Hard Work Collection

Beaver - working on beaver dam, late autumn. MT278
TOM-1190 Beaver - working on beaver dam, late autumn. Grand Teton national park, Wyoming, North America Castor canadensis Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Fetch! Weimaraner carrying long log through woods

Child Hard Work
Muhammad Amdad Hossain

Unloading coal
Mostafijur Rahman Nasim

Making charcoal
Maryse Dardaillon

Resting oxen, 1862. Creator: Jan Bedys Tom
Resting oxen, 1862. Cart with tree trunk

A Peasant Woman carrying a Sack, 1889. Creator: Richard Roland Holst
A Peasant Woman carrying a Sack, 1889

Gallery in Falun Copper Mine, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Gallery in Falun Copper Mine, c18th century

'Les difficultes de la guetre en Montagne; une grosse piece halee a bras par 600 hommes, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Porter Carrying a Load; Industrious Classes in Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Consul's Attendant; Industrious Classes in Constantinople, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Scene from "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", by Thomas Hardy, 1891. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
'Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "This here stooping do fairly make my back", 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Scene from "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", by Thomas Hardy, 1891. Creator: Sydall
'Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "It was not until about three o'clock that Tess raised her eyes", 1891. From "The Graphic

'The Gales on the South Coast - Dragging the Lifeboat from Brighton to Portslade, 1891. Creator: G Durand
'The Gales on the South Coast - Dragging the Lifeboat from Brighton to Portslade, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Balancing Act
Hanna Lee Tidd

A man puts bricks into an oil barrel which filled with water at a construction site in
A man puts bricks into an oil barrel filled with water at a construction site in Colombo February 10, 2015. Saudi Arabias oil exports have risen in February in response to stronger demand

Recently-harvested coffee fruits are pictured at a plantation in Tepezonapa, in Veracruz state, Mexico, August 14, 2019. Picture taken Agosto 14, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

hard work
Abdullah Essam

Flaxweeding in Flanders, 1887 (oil on canvas)
471129 Flaxweeding in Flanders, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Claus, Emile (1849-1924); 128x198 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

casting work
Savas Sener

Stone miners - 8461
Garik

Stone miners - 2891
Garik

Moving Pineapple
Mostafijur Rahman Nasim

Polishing Brass, c. 1900 (oil on panel)
BOU202909 Polishing Brass, c.1900 (oil on panel) by Lucas, Marie Elizabeth Seymour (1855-1921); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

Huskies pulling a sleigh, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho)
IL370504 Huskies pulling a sleigh, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

The End of the Day, Effect of Evening (oil on canvas)
833653 The End of the Day, Effect of Evening (oil on canvas) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 59.7x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Fin de la Journee)

Lifting Potatoes, 19th century (oil on canvas)
6198161 Lifting Potatoes, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Cameron, Hugh (1835-1918); 19.1x37.5 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Orchar Collection); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Scottish

Conquering the Mountains, Italy, World War I (colour litho)
968963 Conquering the Mountains, Italy, World War I (colour litho) by Cuneo, Cyrus (1879-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conquering the Mountains, Italy, World War I)

Transporting ore to the sorting shed (chromolitho)
2788897 Transporting ore to the sorting shed (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transporting ore to the sorting shed)

Prospectors panning for gold during the Californian Gold Rush of 1849 (coloured engraving
PNP245895 Prospectors panning for gold during the Californian Gold Rush of 1849 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American

Obesity: sure cure for reducing fat - work harder (chromolitho)
5996013 Obesity: sure cure for reducing fat - work harder (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obesity: sure cure for reducing fat - work harder)

Preparation for married life: woman scrubbing a flight of stairs (colour litho)
5995984 Preparation for married life: woman scrubbing a flight of stairs (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparation for married life)

Peasant Woman Digging, 1885 (oil on canvas)
BI94882 Peasant Woman Digging, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 42x32 cm; The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Moeurs De La Basse Carinthie (engraving)
2783126 Moeurs De La Basse Carinthie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moeurs De La Basse Carinthie)

Jack and Jill (colour litho)
979649 Jack and Jill (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack and Jill. Illustration for Walter Cranes Picture Book (Frederick Warne)

The Diggers, 1855 - 1856 (etching)
1217873 The Diggers, 1855 - 1856 (etching) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 23.5x33.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French, out of copyright

German infantry digging trenches, First World War (coloured photo)
3103719 German infantry digging trenches, First World War (coloured photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German infantry digging trenches, First World War)

Young Stone Breaker, c. 1864 - 1865 (black crayon on thin off-white wove paper)
1217891 Young Stone Breaker, c. 1864 - 1865 (black crayon on thin off-white wove paper) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 29.5x21.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Forging Steel, The Steel Mills (oil on canvas)
XPG329619 Forging Steel, The Steel Mills (oil on canvas) by Forbes, Stanhope Alexander (1857-1947); 75x101 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Harvest Moon, globed in mellow splendour, 1879 (pencil
Ma283763 Harvest Moon, globed in mellow splendour, 1879 (pencil, w/c & bodycolour on paper) (see also 149129) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 16.5x13.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery

The Way of Poverty or of Wealth, c. 1425-50 (tempera on vellum)
486265 The Way of Poverty or of Wealth, c.1425-50 (tempera on vellum) by Fastolf Master (fl.c.1420-60); 26x20 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Hauling the bell La Savoyarde up the Butte Montmartre (engraving)
2789450 Hauling the bell La Savoyarde up the Butte Montmartre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hauling the bell La Savoyarde up the Butte Montmartre)

Plumber, hard at work (chromolitho)
2800647 Plumber, hard at work (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plumber, hard at work. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Stitch! Stitch!, 1876 (oil on canvas)
JAG76124 Stitch! Stitch!, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 76x63.8 cm; Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa; eJohannesburg Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Notes from an Officers Diary in Cashmere (engraving)
1061841 Notes from an Officers Diary in Cashmere (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes from an Officers Diary in Cashmere)

The Industrious Prentice Lord Mayor of London, 1747 (engraving)
1066693 The Industrious Prentice Lord Mayor of London, 1747 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 27x38.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Lincoln the Rail Splitter, 1909 (screen print)
3036397 Lincoln the Rail Splitter, 1909 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage print of Abraham Lincoln the Rail Splitter; screen print)

Les Glaneuses (colour litho)
3098430 Les Glaneuses (colour litho) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Glaneuses. Illustration from Le Figaro Illustre, May 1890.); © Look and Learn

Trials and tribulations of a painter of child portraits (engraving)
5207290 Trials and tribulations of a painter of child portraits (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trials and tribulations of a painter of child portraits)

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Hard work: the key to unlocking your potential and achieving greatness. From the determined Weimaraner fetching a long log through the dense woods, to the diligent beaver tirelessly constructing its dam in late autumn, nature teaches us the value of perseverance. Just like the skilled acrobat performing a balancing act, we must find our equilibrium amidst life's challenges. In construction sites, men laboriously stack bricks into an oil barrel filled with water, symbolizing their unwavering dedication to building a better future. Meanwhile, on coffee plantations in Tepezonapa, recently-harvested fruits serve as a testament to farmers' tireless efforts and meticulous care. Traveling back in time to Flanders in 1887, we witness flaxweeding captured on canvas—a reminder that hard work has always been woven into humanity's fabric. Casting workers and stone miners exemplify strength and resilience as they shape raw materials into objects of beauty and utility. Even children understand the importance of hard work; whether it's helping their families or pursuing their dreams with unwavering determination. And let us not forget those who unload coal—physically demanding yet essential work that keeps our world running smoothly. These glimpses into different realms remind us that hard work is universal—it knows no boundaries or limitations. So embrace every opportunity for growth and success by embracing hard work—the driving force behind achievement.