Labouring Collection

The Forge, 1859 (engraving)
XJF425395 The Forge, 1859 (engraving) by Sharples, James (1825-93); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). The Gleaners (1856). Orsay
Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). French painter, one of the founders of the Barbizon School. The Gleaners (1856). Orsay Museum. Paris. France

Shetland Islands - Cutting a peat bank
A Crofter cutting a peat bank on The Shetland Islands, Scotland. Date: circa 1920s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Street Porter Date: circa 1916

Colombia, Medellin, Countryman Posing Next to His Horse

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Vietnam, Painting of Vietnamese agricultural workers planting rice plants in a paddy field

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Sedentary Lifestyle not happy
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - A Sedentary Lifestyle is not happy! Date: circa mid-1970s

Illustration, Bristlewoods, vegetable patch
Caricature illustration by Frank Reynolds, of a man and woman labouring on new vegetable patch, lifting turf and planting potatoes. Captioned, Bristlewoods see it through'

Beet-lifting, 1893, by Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936)
Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936). Polish painter of Young Poland movement. Beet-lifting, 1893. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

The Good Frenchman, c. 1916 (colour litho)
698828 The Good Frenchman, c.1916 (colour litho) by Arnoux, Guy (1886-1951); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: le bon Francais;); © Archives Charmet

Hay Time (oil on canvas)
XPG379882 Hay Time (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection

The Soldier Ploughman, 1917 (colour litho)
698827 The Soldier Ploughman, 1917 (colour litho) by Arnoux, Guy (1886-1951); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: soldat laboureur;); © Archives Charmet

Dolphins destroying sardines, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre
XIR414769 Dolphins destroying sardines, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 23rd March 1913 (colour litho) by French School

November, killing the pig and harvesting acorns, Scorpio, illustration from the Almanach des Bergers
XIR345830 November, killing the pig and harvesting acorns, Scorpio, illustration from the Almanach des Bergers, 1491 (xylograph) (b/w photo) by Le Rouge, Pierre (fl)

Haymaking (w / c on paper)
XPG381898 Haymaking (w/c on paper) by Gould, Alexander Carruthers (1870-1948); Private Collection

The cashier at the butcher s, illustration from La Femme a Paris by Octave Uzanne (1851-1931) 1894 (colour engraving)
REV326184 The cashier at the butcher s, illustration from La Femme a Paris by Octave Uzanne (1851-1931) 1894 (colour engraving) by Vidal, Pierre (b.1849) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

Venus and Mars in a river landscape with Vulcan labouring in his forge, c. 1500 (oil on panel)
478830 Venus and Mars in a river landscape with Vulcan labouring in his forge, c.1500 (oil on panel) by Venetian School; 32.1 x 25.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Cart horses, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho)
IL370501 Cart horses, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

Mountain pastures. Milking the cows and cheese making (fresco)
XOT361869 Mountain pastures. Milking the cows and cheese making (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello del Buonconsilio, Torre dell Aquila, Italy; (add.info.: contadini all Alpeggio)

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

Crushing grapes. The wine press (fresco)
XOT361872 Crushing grapes. The wine press (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello del Buonconsilio, Torre dell Aquila, Italy; (add.info.: la pigiatura dell uva)

Harvesting sheaves of grain (fresco)
XOT361871 Harvesting sheaves of grain (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello del Buonconsilio, Torre dell Aquila, Italy; (add.info.: la raccolta dei covini di grano; ); Italian

Lumberjacks at work. Felling trees in the forest (fresco)
XOT361874 Lumberjacks at work. Felling trees in the forest (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello del Buonconsilio, Torre dell Aquila, Italy; (add.info.: boscaioli al lavoro)

Ploughing the field, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho)
IL370497 Ploughing the field, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

The farmer prepares the scythe for haymaking (fresco)
XOT361868 The farmer prepares the scythe for haymaking (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello del Buonconsilio, Torre dell Aquila

Harvesting wheat, detail (fresco)
XOT361870 Harvesting wheat, detail (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello del Buonconsilio, Torre dell Aquila, Italy; (add.info.: la raccolta del grano)

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

Dock Builders, 1925 (oil on canvas)
NUL374151 Dock Builders, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 76.7x97.3 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Housing conditions of poor labouring family, partly caused by high rents
531835 Housing conditions of poor labouring family, partly caused by high rents. Landlords were making up to 50% on their investements in already condemned properties

Baths and washhouses for the labouring classes (engraving)
604728 Baths and washhouses for the labouring classes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baths and washhouses for the labouring classes)

Threshing machine, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
REV382799 Threshing machine, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: batteuse; Velay ?; Le Puy ?; Auvergne ?; Haute-Loire ?; Haute Loire)

Postcard depicting the shoeing of a horse in Cornes, Le Velay, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
REV382786 Postcard depicting the shoeing of a horse in Cornes, Le Velay, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: carte postale)

New Caledonia, workshop at Ouaco, making tins, after a photography given by the Marist
661416 New Caledonia, workshop at Ouaco, making tins, after a photography given by the Marist Reverend Father Forestier, illustration from the bulletin Les Missions Catholiques

A Blacksmith (oil on canvas)
AGN362070 A Blacksmith (oil on canvas) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 32.3x23.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; French, out of copyright

The construction of the tower of Babel (mosaic) (b / w photo)
ALI345932 The construction of the tower of Babel (mosaic) (b/w photo) by Sicilian School, (12th Century); Palatine Chapel, Palermo, Sicily

Construction of the Temple of Jerusalem, illustration from L
REV326542 Construction of the Temple of Jerusalem, illustration from L Ancien Testament, published by Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber, Esslingen (colour engraving) by German School

Glassblowing, illustration from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
REV326118 Glassblowing, illustration from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) engraved by Robert Benard (fl.1734) published c.1770 (colour engraving) (see also 326119)

The coal mine at Commentry, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque
CHT286996 The coal mine at Commentry, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque, 1835 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Breviere, Louis Henri (1797-1869); Private Collection; (add.info)

The construction of the Tower of Babel, illustration from L Ancien Testament
REV326535 The construction of the Tower of Babel, illustration from L Ancien Testament, published by Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber, Esslingen (colour engraving) by German School

The baker, illustration from the Revue de l Education Nouvelle
REV326124 The baker, illustration from the Revue de l Education Nouvelle (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Building of Rue Imperiale at Marseilles, 1863 (b / w photo)
CHT242854 Building of Rue Imperiale at Marseilles, 1863 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Paper manufacturing from bamboo, from La Chine en Miniatures by M
CHT176860 Paper manufacturing from bamboo, from La Chine en Miniatures by M. Breton, published in Paris, 1811 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

Georgey in the Coal-Hole, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1801 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190196 Georgey in the Coal-Hole, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1801 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 25.1x20.1 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Making bread in the stone age, illustration from L Homme Primitif
CHT224418 Making bread in the stone age, illustration from L Homme Primitif by Louis Figuier, published by Hachette, 1870 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

The King of Belgium together with his staff officers digging out the trenches
486934 The King of Belgium together with his staff officers digging out the trenches, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre

Postcard depicting the washing-place of the factory Epitalon Freres in Lapte, Haute-Loire
REV382792 Postcard depicting the washing-place of the factory Epitalon Freres in Lapte, Haute-Loire, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Building of the great staircase, Opera, Paris (engraving)
CHT382632 Building of the great staircase, Opera, Paris (engraving) by Deroy, Auguste Victor (d.1906) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Study for the Holy Family in the carpenters shop (pen & brown ink with brown wash
CTS404684 Study for the Holy Family in the carpenters shop (pen & brown ink with brown wash on paper) by Cambiaso, Luca (1527-85); 26.2x35.9 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

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"Labouring: A Glimpse into the World of Hard Work and Dedication" In the midst of The Forge, 1859 (engraving), sparks fly as skilled craftsmen toil away, their hands shaping iron with precision and artistry. Jean-Francois Millet's masterpiece, The Gleaners (1856) captures the essence in the fields, as weary women stoop low to gather what remains after harvest. On the rugged Shetland Islands, a group of determined individuals can be seen Cutting a peat bank. Their muscles strain against nature's resistance as they extract this precious fuel source from the earth. Meanwhile, in Thessaloniki, Greece - Street Porter carries heavy loads on his back through bustling streets; his resilience embodies the spirit of hard work. A Vietnamese Patriotic Poster reminds us that a Sedentary Lifestyle is not happy. It urges us to embrace physical labour for our well-being and fulfillment. In Bristlewoods' vegetable patch Illustration, sweat drips down brows while gardeners tend to their crops with love and care. Leon Wyczolkowski's Beet-lifting painting from 1893 portrays farmers bent over tirelessly lifting heavy roots from fertile soil. This scene echoes throughout history when manual labor was essential for survival. The Manufacturing process of cotton yarn comes alive through Ring Spinning in 19th-century factories. Workers skillfully operate machinery that transforms raw material into thread – an intricate dance between man and machine. Even Spanish architect Benito Bails recognized that mathematics is born out of diligent effort when he penned Elementos de Matematica. His words remind us that even intellectual pursuits require dedicated labour. Warsaw in the 16th century witnessed its inhabitants engaged in various trades depicted by an Engraving capturing their industriousness – blacksmiths hammering metal or tailors stitching garments meticulously. Finally, The Good Frenchman, c.