Ploughing Collection

Horses pulling the plough
Two heavy horses, pull a farmers plough through a newly cut cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Ploughing with shire horses, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shire horse team during Ploughing Match
A team of white Shire horses competing in a ploughing match. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Shire Horses pull the plough
A team of two white shire horses pull a light plough across a field of recently cut corn. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Horse Plough
Pair-horse single furrow ploughing in the autumn, on a farm in Essex, England

Farmer and team of working horses plough a field
A team of two heavy horses plough a field, watched by a large crow and a pet springer spaniel. Watercolour painting by Malcom Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Womens Land Army Poster
Poster recruiting women to the National Service Womens Land Army during World War One, depicting a land girl guiding a plough across a field

A team of working horses at work in the fields ploughing. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

The Ploughman (Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy at the Plough), 1887, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
The Ploughman (Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy at the Plough), 1887, (1965). Portrait of Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) as a ploughman. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Farmers Ploughing a field on Lealholm Hall Farm, Whitby. c. 1889 (photo)
3091121 Farmers Ploughing a field on Lealholm Hall Farm, Whitby. c.1889 (photo) by Sutcliffe, Frank Meadow (1853-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fowlers Steam Engine
Fowlers patent engine and windlass for steam-ploughing

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c. 1555 (oil on canvas)
XIR3675 Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c.1555 (oil on canvas) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 73.5x112 cm; Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels

19th Century Ploughs
Kentish turn-wrest plough Old Norfolk plough Rotheram plough Paring plough Lord Somervilles double plough

Ploughing a field
A farmer operating a hand plough, pulled by a team of two white horses. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Decorated shire horses pulling a plough in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tractor ploughing fields in Blockley, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Four-horse Ploughing team at work - South Downs, East Sussex
Sons of the soil - A four-horse Ploughing team at work in on the South Downs - East Sussex. Date: circa 1920s

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) flock, winter plumage, following tractor ploughing stubble field, North Norfolk, England, february

Le Sillon
Poster for Le Sillon, Belgium

Ploughing up England
Map showing the extent of the Ploughing Up England Campaign designed to maximise farm produce during World War Two

Horse and plough, County Sligo, Connacht, Eire (Republic of Ireland), Europe

Ploughing, 1889 (1935). Artist: George Clausen
Ploughing, 1889 (1935). After the painting by Sir George Clausen, R.A. From Modern Masterpieces Part 19. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

The Ridgeway K930754
THE RIDGEWAY, Wiltshire. The Downs south of Avebury. Rural landscape with tractor in field and copse of trees on the horizon

Ploughing in Lasswade, 1949
Ploughing in progress near Lasswade against the background of the snow covered Pentland Hills 1949

Two small children on a tractor, 1949
Children on a David Brown Cropmaster at Petworth Ploughing Match George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N33057

Oxen ploughing field with woman behind, Zambia, Africa

McLaren Ploughing Engine BD5504
McLaren Ploughing Engine, regn. BD5504, number 1552, Hero. Built by J&H McLaren & Co. at Hunslet in 1919, powered by a 16 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

A pair of chestnut Suffolk Punch working horses in harness with blinkers, Suffolk, England Date: 2010

The Genius of Poetry Finding Burns at the Plough, 1840. Artist: John Rogers
The Genius of Poetry Finding Burns at the Plough, 1840. Robert Burns, Scottish poet. Burns (1759-1796) was a pioneer of the Romantic movement

LEON TOLSTOI LABOURANT, 1887 (oil on cardboard)
7215383 LEON TOLSTOI LABOURANT, 1887 (oil on cardboard) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: 1887//Oil on cardboard At Iasnaya Polyana in August 1887)

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c. 1560. Artist: Bruegel (Brueghel), Pieter, the Elder (ca 1525-1569)
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c. 1560. Found in the collection of the Musees royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels

Drilling mangels beneath the South Downs at Storrington, 1928
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N1297

Farming MAW 5 Gulls following plough. South Downs, Essex UK © Maurice Walker / ARDEA LONDON
MAW-5 Farming - Gulls following plough. South Downs, Essex UK Maurice Walker Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ploughing and Dibbing Beans
Artist: British (English) School - Title: Ploughing and Dibbing Beans - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 43.2 x 61

Man ploughing with gas mask, September 1939
Man photographed as he ploughs his field in Surrey. The Sphere notes his gas mask which he hangs from the handle of his plough. Date: 1939

Harrowing on the South Downs near Willmington, Sussex, (w / c on paper)
BOU203100 Harrowing on the South Downs near Willmington, Sussex, (w/c on paper) by Swanwick, Joseph Harold (1866-1929); 50.8x76.2 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English

March - the Chateau de Lusignan, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
March - the Chateau de Lusignan, 15th century, (1939). Mars - Le Chateau De Lusignan. Agricultural activities: ploughing with oxen, pruning grape vines, a shepherd with sheep

Ploughed fields (The furrows), 1888. Artist: Gogh, Vincent, van (1853-1890)
Ploughed fields (The furrows), 1888. Found in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Silhouette of ploughmen with oxen, Colca Canyon, Peru

Garrett and Sons double-cylinder steam ploughing engine and tackle. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862, published 1862

The Plough Team, 1905 (w / c on paper)
XPG359497 The Plough Team, 1905 (w/c on paper) by Atkinson, John (1863-1924); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Farmers at work in rice paddies, Ghandruk, Pokhara, Annapurna area, Nepal, Asia

Tractor Ploughing
A tractor ploughing over autumn stubble beneath ominous electricity grid pylons on a farm in Suffolk, England

Farmer ploughing near Sonning Common, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kentish Cider Drinkers
After a hard morning ploughing, two Kentish farm workers take a well earned break and pour themselves a mug of cider from a pottery flask

Farming in Middle Ages
A farming scene in the middle ages (allegedly England, but more likely Germany) showing a farmer with a horse-drawn plough carving up his field, a watermill and cattle

Spring (colour litho)
8633259 Spring (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring. Illustration for The Children's Object Book (Frederick Warne)

Seal depicting man with oxen, -360 BC (red jasper)
7309964 Seal depicting man with oxen, -360 BC (red jasper); 1.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: stone (red jasper)); © Ashmolean Museum .

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"Preserving Tradition: Ploughing with Shire Horses in Derbyshire, England" In the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire, England, a timeless tradition unfolds as majestic shire horses gracefully pull the plough through fertile fields. This age-old practice showcases the deep-rooted connection between humans and animals in agriculture. During the annual Ploughing Match, a magnificent team of shire horses takes center stage. Their sheer strength and elegance captivate onlookers as they navigate the land with precision and power. The rhythmic sound of hooves against soil echoes across the landscape, reminding us of a simpler time when horsepower was truly measured by these noble creatures. As we delve into history, we stumble upon an iconic Women's Land Army poster that depicts women fearlessly guiding horse-drawn ploughs during World War II. These resilient individuals stepped up to fill vital roles on farms while men were away at war – their contribution forever etched in our collective memory. Reflecting back even further, Bruegel's masterpiece "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" comes to mind; amidst this bustling scene depicting everyday life, one can almost imagine farmers diligently tending to their fields using similar techniques passed down through generations. The evolution of technology is evident too – from traditional horse-drawn ploughs to Fowlers Steam Engine revolutionizing farming practices. Yet despite advancements, there remains something enchanting about witnessing a farmer alongside his trusty team of working horses harmoniously turning over rich earth. Photographs from Lealholm Hall Farm transport us back to 1889 when hardworking farmers harnessed nature's strength for agricultural progress. In those days before tractors dominated fields worldwide, it was these loyal equine companions who shared in every triumph and challenge faced by their human counterparts. Today we pay homage to these enduring traditions as well as those who tirelessly preserve them.