Laundress Collection (page 3)

Washing laundry in the river Tuscany. Date of Photograph:1950 ca

Washing clothes in the river, Madras, state of Tamil Nadu, India India State of Tamil Nadu, Madras. Date of Photograph:1965

Woman washing laundry in the open air Tuscany. Date of Photograph:1950 ca

Publish wash basins, Bombay, Mumbai, state of Maharashtra India State of Maharashtra, streets of Bombay (Mumbai). Date of Photograph:1965

"Goat-Herd" Capraia Isola. Date of Photograph:1926

Woman washing clothes Italy. Date of Photograph:1960 ca

"Washerwoman" Italy. Date of Photograph:1960 ca

Washing hanging out in the sun. Postcard sent by the author to Vincenzo Balocchi Italy. Date of Photograph:1939

Laundress at the river Italy. Date of Photograph:1940 ca

The Arno with a view of the bridge of Santa Trinita: in the foreground laundresses Florence Bridge Mannerism, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Views in Rome and its environs': Castle and town of Bracciano on the lake of the same name Print Romanticism, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Landscape with bridge; painting by Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli. Museo Civico di Arte Antica, Turin Painting Eighteenth Century, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Landscape with Bridge or The Washerwomen, oil on canvas, Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli (1730-1800), exhibited at the exhibition "Italian Villa in the centuries"in Florence

Laundresses on the Arno in the Girone area in Florence Fiesole. Date of Photograph:31/03/1940

Scene of daily life: laundress Florence. Date of Photograph:1939

Lavandaia on the Arno river in Le Sieci, fraction of Pontassieve Pontassieve Le Sieci. Date of Photograph:1936-1937

Houses along the banks of the Arno in Le Sieci, a hamlet of Pontassieve Pontassieve Le Sieci. Date of Photograph:1936-1937

Washerwomen, Tuscany Tuscany. Date of Photograph:1932

Oxen and washerwomen in the Florentine countryside; photo studio Italy. Date of Photograph:1930-1931

Lavender on the Arno; Photo studio Incisa in Val D'Arno. Date of Photograph:1930

View of the Aniene River near Subiaco: along the banks, some women are washing clothes Subiaco Environs. Date of Photograph:1905 ca

A group of washerwomen near the stream of Bervio in the town of Dolceacqua. Dolceacqua. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Lower-class women at the public washhouse in old Sanremo Imperia Sanremo. Date of Photograph:1900 ca

View of Lake Massaciuccoli, in the environs of Lucca, Versilia Lucca Torre del Lago. Date of Photograph:1900 ca

Vallata dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills). Sorrento Sorrento. Date of Photograph:1885-1910

Sorrento: women and men at a public wash-house. Sorrento. Date of Photograph:1879-1910 ca

Washing clothes on the banks of a river Italy Scanno. Date of Photograph:1900 - 1910 ca

A woman doing laundry in a large terracotta vase Florence. Date of Photograph:1902

Beach of Stresa on Lake Maggiore; in the foreground three women washing clothes in the lake Stresa Stresa. Date of Photograph:1915-1920 ca

View of covered bridge at Pavia Pavia Bridge Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1915 - 1920 ca.. Date of Artwork:1351-1354, 1944

Washerwomen from the Vomero in traditional dress, Naples Naples. Date of Photograph:1900 ca

Laundresses washing clothes in the area of Via Tuscolana in Rome Rome. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Animated view of port of Lesa on Lake Maggiore Lesa. Date of Photograph:1915-1920 ca

Wash House, detail from the Porta delle Fonti in San Giminiano San Gimignano Porta delle Fonti City Gate Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1934 ca

Nuova Springs, Siena Siena Font Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1890 ca.. Date of Artwork:XIV sec.. Artist:Sozzo di Rustichino, Camaino di Crescentino

Narbonne. Women doing laundry in the Robine Canal. In the background, the Gilles-Aycelin keep (Gilles Aycelin)
PCT4272027 Narbonne. Women doing laundry in the Robine Canal. In the background, the Gilles-Aycelin keep (Gilles Aycelin) and the Cathedrale Saint-Just (Saint Just)

Laundry workers at Jaffray Hospital, Erdington, Birmingham. 9th March 1973

A typical laundry in February 1970. The Washeteria on Hadrian Road, Wallsend

A typical laundry in January 1970. The Washerteria at Bensham Road, in Gateshead

The River Liri. Italy, 1883. Creator: Theodor Esbern Philipsen
The River Liri. Italy, 1883

Savoy Landscape. Women Washing Clothes in the River, 1850. Creator: Vilhelm Kyhn
Savoy Landscape. Women Washing Clothes in the River, 1850

A Wash House, 1900. Creator: Emilie Christensen
A Wash House, 1900

Dutch landscape; a girl washes by a canal, 1876. Creator: Edvard Frederik Petersen
Dutch landscape; a girl washes by a canal, 1876

Mountain Scenery with a River, 1770. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet
Mountain Scenery with a River, 1770

Les Lavandieres (Washerwomen), 1870-1880 (w/c with gouache & gum arabic )
XOS5885634 Les Lavandieres (Washerwomen), 1870-1880 (w/c with gouache & gum arabic ) by Ciceri, Eugene (1813-90); 45.1x62.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Eugene Ciceri)

In Sassenage. The tanks of Sassenage (Oil on canvas)
7393494 In Sassenage. The tanks of Sassenage (Oil on canvas) by Bertier, Charles Alexandre (1860-1924); 61 x 46 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Langlois bridge, 1888 (oil on canvas)
7352669 Langlois bridge, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo, Netherlands; (add.info.: by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890))

Washerwomen on the quai de Valmy, canal Saint-Martin banks, paris Drawing by Gustave Fraipont (1849-1923)
ELD4893717 Washerwomen on the quai de Valmy, canal Saint-Martin banks, paris Drawing by Gustave Fraipont (1849-1923) draws from "La seine a travers Paris" by Saint-Juirs

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"Capturing the Essence of Laundresses: A Glimpse into the World of Washing" In the 19th century, artists like Edouard Manet and Ernest Hebert sought to immortalize the laborious yet vital role of laundresses through their masterful paintings. Le Linge (The Laundry), painted by Manet in 1875, depicts a scene where women diligently scrub clothes in a dolly tub, their hands immersed in soapy water as they breathe life back into fabrics worn by society's elite. Hebert's Young Lavandiere painting transports us to another era with its warm sunlit hues. The image captures a young woman amidst nature, her face glowing with determination as she tackles piles of laundry under the watchful gaze of sunlight filtering through trees. Eugene Boudin's Laundresses by a Stream showcases these hardworking women taking respite near flowing waters. With oil on wood technique, Boudin skillfully portrays their camaraderie and strength as they engage in conversation while continuing their never-ending task. Edgar Degas' Woman Ironing offers an intimate glimpse into domesticity. This unfinished masterpiece begun around 1876 but completed years later reveals Degas' fascination with capturing everyday moments. The laundress depicted here is lost in thought as she meticulously presses garments, her skilled hands bringing order to chaos. Even during times of conflict such as the Civil War, laundresses played crucial roles behind the scenes. In an evocative photograph from 1861 titled "Camp Life, " we witness Union Army soldiers at Queens Farm relying on these resilient women to maintain cleanliness amidst chaos and uncertainty. Les Lavandieres (Washerwomen) by an unknown artist showcases vibrant colors created using watercolor and gouache techniques. These washerwomen are portrayed against picturesque landscapes that highlight both their physical labor and undeniable grace.