)
1097071 Birmingham Agricultural Association (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birmingham Agricultural Association)

Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Worcester
1102622 Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Worcester, General View of the Show-Yards (engraving) by English School

The National Cattle Show, Kilkenny
1102719 The National Cattle Show, Kilkenny, Arrival of His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The National Cattle Show)

Meeting of the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society at Sleaford
1104520 Meeting of the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society at Sleaford, First-Prize Team of Horses (engraving) by Carter

A South African Agricultural Show, Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony (engraving)
1061078 A South African Agricultural Show, Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A South African Agricultural Show)

The Paris Agricultural Exhibition, the Cattle, General View (engraving)
1608887 The Paris Agricultural Exhibition, the Cattle, General View (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Paris Agricultural Exhibition, the Cattle)

Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, at Lincoln (engraving)
1607588 Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, at Lincoln (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, at Lincoln)

Great Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Southampton (engraving)
1624999 Great Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Southampton (engraving) by English School

Great American State Fair and Cattle Show (engraving)
1625172 Great American State Fair and Cattle Show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great American State Fair and Cattle Show)

Southampton Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving)
1625016 Southampton Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving) by English School

The Dairy Show at the Agricultural Hall, Prize Cows (engraving)
1602578 The Dairy Show at the Agricultural Hall, Prize Cows (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dairy Show at the Agricultural Hall, Prize Cows)

The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Oxford (engraving)
2773775 The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Oxford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Oxford)

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show, Prize Cattle and Cups (engraving)
1588016 The Smithfield Club Cattle Show, Prize Cattle and Cups (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Smithfield Club Cattle Show)

The Northamptonshire Agricultural Societys Show in Burghley Park
1587764 The Northamptonshire Agricultural Societys Show in Burghley Park, near Stamford (engraving) by English School

General View of the Agricultural Show at Battersea (engraving)
1587641 General View of the Agricultural Show at Battersea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General View of the Agricultural Show at Battersea)

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show at the new Agricultural Hall (engraving)
614044 The Smithfield Club Cattle Show at the new Agricultural Hall (engraving) by English School

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EDITORS COMMENTS

Agricultural shows have long been a cherished tradition, bringing together people from all walks of life to celebrate the beauty and bounty of the land. In this captivating collection of images, we catch glimpses into the vibrant world throughout history. In one frame, we see Constance, Duchess of Westminster, radiating elegance as she stands beside her magnificent seven-year-old light chestnut horse. The bond between them is palpable, a testament to the deep connection forged between humans and animals in these shows. Moving on to another scene, we find ourselves at the Centenary Cattle Show of the Smithfield Club at Islington. A lithograph captures this momentous occasion with precision and detail. The grandeur and significance of such events are evident as farmers proudly showcase their prized livestock amidst an atmosphere buzzing with excitement. The Duke and Duchess of York grace us with their presence at an Agricultural Show in Portsmouth. Their lithographic portrait exudes regality against a backdrop teeming with activity - farmers tending to their crops and livestock while spectators marvel at nature's abundance. Engravings transport us further into this enchanting world. At Windsor Castle, The Royal Agricultural Society's Show unfolds before our eyes - a spectacle that showcases innovation in farming techniques alongside traditional practices passed down through generations. Across borders in Dublin, Ireland's Royal Agricultural Society hosts its own show - a celebration steeped in Irish heritage where locals proudly display their agricultural prowess amidst stunning landscapes captured beautifully by engravings. The Essex Agricultural Society takes center stage next as Halstead becomes alive with bustling energy during its annual show. Engravings capture scenes filled with vibrant displays ranging from farm machinery exhibitions to competitions showcasing local produce. Suffolk Cart-Horses take pride of place at the Exhibition held by the Royal Agricultural Society at Bury St Edmunds. These majestic creatures symbolize strength and endurance while paying homage to centuries-old traditions that continue to thrive within the agricultural community.