Ploughing Collection (page 17)

Ploughing flooded ground for rice planting, north of the main road at Uji, near Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Ploughing in India, 1917

Ploughing by machinery, c1926. Artist: Sir John Fowler
Ploughing by machinery, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Farm labourers ploughing with a camel, Caucasus, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Farm labourers ploughing with a camel, Caucasus, c1890. Illustration from Caucase, Types and Paysages, (a work on the people and landscape of the Caucasus), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

A giant stands in a field as a farmer ploughs, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
A giant stands in a field as a farmer ploughs, 19th century

Robert Burns, Having set his hand to the plough, looks back at Highland Mary, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Robert Burns, Having set his hand to the plough, looks back at Highland Mary, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Farming near Seoul, South Korea, 1900s. Artist: Keystone
Farming near Seoul, South Korea, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide

The Embleme of Englands Distractions, 1658, (1899)
The Embleme of Englands Distraction as also of her attained and further expected Freedom and Happines per H. M. 1658, (1899)

Ploughing, sowing, and harrowing, c1300-1340, (c1900-1920). Scenes from the Luttrell Psalter. A print from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co, (London)

The Land of Egypt, 1862. Artist: M Jackson
The Land of Egypt, 1862. The Colossi of Memnon at Thebes are monumental Ancient Egyptian seated statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. A print from The Illustrated London News, (19 April 1862)

Scenes of medieval life, 13th century, (1870). A wood engraving after a miniature in a psalter, representing warlike, scientific, commercial, and agricultural works

A French agriculturist, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Preparation of a Rice Plantation in Japan, c1890. Artist: Charles Gillot
Preparation of a Rice Plantation in Japan, c1890. Illustration from the the booklet Japon, Moeurs et Usages, (Paris, c1890)

The Labours of the Months: October, c. 1580. Artist: Italian master
The Labours of the Months: October, c. 1580. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

A Man and a Youth ploughing with Oxen, c. 1650. Artist: Berchem, Nicolaes (Claes) Pietersz, the Elder (1620-1683)
A Man and a Youth ploughing with Oxen, c. 1650. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Lev Tolstoy at the Plough, 1903. Artist: Pasternak, Leonid Osipovich (1862-1945)
Lev Tolstoy at the Plough, 1903. From a private collection

From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Motoyoshi Shinno, c1830. Artist: Hokusai
From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Motoyoshi Shinno, c1830. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Ploughing up Turnips, near Slough, (`Windsor ), c1809. Artist: JMW Turner
Ploughing up Turnips, near Slough, (`Windsor ), c1809. From the Tate collection, London

The plough, tilling by using electricity, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

Tilling, 1856. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris

Mikula Selianovich, 1918. Artist: Kuz ma Petrov-Vodkin
Mikula Selianovich, 1918. According to a traditional oral Russian poem Mikula Selianovich was a mythical Russian ploughman who was able to plough at miraculous speed

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c1555. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c1555. From the collection of the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium

La Femme aux Champs, 1915. Artist: H Mouren
La Femme aux Champs, 1915. The Woman of the Fields. A French widow who has lost her husband and son in the First World War harnesses the family dog as well as the horse to plough her land

The Environs of London from Greenwich, c1620-1630. From the Museum of London

Steam ploughing tackle, c1860. Portable steam engine by Garrett & Sons of Leiston, Suffolk, being used with ploughing tackle to draw a plough, in right background, back and forth across a field

Natives of Chiloe, Patagonia, using a breast plough, 1839. From Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle (Vol I) by Philip Parker King. (London, 1839)

White Horse Hill, Berkshire, late 18th century. View showing a pre-enclosure agricultural landscape with ridge and furrow ploughing

Roman Relief, Ploughing with Oxen, c1st century. At Archaeological Museum Nimes

Egyptian Papyrus of Ani Ploughing, Theban Book of the Dead, c1250 BC. Held at British Museum

Ploughing in Sicily, near Calatafimi in December

Roman mosaic of ploughing, 3rd century
Roman mosaic of ploughing, from the Emperors Villa at Casala on Sicily, 3rd century

Horse ploughing in Hungary. Artist: CM Dixon
A horse ploughing in Hungary

Greek terracotta of a man ploughing, 6th century BC
Greek terracotta of a man ploughing with two oxen, from Thebes, Boetia. From the Louvres collection, 6th century BC

Nesitanebtashru ploughing and reaping, c1025 BC. From The Greenfield Papyrus (Book of the Dead of Princess Nesitanebtashru)

March, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg
March, 1412-1416. A farmer uses an ox-drawn wheeled plough on his field in the foreground, while in the distance, people are tending vines, keeping sheep and preparing to sow corn

British girls of the Womens Land Army learning to plough with a tractor, World War II, 1939-1945. The Womens Land Army was established in June 1939 to meet the demand for agricultural labour caused

The Monarch, at the Beginning of the Rural Year, Opened the First Furrow, 1847. Artist: Jean Adolphe Beauce
The Monarch, at the Beginning of the Rural Year, Opened the First Furrow, 1847. A print from 19th Century Egypt, published 1847

Tilling, Germany, 1943. A print from Signal, April 1943. Signal was a magazine published by the German Third Reich from 1940 through 1945

Agriculture, 1751-1780. Ploughing, rolling and harrowing using horses, sowing seed broadcast and with Abbe Soumilles seed drill (Fig 4). Fig 1 is a type of plough invented by Jethro Tull

Ploughing and harrowing with horses and sowing seed broadcast, 1762. In the background is a postmill for grinding corn. From La Nouvelle Maison Rustique (8th edition). (Paris, 1762)

Ploughing with oxen, sowing seed broadcast and harrowing, 18th century. In the background agricultural tools are being made from wood

Farmer sowing seed broadcast, 1881. Artist: Randolph Caldecott
Farmer sowing seed broadcast, 1881. The horses in the background are pulling a harrow to draw earth over the seed

Roman relief showing the ritual plowing of the boundaries of a new city, from the British Museums collection

Wooden model of a man ploughing with oxen, from Egypt, Middle Kingdom, c2040-1750 BC. This model was originally placed in a tomb. From the British Museums collection

Ploughing from an Egyptian Stele, 18th Dynasty, 1332BC-1323 BC. Horemheb ploughing land in the Fields of Aaru in order to gain eternal life. Relief from the Tomb of Horemheb

Maize, c1900. Trade card for Liebig meat extract, one of a series relating to useful exotic plants

The Ploughing Lesson, 1798. Artist: Francois-Andre Vincent
The Ploughing Lesson, 1798. A ploughman instructing a landowners son in the use of an ox-drawn plough while the boys parents and sister look on

Black-headed Gulls feeding behind a plough North Norfolk January

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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.