Ploughman Collection

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

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

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)

The Ploughing Match, 1813 (oil on canvas)
WES239431 The Ploughing Match, 1813 (oil on canvas) by Weaver, Thomas (1774-1843); 70x89.5 cm; The Trustees of the Weston Park Foundation

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

The Vision of Piers the Ploughman
Langland dreamed a wondrous dream. William Langland, in his 14th century poem, Piers Ploughman, falls asleep upon the Malvern Hills and dreams a dream in which he sees a fair field full of folk

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 .

Calendar: representation of the month of October: agricultural work. The two zodiacal signs of the month are depicted
FGL5474181 Calendar: representation of the month of October: agricultural work. The two zodiacal signs of the month are depicted on the right: scorpion and scales

German settlement in 19th century America. (print)
7419899 German settlement in 19th century America. (print); (add.info.: A German settlement in 19th century America. After a work by F); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Portrait of emigrant life in North America, 19th century
7261204 Portrait of emigrant life in North America, 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: A portrait of emigrant life in North America in the 19th century. Top: On the Road)

Peasants, 1928 (oil on canvas)
LAF470863 Peasants, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Brusselmans, Jean (1884-1953); 150.2x149.8 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders.

Pipe, Play, Play, Plow, Plum, Pole, Pond, Post, Pray, Prop, Puff, Pull (engraving)
8650004 Pipe, Play, Play, Plow, Plum, Pole, Pond, Post, Pray, Prop, Puff, Pull (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pipe, Play, Play, Plow, Plum)

Steam ploughing with a traction engine and anchor (litho)
8663706 Steam ploughing with a traction engine and anchor (litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam ploughing with a traction engine and anchor)

Dictionary: Harrow (engraving)
8636620 Dictionary: Harrow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrow. Illustration for A Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Crabb (3rd edn)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673197 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

Advertising booklet for the Syracuse Chilled Plow Company, Syracuse, New York (chromolitho)
8677788 Advertising booklet for the Syracuse Chilled Plow Company, Syracuse, New York (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Peeps into the life of early mankind (litho)
8676268 Peeps into the life of early mankind (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peeps into the life of early mankind)

Ploughing (colour litho)
8665911 Ploughing (colour litho) by Ball, Wilfrid Williams (1853-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ploughing. Illustration for English Country Life by Walter Raymond (TN Foulis)

Ploughing and sowing seed, 1775
3480659 Ploughing and sowing seed, 1775; (add.info.: Ploughing and sowing seed, scene, from the 1775 edition of 'Oeconomie generale de la campagne, ou Nouvelle maison rustique', Paris, 1700)

Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848
3478855 Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848; (add.info.: Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The plowing, c. 1910 (chromo)
1790166 The plowing, c. 1910 (chromo); (add.info.: peasant ploughing with ox cart, France early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

Bullock team at Saddlescombe, Sussex, 1860s (b/w photo)
8675983 Bullock team at Saddlescombe, Sussex, 1860s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bullock team at Saddlescombe, Sussex, 1860s)

Pair of draught horses (coloured photo)
8635276 Pair of draught horses (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pair of draught horses)

Medieval agricultural tools (engraving)
8672989 Medieval agricultural tools (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medieval agricultural tools)

Tom Thumb (colour litho)
8646664 Tom Thumb (colour litho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tom Thumb. Illustration for Young England's Nursery Tales (Frederick Warne)

Bauer Am Pflug / Farmer at the Plow (colour litho)
8666211 Bauer Am Pflug / Farmer at the Plow (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bauer Am Pflug)

Past & Present: The Plough (colour litho)
8668704 Past & Present: The Plough (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plough. Early Type of Plough)

The consequences of peace, a bucolic scene
MMM5475431 The consequences of peace, a bucolic scene by Hodges, William (1744-97); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The consequences of peace, a bucolic scene)

Ryot or Indian ploughman in loincloth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic
FLO4565418 Ryot or Indian ploughman in loincloth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic Costumes," Ackermann, London

A farm scene, 1850
3478427 A farm scene, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a gentleman speaking with the farmer as the labourer continues to work. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An elderly gravedigger, 1850
3478262 An elderly gravedigger, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an elderly gravedigger taking a break from digging. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Woman washing tin ore in shallow wooden trough or rack, 1876
3478853 Woman washing tin ore in shallow wooden trough or rack, 1876; (add.info.: Woman washing tin ore in shallow wooden trough or rack: Cornwall, 1876.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall, 1877
3478852 Female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall, 1877; (add.info.: Female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall, England)

The wheat, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790171 The wheat, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: the wheat : from the harvest to the bread, in France early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

The Philippines (colour litho)
8633156 The Philippines (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Philippines. Illustration for The Children's Friend (1900).); © Look and Learn.

Rome: La campagne de Rome, Boeufs au labour (colour litho)
8633008 Rome: La campagne de Rome, Boeufs au labour (colour litho) by Bouchor, Joseph Felix (1853-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: La campagne de Rome, Boeufs au labour)

Elephant ploughing on an English farm (b/w photo)
8673205 Elephant ploughing on an English farm (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elephant ploughing on an English farm)

Holy Land: Ploughing near Nazareth (colour litho)
8642379 Holy Land: Ploughing near Nazareth (colour litho) by Clark, James (1858-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ploughing near Nazareth)

Heavy Horses ploughing on the Downs, 1905 ( Watercolour)
8835616 Heavy Horses ploughing on the Downs, 1905 ( Watercolour) by Swanwick, Joseph Harold (1866-1929); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey, UK; (add.info.: HAROLD J. SWANWICK, RI. ROI)

A labourer returning home from work, 1850
3478127 A labourer returning home from work, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a labourer returning home from work. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A country labourer, 1850
3478116 A country labourer, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a country labourer being met by his wife and family on his way home. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A family setting out for a Sunday morning service, 1850 (engraving)
3478148 A family setting out for a Sunday morning service, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting a family setting out for a Sunday morning service)

In a Canadian Orchard (colour litho)
8633206 In a Canadian Orchard (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In a Canadian Orchard)

How did farmers work in days gone by? (litho)
8676257 How did farmers work in days gone by? (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How did farmers work in days gone by)

Garrett and Son's double-cylinder steam ploughing engine and tackle, 1862
7125125 Garrett and Son's double-cylinder steam ploughing engine and tackle, 1862; (add.info.: Garrett and Son's double-cylinder steam ploughing engine and tackle)

Agriculture: a Russian peasant plowing his field. Russian popular engraving of the 19th century
FGL5475274 Agriculture: a Russian peasant plowing his field. Russian popular engraving of the 19th century; Fototeca Gilardi.

Calcining (roasting) tin ore, 1876 (engraving)
3478854 Calcining (roasting) tin ore, 1876 (engraving); (add.info.: Calcining (roasting) tin ore: Cornwall. Woman is feeding crushed ore through hopper into Calcining furnace below

Threshing (b/w photo)
8649184 Threshing (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Threshing. Illustration for Things seen in Northern India by T L Pennell (Seeley, Service)

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The ploughman, a timeless figure in art and literature, is depicted in various forms throughout history. From ancient Egyptian papyrus to modern-day lithographs, the image of the ploughman resonates with its viewers. In Pieter Bruegel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, " amidst the chaos and tragedy of Icarus' fall, a humble ploughman continues his work undisturbed. This juxtaposition reminds us of the persistence and resilience found in everyday life. John Constable's "The Ploughing Match" captures the spirit of rural England in the 19th century. The painting showcases a gathering of farmers competing against each other while celebrating their shared passion for agriculture. The ploughman takes center stage as he skillfully guides his horses through the fields. A watercolor painting by an unknown artist titled "Harrowing on the South Downs near Willmington, Sussex" portrays a serene scene where a lone ploughman meticulously tends to his task. The delicate strokes capture both tranquility and dedication within this agricultural setting. Leo Tolstoy himself becomes one with nature as he assumes the role of "The Ploughman. " Painted by Il ya Repin, this portrait immortalizes Tolstoy's connection to land and labor—a reflection of his belief that true fulfillment lies in simplicity and hard work. "The Vision of Piers Plowman, " an allegorical poem from medieval times, explores themes such as social justice and spiritual awakening through its protagonist—Piers Plowman. As a symbol for every common man striving for righteousness, Piers embodies hope amidst societal challenges. Ancient botany illustrations reveal another facet—the plant known as "Ploughman's Spikenard. " Its vibrant yellow flowers serve not only as visual delight but also possess medicinal properties—an ode to nature's bountiful gifts discovered by those who till the earth.