Milk Maid Collection

Edward Jenner / Thiriat
EDWARD JENNER Physician and pioneer of vaccination

Enraged Musician / Hogarth
THE ENRAGED MUSICIAN A ballad singer, a screeching parrot, a piper, a drummer, a barking dog, a knife grinder, fighting cats and other noises disturb his violin practice

Land Girls WWII
Land Girls working as milkmaids milking cows on a farm in Tooting during World War II. Miss Ivy Baldwin (on the left) was a mulitple shop worker)

Poster advertising Norway, showing a pretty milkmaid with a yoke and two buckets. 20th century

Noise Pollution
A knife-grinder, a milkmaid, dogs, beggars, musicians, a coalman, and a dustman, a postboy with his horn and a child with her rattle - noise pollution in the 18th century

The Milk Maids' dance on May-day (engraving)
5616465 The Milk Maids' dance on May-day (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Milk Maids' dance on May-day. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration of a milk maid carrying fresh milk on the streets of London. Circa 1830
5617134 Illustration of a milk maid carrying fresh milk on the streets of London. Circa 1830; (add.info.: 02/02/1830); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The cow jumped over the moon
A startled milkmaid watching the cow she has just been milking jumping over a crescent moon. From R. Caldecottas Second Collection of Pictures and Songsa containing The Milkmaida, Hey Diddle Diddlea

The Milk Maid, (oil on canvas)
658447 The Milk Maid, (oil on canvas) by Salinas Tervel, Juan Pablo (1871-1946); 66x120.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Milk Maid. Juan Pablo Salinas (1871-1946). Oil on canvas

La Fontaines Fables - Milkmaid and the milk pail
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Milk maid and the milk pail

La Fontaines Fables - Milk Maid and the Milkpail
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Milk Maid and the Milk Pail

"Nobody asked you, Sir!"she said, from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book, pub
3506760 " Nobody asked you, Sir!" she said, from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book, pub.1882 (colour engraving) by Caldecott

"Shall I marry you my pretty maid?", from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book
3506758 " Shall I marry you my pretty maid?", from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book, pub.1882 (colour engraving) by Caldecott

"Shall I go with you my pretty maid?", from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book
3506757 " Shall I go with you my pretty maid?", from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book, pub.1882 (colour engraving) by Caldecott

Vue d Amsterdam No. 35. Het Oude Zijds Heeren-Logement. La Maison dite O. Z
1122016 Vue d Amsterdam No.35. Het Oude Zijds Heeren-Logement. La Maison dite O.Z. Heeren-Logement, 1825 (hand-coloured engraving) by Kruyff

Havenrak to Broek in Waterland, or The City of Zwolle on the banks of the Ijssel in
MMT386422 Havenrak to Broek in Waterland, or The City of Zwolle on the banks of the Ijssel in Holland, 1814 (gouache on paper) by Melling, Anton Ignaz (1763-1831); 61x95 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet

The Merry Milk Maid, 1733 (engraving)
1195472 The Merry Milk Maid, 1733 (engraving) by Lauron, Marcellus or Marcel (1653-1702); 30.9x19.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Picture Alphabet, M (engraving)
6010381 Picture Alphabet, M (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture Alphabet, M. Illustration for The Infants Magazine (1867).); © Look and Learn

Milk-maid (coloured engraving)
610497 Milk-maid (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milk-maid. Illustration for Picturesque Representations of the Dress)

Where are You Going to, My Pretty Maid? (colour litho)
3101450 Where are You Going to, My Pretty Maid? (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where are You Going to, My Pretty Maid)

First Glimpses of the Low Country (engraving)
1046618 First Glimpses of the Low Country (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First Glimpses of the Low Country)

"Where are you going, my Pretty Maid?", illustration from The Milkmaid, pub
STC340839 " Where are you going, my Pretty Maid?", illustration from The Milkmaid, pub. by Frederick Warne & Co

The Little Milkmaid, c. 1865 (oil on fabric)
499840 The Little Milkmaid, c.1865 (oil on fabric) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); 46.3x38.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund; French, out of copyright

Farmyard Scene (oil on wood)
3743848 Farmyard Scene (oil on wood) by Malbon, William (1805-77); 40.6x50.8 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); eNottingham City Museums & Galleries; English

A Milkmaid, from The Costumes of Great Britain, pub. By Henry Miller
872466 A Milkmaid, from The Costumes of Great Britain, pub. By Henry Miller, 1805 (hand-coloured print) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843); Private Collection; (add.info)

Depiction by J Moore as engraving of the Milk Maid from Hogarths
2905745 Depiction by J Moore as engraving of the Milk Maid from Hogarths Enraged Musician (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hogarths Works)

Frontispiece to an illustrated edition of Tess of the D Urbervilles
XJF466238 Frontispiece to an illustrated edition of Tess of the D Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, 1926 (woodcut) by Gribble, Vivien (1882-1932); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Milk Woman, from Costume of Britain, c. 1819 (colour litho)
XYC281548 Milk Woman, from Costume of Britain, c.1819 (colour litho) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843); Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

The Lord Mayors Mansion House, London, c. 1753 (coloured engraving)
GHL62910 The Lord Mayors Mansion House, London, c.1753 (coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); London Metropolitan Archives

The cows come home at Aydon Castle Farm to be milked

Dutch woman
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Slightly tipsy Parson remembering his youth
A slightly tipsy but happy Victorian clergyman nostalgically thinking of his student days when he was courting a young milkmaid

Milk Maid
Vintage engraving from the popular British nursery rhyme This Is the House That Jack Built. This is the Maiden all forlon, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn

Man trying to ride a cow
An uncomfortable-looking Georgian era man trying to ride a cow, to the amusement of a group of rural maidens. From " R

The Man all tattered and torn
Vintage engraving from the popular British nursery rhyme This Is the House That Jack Built. This is The Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn

Charles Dickens Likewise an man who ran over a milk-child
Vintage engraving from Forsters Life of Charles Dickens in the Household Edition by Fred Barnard. Likewise an old man who ran over a milk-child rather than stop

The Man all tattered and torn
Vintage engraving from the popular British nursery rhyme This Is the House That Jack Built. This is The Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn

MILKMAID, 1867
A Victorian milkmaid carrying churns of milk

Woman sitting on milking stool and milking cow by hand in 1900

Milk maid berry-picker bee-keepers tree-grafter
Milk maid, berry-picker, bee-keepers and tree-grafter

Dairymaids 1910
Posed women working in a dairy 1910. Date: 1910

First Glimpses of the Low Country, the Netherlands, Holland, 1889: Market Boats, Milk Maid, Pier Loungers

The Milkmaid, 1815-30 (coloured engraving)
XIR203339 The Milkmaid, 1815-30 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

London Cries: A Milkmaid, c. 1759 (pen & ink brush, w / c and graphite on paper)
XYC160207 London Cries: A Milkmaid, c.1759 (pen & ink brush, w/c and graphite on paper) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); 19.5x14.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English

Silhouette of milkmaid and calves Date: c. 1930

The Milkmaid of Bordeaux

Henrik Ibsen / Skien Birth
HENRIK IBSEN Birthplace at Skien of the Norwegian dramatist Date: 1828 - 1906

JENNER: VACCINATION, 1796. The Origin of Vaccination. French cartoon version of Edward Jenners development of the first vaccine against smallpox, late 1790s

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The milk maid, a timeless symbol of hard work and simplicity, has been depicted in various forms throughout history. From Edward Jenner's groundbreaking experiments with cowpox to Thiriat's enchanting paintings, the milk maid has captured the imagination of artists and storytellers alike. In Hogarth's famous painting "Enraged Musician, " amidst the chaos of noise pollution on High Street, Oxford, a humble milk maid remains unfazed as she goes about her daily routine. Her resilience is reminiscent of the brave land girls during World War II who took up farming duties to ensure food security for their nation. A poster advertising Norway showcases a picturesque landscape where cows graze freely under clear blue skies. It brings to mind the nursery rhyme where "the cow jumped over the moon, " highlighting the whimsical nature associated with these dairy workers. One cannot forget Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece "The Milk Maid. " With meticulous brushstrokes and warm colors, he immortalized this working-class woman pouring milk into an earthenware jug. The painting exudes tranquility and invites contemplation on life's simple pleasures. La Fontaine also contributed to our understanding of the milk maid through his fables. In "The Milkmaid and the Milk Pail, " we learn about ambition when a young girl dreams of wealth while carrying her pail full of fresh milk. However, her dreams are shattered when she loses focus and spills it all. From children's books like "The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book" comes memorable dialogue such as "Nobody asked you, Sir. " or romantic proposals like "Shall I marry you my pretty maid?" These phrases capture both defiance and courtship within the context of a dairy worker's life. Whether it be scientific discoveries by Edward Jenner or artistic interpretations by Thiriat or Hogarth, each portrayal adds depth to our understanding of what it means to be a milk maid.