Peasant Collection (page 15)

Alpine scene with itinerant barrel seller. Man carrying barrels, basins and sneakers meeting peasants
FLO4646412 Alpine scene with itinerant barrel seller. Man carrying barrels, basins and sneakers meeting peasants and dairy farmers

Wealthy fat broker and poor rustic peasant in rags. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical
FLO4718172 Wealthy fat broker and poor rustic peasant in rags. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

A Dyer's, San Trovaso, around Venice (b/w photo)
FTB103653 A Dyer's, San Trovaso, around Venice (b/w photo); Collezione Naya-Bohm, Venice, Italy; © Francesco Turio Bohm.

Agricultural labourers at the time of the Poor Law Reform Act in England, 1834
3083159 Agricultural labourers at the time of the Poor Law Reform Act in England, 1834.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c)

Tonkin, mountain landscape and Van-Linh (Van Linh) post, ca. 1910 (postcard)
LSE4094272 Tonkin, mountain landscape and Van-Linh (Van Linh) post, ca. 1910 (postcard) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva.

Russia: A muzhik and his horse-drawn car, 1900
LUX4803750 Russia: A muzhik and his horse-drawn car, 1900; (add.info.: Russia: A muzhik and his horse-drawn car, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

History of Religions: George Fox (1624-1691) founder of the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers)
NWI4940157 History of Religions: George Fox (1624-1691) founder of the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers) speaking to peasant women in a field, 17th century

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Saint-Pere-en-Retz (Saint Pere en retz)
LUX4776089 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Saint-Pere-en-Retz (Saint Pere en retz): sheep march with cattle dealers, Breton and Breton peasants in headdress, black and white sheep

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): village of thatched houses, an Auvergnat peasant in caps
LUX4759231 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): village of thatched houses, an Auvergnat peasant in caps and hooves in the middle of his village poses in front of a cottage, 1890; (add.info.: France)

Lullaby " Sucker you sleep". Illustration by Nehlig in " Chansons et rounds enfantines" Garnier
PCT4274825 Lullaby " Sucker you sleep". Illustration by Nehlig in " Chansons et rounds enfantines" Garnier edition late 19th century. Mill, flour, French countryside, sleep

Various musical instruments. 1: Forms of Hurdy-Gurdy, also called Peasant Lyre, 2: Keyed violin, 3: Straw Violin
528008 Various musical instruments. 1: Forms of Hurdy-Gurdy, also called Peasant Lyre, 2: Keyed violin, 3: Straw Violin, 4: Hunting Horns, 5: Triangle, 6: Bells, 7: Tambourine or Moorish Drum

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: A family of peasants at the table, 1880
LUX4806365 France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: A family of peasants at the table, 1880; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86)

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: Harvest, 1880
LUX4806332 France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: Harvest, 1880; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: Harvest, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France, Limousin, Haute-Vienne (87), Limoges: bull in a farm yard, 1900
LUX4790208 France, Limousin, Haute-Vienne (87), Limoges: bull in a farm yard, 1900; (add.info.: France, Limousin, Haute-Vienne (87), Limoges: bull in a farm yard, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Medieval tax: a family of french peasants paying the tithe, one-tenth part of the fruit of their labor to the church
ELD4852289 Medieval tax: a family of french peasants paying the tithe, one-tenth part of the fruit of their labor to the church

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Clermont-Ferrand: climbing the Puy de Dome
LUX4780040 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Clermont-Ferrand: climbing the Puy de Dome, Auvergnat peasants collect hay and make millstones, 1892; (add.info.: France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63)

Couple of German farmers, 16th century
NWI4957839 Couple of German farmers, 16th century.; (add.info.: Couple of German farmers, 16th century.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Mowing of the wheat in Beauce, France, c.1925 (photo)
LUX4767437 Mowing of the wheat in Beauce, France, c.1925 (photo); (add.info.: France, Centre, Eure-et-Loir (28), Beauce: Mowing of the wheat. 3 horses pull a bind mower

France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): return of the harvest with the grapes brought back by a pair of oxen
LUX4759426 France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): return of the harvest with the grapes brought back by a pair of oxen, 1900; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): On the edge of the Loire, a peasant in headdress keeps a herd of cows, 1898
LUX4755656 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): On the edge of the Loire, a peasant in headdress keeps a herd of cows, 1898; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): On the edge of the Loire

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: winegrowers sell cuttings of American vines after phylloxera
LUX4750274 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: winegrowers sell cuttings of American vines after phylloxera, 1900 - For sale French American vines contact Mr Guillet 102 rue de Lakanal;

MS CCC 285 f.3v A woman sitting by a fire, illustration for February, from the calendar of a psalter, English
CCC95509 MS CCC 285 f.3v A woman sitting by a fire, illustration for February, from the calendar of a psalter, English, c.1250-75 (parchment); Corpus Christi College, Oxford, UK.

Camisard War of 1702-1705 which opposes Protestants of the Cevennes to the royal Catholic government
XEE4353986 Camisard War of 1702-1705 which opposes Protestants of the Cevennes to the royal Catholic government. " In a desert corner of the Cevennes, Jean Cavalier, head of the Camisards

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: A marriage in the village of a couple of peasants, 1880
LUX4806313 France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: A marriage in the village of a couple of peasants, 1880; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86)

pepper harvest in south of India, 15th century (illumination)
1744356 pepper harvest in south of India, 15th century (illumination); (add.info.: pepper harvest in south of India , illustration from Book of Marvels of Marco Polo 15th century); Photo: Tallandier.

Tax under the old regime: a family of french peasants paying the tithe, one-tenth part of the fruit of their labor to
ELD4876521 Tax under the old regime: a family of french peasants paying the tithe, one-tenth part of the fruit of their labor to the church, 17th and 18th centuries

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire: threshing in a field with peasants, 1903
LUX4782467 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire: threshing in a field with peasants, 1903; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

India, Benares: Benares region, a peasant house in the countryside, 1875
LUX4806683 India, Benares: Benares region, a peasant house in the countryside, 1875; (add.info.: India, Benares: Benares region, a peasant house in the countryside, 1875); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Peasant mowing wheat, illumination of a pound of hours, Middle Ages
LSE4076622 Peasant mowing wheat, illumination of a pound of hours, Middle Ages; Musee National du Moyen Age et des Thermes de Cluny, Paris; (add.info.: Peasant mowing wheat)

A cow and its owner at the Champs de Mars agricultural competition in Paris
JEB4886329 A cow and its owner at the Champs de Mars agricultural competition in Paris. Photograph by Adrien Nadar (1825-1903), 1854. Albumine print. Dim: 40x30cm.; © Jean Bernard

Algeria, Ain zeft: three farmers, barefoot and in local clothes pick up salad, 1904
LUX4781393 Algeria, Ain zeft: three farmers, barefoot and in local clothes pick up salad, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain zeft: three farmers, barefoot and in local clothes pick up salad)

On the Way to Work, 1895 (oil on canvas)
BAL200971 On the Way to Work, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Vinogradov, Sergei Arsenevich (1869-1938); 58x46 cm; Kharkov Art Museum, Kharkov, Russia.

How the Bolshevik commandos of Latvians and Chinese confiscate bread, destroy..., c1918-1919. Creator: Unknown artist
How the Bolshevik commandos of Latvians and Chinese confiscate bread, destroy villages and shoot farmers, c.1918-1919. Private Collection

Peter and Vasily or a Village in Sovdepien (White Guard Poster), c.1919. Creator: Unknown artist
Peter and Vasily or a Village in Sovdepien (White Guard Poster), c.1919. Private Collection

Reading is one of a person's duties, 1920. Creator: Iwanow, Sergei Iwanowitsch (1885-1942)
Reading is one of a person's duties, 1920. Private Collection

A book is nothing more than a man speaking in public, 1920. Creator: Iwanow, Sergei Iwanowitsch (1885-1942)
A book is nothing more than a man speaking in public, 1920. Private Collection

Prodnalog (food tax), 1921. Creator: Iwanow, Sergei Iwanowitsch (1885-1942)
Prodnalog (food tax), 1921. Private Collection

Soviet Propaganda Day - knowledge for everyone!, 1919. Creator: Pomanski, Nikolai Nikolajewitsch (1887-1935)
Soviet Propaganda Day - knowledge for everyone!, 1919. Private Collection

Elderly peasants of the village of Yarkina, Yenisei district, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Elderly peasants of the village of Yarkina, Yenisei district, 1911. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

A group of peasants from the village of Yarki, Yenisei district, 1911. Creator: Unknown
A group of peasants from the village of Yarki, Yenisei district, 1911. From a collection iwhich ncludes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist

Young peasants of the village of Boguchansky Yenisei district, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Young peasants of the village of Boguchansky Yenisei district, 1911. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Peasant woman breaking flax;Perm Province, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Peasant woman breaking flax;Perm Province, 1910.

At harvest. Near the village of Byche, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
At harvest. Near the village of Byche, 1912. Woman holding scythe posed in front of hay rack (hay stack) and thatched-roof buildings. In album: Views of the Napoleonic campaign area, Russian Empire.

Group of peasants from Korobovo, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Group of peasants from Korobovo, 1910. Twelve men pose in front of a log building. In album: Views along the upper Volga River, from Kashin to Makarev, Russian Empire.

A peasant family from the village of Lovatskaya, Kansky district, 1905. Creator: Unknown
A peasant family from the village of Lovatskaya, Kansky district, 1905. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. 'Sand-eel fisher-girl of Blavand's Bay; peasant girl of Fohr in her Sunday attire; peasant woman of Ostenfeldt in her Sunday

Peasants - chaldons of the city of Krasnoyarsk, 1880. Creator: Unknown
Peasants - chaldons of the city of Krasnoyarsk, 1880. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

A barrack for family workers in Krasnoyarsk, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A barrack for family workers in Krasnoyarsk, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

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"Captivating the Essence of Peasantry Through Art: A Glimpse into History" Peasant life, an enduring subject in art throughout centuries, offers a captivating glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of ordinary people. Artists like Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Jean Francois Millet have masterfully depicted this theme, showcasing both the beauty and hardships that define peasant existence. In Bruegel's iconic masterpiece "Hunters in the Snow, " we are transported to a winter landscape where peasants engage in their daily activities amidst a harsh climate. The painting captures their resilience as they navigate through snow-covered fields, reminding us of their indomitable spirit. Millet's renowned work "The Angelus" portrays two peasants pausing for prayer amidst their laborious tasks. This poignant scene reflects not only religious devotion but also emphasizes the importance of faith within peasant communities. Abram Arkhipov's "Paying a Visit" transports us to rural Russia during World War I, depicting a humble peasant woman offering solace to wounded soldiers. This touching portrayal highlights the compassion and selflessness often found among those living off the land. History remembers brave individuals who fought against oppression, such as Sir William Wallace or Wat Tyler leading England's Peasants Revolt. Their courage serves as inspiration for generations to come, reminding us that even those considered lowly can rise up against injustice. Jean Francois Millet returns with his powerful piece "St. Bernadette of Lourdes, " immortalizing this young peasant girl who witnessed divine apparitions. Her story symbolizes hope and miracles emerging from unexpected places – proof that greatness can be found within seemingly ordinary lives. "The Peasants Wedding" by an unknown artist showcases joyous festivities celebrating love and unity within rural communities worldwide. It reminds us that despite societal divisions, love remains universal among all classes. El Lissitzky's striking poster "Beat the Whites with the red wedge" depicts peasants as agents of change during the Russian Revolution.