Digging Collection (page 7)

Beach Pleasure (oil on canvas)
CH402355 Beach Pleasure (oil on canvas) by Tromp, Johann Zoetelief (1872-1947); 30.5x40 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

megatherium
Megatherium (" Great Beast" ) was a genus of elephant-sized ground sloths endemic to Central America and South America that lived from the Pliocene through Pleistocene existing

hesperornis
Hesperornis was a large bird, reaching up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) in length. It had virtually no wings, and swam with its powerful hind legs

Chums: Gardening (colour litho)
5999129 Chums: Gardening (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gardening. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

French and German sappers who meet in the excavation of underground tunnels to reach... (colour litho)
2815717 French and German sappers who meet in the excavation of underground tunnels to reach... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Guerilla Warfare in South Africa, Boer Papers betrayed by a Boer (litho)
1628759 The Guerilla Warfare in South Africa, Boer Papers betrayed by a Boer (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Guerilla Warfare in South Africa)

Springbok Hunting in South Africa (engraving)
1041224 Springbok Hunting in South Africa (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Springbok Hunting in South Africa)

Earth, from Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1925 (colour litho)
829017 Earth, from Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1925 (colour litho) by Barbier

A Childs Paradise, 1905 (w / c on paper)
XPG379896 A Childs Paradise, 1905 (w/c on paper) by Lillie, Robert (1867-1949); Private Collection

Tumnie (turning up lands), 1877 (albumen silver print)
3617931 Tumnie (turning up lands), 1877 (albumen silver print) by Mallitte, Oscar Jean Baptiste (c.1829-1905); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Romulus marking the limits of Rome, from the Sala dei Horatii e Curatii (fresco)
XIR221338 Romulus marking the limits of Rome, from the Sala dei Horatii e Curatii (fresco) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); Musei Capitolini, Rome

In the fields with Katia (oil on canvas)
BAL34366 In the fields with Katia (oil on canvas) by Tromp, Johann Zoetelief (1872-1947); 24x34 cm; Josef Mensing Gallery, Hamm-Rhynern, Germany

Ms Hunter 229 f. 2r Cultivating the crops, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)
GUL51387 Ms Hunter 229 f.2r Cultivating the crops, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) (detail) by English School

Ms Hunter 229 f. 8r Expulsion from Eden, below, Adam delving, Eve spinning, from the Hunterian Psalter, c
GUL175492 Ms Hunter 229 f.8r Expulsion from Eden, below, Adam delving, Eve spinning, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School

MS Hunter 229 f. 2r March, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)
GUL412300 MS Hunter 229 f.2r March, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

A dog helping a man to forage, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson
IL388024 A dog helping a man to forage, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

Engraving men working in mine digging for gold and carbon
" 18th Century Style, Painted Image, Antique, Engraved Image, Woodcut, Illustration and Painting, Etching, Pencil Drawing, Image Created 18th Century, Historical Document, Gold Mine, Print

Boring a cellar, from Le France Vinicole, pub. by Moet & Chandon, Epernay (photolitho)
STC312837 Boring a cellar, from Le France Vinicole, pub. by Moet & Chandon, Epernay (photolitho) by Choque, E.M. (19th-20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gravediggers in the west end of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam (panel)
BAL82419 Gravediggers in the west end of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam (panel) by Witte, Emanuel de (c.1617-92); 32.1x25.4 cm; Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London

Montmartre Cemetery - illustration from Napoleon le Petit, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909653 Montmartre Cemetery - illustration from Napoleon le Petit, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Rochegrosse, Georges Marie (1859-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Moving Timber, 1894 (oil on canvas)
4072442 Moving Timber, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Gloersen, Jacob (1852-1912); 110x93 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tommeret flyttes); Photo © O. Vaering

Darwins woodpecker finch (Cactospiza pallida) using twig as tool to extract beetle grub from dead branch, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America

Asakusa Imado, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)
Asakusa Imado, from the series " Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)", c. 1832/33. The Tile Kilns at Imado, Asakusa

Low Tide at Susaki - A Set of Five (Shiohi goban no uchi), c. 1828 / 30
Low Tide at Susaki - A Set of Five (Shiohi goban no uchi), c. 1828/30

West Front of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales
Tintern Abbey, in Monmouthshire, Wales, was founded in 1131 beside the River Wye - the boundary between Wales and England

Religious picture, England, 1634. Creator: Unknown
Religious picture, England, 1634. Pelican feeding her young with her own blood, Virgin and Child, Adam digging and Eve spinning, angel, animals and flowers

The Diversion of the Euphrates, from The Story of Cyrus, Flanders, c. 1670. Woven at the workshop of Gillis Ydens, from designs by Michiel Coxie

Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King digging up boxes in outback
box, day, digging, explorers, full length, heat, history, horizontal, john king, mid adult, mid adult men, outback, outdoors, robert burke, spade, studio shot, survival, three people, tree

Saint Hymer in Solitude, c. 1735. Creator: Unknown
Saint Hymer in Solitude, c. 1735

A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage, c. 1885. Creator: Vincent van Gogh
A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage, c. 1885

The Clay Mill (Norfolk), c. 1883 / 87, printed 1888. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
The Clay Mill (Norfolk), c. 1883/87, printed 1888. A work made of photogravure, pl. xxi from the album " pictures of east anglian life" (1888)

American badger excavating den site

Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker
6340295 Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker)

Peasant Digging; Paysanne bechant, 1882 (oil on canvas)
1196443 Peasant Digging; Paysanne bechant, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 65.7x54 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Work; Arbeit, 1916 (oil on canvas)
1195986 Work; Arbeit, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Buttner, Erich (1889-1936); 68.5x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Buttner, Erich (1889-1936)); Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Gold Diggers (engraving)
3626054 Gold Diggers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold Diggers. Illustration for Chatterbox (1868). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Digging His Own Grave! or, The Political Trappist (colour litho)
3648204 Digging His Own Grave! or, The Political Trappist (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Digging His Own Grave)

Punch cartoon: California, The Country for Convicts (engraving)
6034626 Punch cartoon: California, The Country for Convicts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: California, The Country for Convicts)

"Any Bones Here?"(colour litho)
6001153 " Any Bones Here?" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Any Bones Here)

The Collieries Strike (engraving)
1627559 The Collieries Strike (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Collieries Strike)

Spring, engraved by Visscher, 1570 (engraving)
1630616 Spring, engraved by Visscher, 1570 (engraving) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Flemish, out of copyright

Two Peasants digging with Pickaxes, c. 1844 - 1846 (pen
1217631 Two Peasants digging with Pickaxes, c. 1844 - 1846 (pen and brown ink on slightly discoloured white paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 22.8x30.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Timon and Flavius (engraving)
670708 Timon and Flavius (engraving) by Wallis, Henry (1830-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Timon and Flavius)

Cross-section of a coal mine, engraved by Jules Ferat (b. 1819) 1889 (colour litho)
CHT383158 Cross-section of a coal mine, engraved by Jules Ferat (b.1819) 1889 (colour litho) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Digging for Diamonds at Cape Colony (engraving)
1049145 Digging for Diamonds at Cape Colony (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Digging for Diamonds at Cape Colony)

A Corinthian plaque depicting workers in a Clay Pit, from Penteskophia near Corinth
619896 A Corinthian plaque depicting workers in a Clay Pit, from Penteskophia near Corinth, 575-550 BC (clay) by Greek, (6th century BC); Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany; Greek, out of copyright

A British Officer at Work in Central Africa (litho)
1051285 A British Officer at Work in Central Africa (litho) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A British Officer at Work in Central Africa)

The Development of Siberia, the Building of the Trans-Siberian Railway (b / w photo)
1051239 The Development of Siberia, the Building of the Trans-Siberian Railway (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Development of Siberia)

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"Digging: Unearthing the Essence of Hard Work and Resilience" When Adam delved and Eve span, they laid the foundation for human perseverance through digging. "A Miner Success" by Bruce Bairnsfather, a poignant WW1 cartoon that captures the grit and determination of those who toiled underground. "The Flemish Proverbs, " an oil on canvas masterpiece depicting the wisdom gained from digging deep into life's experiences. From the depths of soil to hidden tunnels, the Common Mole teaches us about persistence in its relentless pursuit underground. In England, February saw roadside drainage ditches reclaimed from overgrowth with the help of a powerful JCB digger - a testament to human ingenuity in restoring order. During WWII, "Dig for Victory" posters inspired communities to cultivate their own food by digging up every inch of available land. Two miners navigating narrow coal seams in South Wales exemplify teamwork and bravery amidst challenging conditions below ground. A farmer harnessing a team of working horses ploughs a field, showcasing how traditional methods rooted in digging continue to shape agriculture today. The precision required when digging golf bunkers demands skillful hands and strategic thinking on lush green fairways worldwide. Mechanical diggers revolutionized construction projects as they dug deeper foundations for towering structures that define modern skylines globally. Hamsters find solace in sand as they tirelessly dig burrows - reminding us that even small creatures can teach valuable lessons about perseverance and finding comfort within ourselves. WW2 witnessed cans being recycled in East Ham, London; each act symbolizing how even seemingly insignificant efforts can contribute towards larger causes during times of war.