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Ploughman Collection (page 3)

The ploughman, a timeless figure in art and literature, is depicted in various forms throughout history

Background imagePloughman Collection: The Fool Who Thinks Himself Clever Alone, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)

The Fool Who Thinks Himself Clever Alone, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308345 The Fool Who Thinks Himself Clever Alone, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imagePloughman Collection: Farm in the Tugela Thorns; Life in a South African Colony, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Farm in the Tugela Thorns; Life in a South African Colony, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Farm in the Tugela Thorns; Life in a South African Colony, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

Background imagePloughman Collection: Front Cover of Le Credo du Peasant by Goublier and S. F. Borel (litho)

Front Cover of Le Credo du Peasant by Goublier and S. F. Borel (litho)
1734301 Front Cover of Le Credo du Peasant by Goublier and S.F. Borel (litho) by French School; (add.info.: Cover of the sheet music for the song " Le Credo du peasant" sung by Marius)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Huge snowfalls in Friuli and Cadore, a train hit and blocked by snow on the Pontebba line

Huge snowfalls in Friuli and Cadore, a train hit and blocked by snow on the Pontebba line (colour litho)
2815209 Huge snowfalls in Friuli and Cadore, a train hit and blocked by snow on the Pontebba line (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imagePloughman Collection: Ploughing at Shoreham (pencil and chalk on paper)

Ploughing at Shoreham (pencil and chalk on paper)
XYC238492 Ploughing at Shoreham (pencil and chalk on paper) by Linnell, John (1792-1882); 35.2x45.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

Background imagePloughman Collection: Upside down world: oxen driving plough pulled by farmer, 19th century (epinal print)

Upside down world: oxen driving plough pulled by farmer, 19th century (epinal print)
ELD4837606 Upside down world: oxen driving plough pulled by farmer, 19th century (epinal print) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The world upside down)

Background imagePloughman Collection: The Tax Collector, cover of a box of playing cards depicting the central figures of a village, c

The Tax Collector, cover of a box of playing cards depicting the central figures of a village, c
CHT293669 The Tax Collector, cover of a box of playing cards depicting the central figures of a village, c.1870 (colour engraving) by Coudert, B

Background imagePloughman Collection: A mine, in 'De Re metallica', 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving)

A mine, in "De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving)
PCT4256311 A mine, in " De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving) by Agricola

Background imagePloughman Collection: Austrian peasants at work in the fields, 18th century (handcoloured copperplate engraving)

Austrian peasants at work in the fields, 18th century (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986484 Austrian peasants at work in the fields, 18th century (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by Migliavacca, Innocente (19th century); (add.info.: Austrian peasants at work in the fields)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Fables of La Fontaine: The ploughman and his sons (litho)

Fables of La Fontaine: The ploughman and his sons (litho)
6002144 Fables of La Fontaine: The ploughman and his sons (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ploughman and his sons)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Romulus plows the boundary line around the future city of Rome (detail), 1638 - 1639 (fresco)

Romulus plows the boundary line around the future city of Rome (detail), 1638 - 1639 (fresco)
7216155 Romulus plows the boundary line around the future city of Rome (detail), 1638 - 1639 (fresco) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Background imagePloughman Collection: The Ox, the horse and the donkey, from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95) (colour engraving)

The Ox, the horse and the donkey, from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95) (colour engraving)
PER190861 The Ox, the horse and the donkey, from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95) (colour engraving) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Boeuf)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Portrait of Valerius de Saedeleer, 1914 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Valerius de Saedeleer, 1914 (oil on canvas)
7076529 Portrait of Valerius de Saedeleer, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Woestyne, Gustave van de (1881-1947); 220x140 cm; Private Collection

Background imagePloughman Collection: Illustration for The Dog and the Cow, from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95)

Illustration for The Dog and the Cow, from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95) (colour engraving)
PER190877 Illustration for The Dog and the Cow, from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95) (colour engraving) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Virgils Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneidi, Rome and Florence, 1460s (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)

Virgils Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneidi, Rome and Florence, 1460s (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)
488332 Virgils Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneidi, Rome and Florence, 1460s (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); 18.5x19.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePloughman Collection: New Testament stories: the parable of the treasure hidden in a field (chromolitho)

New Testament stories: the parable of the treasure hidden in a field (chromolitho)
7157141 New Testament stories: the parable of the treasure hidden in a field (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Testament stories)

Background imagePloughman Collection: The Husbandman (engraving)

The Husbandman (engraving)
7164010 The Husbandman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Husbandman. Illustration for The Book of Trades, or Circle of Useful Arts (10th edn)

Background imagePloughman Collection: A Tractor Plough (colour litho)

A Tractor Plough (colour litho)
7170095 A Tractor Plough (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tractor Plough)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Rotary snow shifter or blower on a train (litho)

Rotary snow shifter or blower on a train (litho)
7200673 Rotary snow shifter or blower on a train (litho) by Poyet, Louis (1846-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotary snow shifter or blower on a train)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Farmers and sailors (colour litho)

Farmers and sailors (colour litho)
7201046 Farmers and sailors (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farmers and sailors)

Background imagePloughman Collection: The Ploughman (oil on canvas)

The Ploughman (oil on canvas)
741773 The Ploughman (oil on canvas) by Astrup, Nikolai (1880-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plogmannen); Photo © O. Vaering

Background imagePloughman Collection: The voice of spring (engraving)

The voice of spring (engraving)
7166861 The voice of spring (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The voice of spring)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Cincinnatus recalled to Rome (engraving)

Cincinnatus recalled to Rome (engraving)
7173421 Cincinnatus recalled to Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Illustrierte Weltgeschichte fur das Volk (Ernst Wiest, Leipzig)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Laboureur; Husbandman; Landwirth (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Laboureur; Husbandman; Landwirth (engraving)
7196469 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Laboureur; Husbandman; Landwirth (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laboureur; Husbandman; Landwirth)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Cistercian monks working in the fields of a monastery farm (engraving)

Cistercian monks working in the fields of a monastery farm (engraving)
7147960 Cistercian monks working in the fields of a monastery farm (engraving) by Riefstahl, Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm (1827-88); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Manipulation of Tools (colour litho)

Manipulation of Tools (colour litho)
7158166 Manipulation of Tools (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manipulation of Tools)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Conquerors driving the plough over the ruins of a captured city (engraving)

Conquerors driving the plough over the ruins of a captured city (engraving)
7192874 Conquerors driving the plough over the ruins of a captured city (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Charrue; Plough; Pflug (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Charrue; Plough; Pflug (engraving)
7195302 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Charrue; Plough; Pflug (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charrue; Plough; Pflug)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Speed the plough (litho)

Speed the plough (litho)
7168499 Speed the plough (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Speed the plough. Illustration for The British Carry On)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Cincinnatus recalled to Rome (engraving)

Cincinnatus recalled to Rome (engraving)
7150798 Cincinnatus recalled to Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cincinnatus recalled to Rome)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Speed the Plough! (engraving)

Speed the Plough! (engraving)
7177945 Speed the Plough! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Speed the Plough)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Rooks following the plough (engraving)

Rooks following the plough (engraving)
7161121 Rooks following the plough (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rooks following the plough)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Australia: In the Narromine District, New South Wales (b / w photo)

Australia: In the Narromine District, New South Wales (b / w photo)
7182033 Australia: In the Narromine District, New South Wales (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Narromine District, New South Wales)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Miniature from a 16th Century book of hours owned by King Henry II of France (chromolitho)

Miniature from a 16th Century book of hours owned by King Henry II of France (chromolitho)
7173039 Miniature from a 16th Century book of hours owned by King Henry II of France (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Plowing, c. 1865. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque

Plowing, c. 1865. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
Plowing, c. 1865

Background imagePloughman Collection: Plowman and his Team Resting, 1846. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque

Plowman and his Team Resting, 1846. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
Plowman and his Team Resting, 1846

Background imagePloughman Collection: Homewards from Plough, c. 1889, printed October 1889. Creator: Joseph Gale

Homewards from Plough, c. 1889, printed October 1889. Creator: Joseph Gale
Homewards from Plough, c. 1889, printed October 1889. Photogravure, from " Sun Artists, number 1" (1889)

Background imagePloughman Collection: The Peasant (or Ploughman), from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538

The Peasant (or Ploughman), from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538. Creator: Hans Lützelburger
The Peasant (or Ploughman), from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538

Background imagePloughman Collection: Indians ploughing a field with dogs, from the book 'Trujillo del Peru'or '

Indians ploughing a field with dogs, from the book "Trujillo del Peru"or "
AIS5347477 Indians ploughing a field with dogs, from the book " Trujillo del Peru" or " CAodice MartAinez CompaAnAon", by Baltazar Martinez CompaAnAon y Bujanda

Background imagePloughman Collection: Ploughing in the Vineyard, 1883 (oil on canvas)

Ploughing in the Vineyard, 1883 (oil on canvas)
1547204 Ploughing in the Vineyard, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 55.6x46.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (oil on wood)

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (oil on wood)
3932096 Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (oil on wood) by Momper, Joos or Josse de, The Younger (1564-1635); 154 x 173 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: In classical mythology)

Background imagePloughman Collection: Work and occupations in Ancient Greece. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving)

Work and occupations in Ancient Greece. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving)
5996281 Work and occupations in Ancient Greece. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Work and occupations in Ancient Greece)

Background imagePloughman Collection: The Ploughman, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land

The Ploughman, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land
DGC452058 The Ploughman, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Background imagePloughman Collection: The Widow selling sand, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land

The Widow selling sand, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land
DGC452056 The Widow selling sand, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Background imagePloughman Collection: The Cobbler, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land

The Cobbler, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land
DGC452055 The Cobbler, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Background imagePloughman Collection: The plane instead of oxen (colour litho)

The plane instead of oxen (colour litho)
2777880 The plane instead of oxen (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plane instead of the oxen)

Background imagePloughman Collection: WW2 poster, For a Certain Harvest invest in National Savings. Date: circa 1945

WW2 poster, For a Certain Harvest invest in National Savings. Date: circa 1945

Background imagePloughman Collection: Austrian farmers on their way to church, 18th century

Austrian farmers on their way to church, 18th century
Austrian farmers in Sunday Best outfits on their way to church, 18th century. Contadini dell Austria che si recano alla chiesa



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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.