Schoolteacher Collection

Mental calculation at primary school, 1895. Artist: Bogdanov-Belsky, Nikolai Petrovich (1868-1945)
Mental calculation at primary school, 1895. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

John Maclean, Scottish teacher and revolutionary socialist
John Maclean (1879-1923), Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary Marxist socialist. He was imprisoned for his opposition to the First World War, and lost his teaching post

The Punishment of a Pupil. Fresco from the house of Julia Felix, 1st century. Creator
The Punishment of a Pupil. Fresco from the house of Julia Felix, 1st century. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Nicholas Nickleby as an assistant to Wackford Squeers
Nicholas Nickelby (left) gets a low-paying job as an assistant to Wackford Squeers, who runs the school Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire

In the classroom, 1886. Creator: Martin des Amoignes, Paul Louis (1858-1925)
In the classroom, 1886. Private Collection

La lezione del maestro (Der Unterricht des Meisters), c.1720-1730. Creator: Cipper, Giacomo Francesco (1664-1736)
La lezione del maestro (Der Unterricht des Meisters), c.1720-1730. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

School class with teacher, 1733. Creator: Horemans, Jan Josef, the Younger (1714-1790)
School class with teacher, 1733. Private Collection

Petits Anges, 1894. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)
Petits Anges, 1894. Private Collection

The school lesson. Scenes of life during the Biedermeier period. Creator: Opiz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841)
The school lesson. Scenes of life during the Biedermeier period. Private Collection

Teacher and school children in the classroom, 1733. Creator: Horemans, Jan Josef, the Younger (1714-1790)
Teacher and school children in the classroom, 1733. Private Collection

The Village School, 1854. Creator: Braekeleer, Ferdinand de, the Elder (1792-1883)
The Village School, 1854. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Scene of the education of Pulcinella, 18th century. Creator: Anonymous
Scene of the education of Pulcinella, 18th century. Private Collection

A little gift, 1874. Creator: Bach, Alois (1809-1893)
A little gift, 1874. Private Collection

The little class, End of 17th cen.. Creator: Verelst, Simon Pietersz. (1644-ca 1721)
The little class, End of 17th. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Verviers

Women Carrying Jeanne Deroin (1805-94) in Triumph, from Les Femmes Celebres
CHT163728 Women Carrying Jeanne Deroin (1805-94) in Triumph, from Les Femmes Celebres, volume I, Paris, Mazenod, 1848 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

School photo with teacher (b / w photo)
3643209 School photo with teacher (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: School photo with teacher. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Caricature of a schoolteacher (chromolitho)
5996055 Caricature of a schoolteacher (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricature of a schoolteacher)

Eugenie Bonnefois, French schoolteacher, at her school for the children of fairground workers (colour litho)
971969 Eugenie Bonnefois, French schoolteacher, at her school for the children of fairground workers (colour litho) by French School

Barred Out (29th May), 1896 (oil on canvas)
TW427239 Barred Out (29th May), 1896 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 102.9x85.7 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The schoolmaster in Jeopardy
LLM338498 The schoolmaster in Jeopardy by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The schoolmaster in jeopardy. Paynes Universum (1847).); © Look and Learn

The Village School, 1912 (oil on canvas)
TW426866 The Village School, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 102.5x87.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The Schoolmistress (engraving)
3646811 The Schoolmistress (engraving) by Bosse, Abraham (1602-76) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Schoolmistress)

Visit to the Village School, illustration from Visitation of a London Exquisite to
STC444544 Visit to the Village School, illustration from Visitation of a London Exquisite to his Maiden Aunts in the Country, pub. By W

Whom to Punish? (oil on canvas)
TW427181 Whom to Punish? (oil on canvas) by Morgan, John (1823-86); 51 x 40.4 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info)

Schoolgirls and teacher (b / w photo)
3643199 Schoolgirls and teacher (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schoolgirls, Maypole and teacher)

Rev Frederic William Farrar
2905727 Rev Frederic William Farrar by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rev. Frederic William Farrar)

Marriage Proposal of the Schoolmaster (engraving)
3648127 Marriage Proposal of the Schoolmaster (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marriage Proposal of the Schoolmaster)

Revolt in Algeria (colour litho)
2782202 Revolt in Algeria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revolt in Algeria)

All Kinds of People (coloured engraving)
979130 All Kinds of People (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All Kinds of People.); © Look and Learn

Schoolteacher as craftsman, 1825. Creator: Wiessner (Wiesner), Conrad (1796-1865)
Schoolteacher as craftsman. From " Die Padagogick und die Padagogen" by Johann Wilhelm Gehring, 1825. Private Collection

A teacher with two schoolboys, after 1650. Creator: Pietro della Vecchia (1603-1678)
A teacher with two schoolboys, after 1650. Private Collection

An unruly class, 1876. Creator: Heyn, August (1837-1920)
An unruly class, 1876. Private Collection

At the creche I, 1890. Creator: Anker, Albert (1831-1910)
At the creche I, 1890. Found in the collection of Kunst Museum Winterthur

GERMAN TEACHER / PUPILS
A German schoolteacher and his pupils, having a lesson out of doors. Date: 1510

A Sunday school. Creator: Fabius, Jan (1820-1889)
A Sunday school. Private Collection

Hearing the Homework, 1923. Creator: Ollila, Yrjo (1887-1932)
Hearing the Homework, 1923. Found in the Collection of Suomen Kansallisgalleria

The School, c. 1650. Creator: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)
The School, c. 1650. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava

School lessons. From Speculum Vitae Humanae by Rodericus Zamorensis, 1479. Creator: Anonymous
School lessons. From Speculum Vitae Humanae by Rodericus Zamorensis, 1479. Private Collection

The classroom, 1872. Artist: Heuvel, Theodore Bernard de (1817-1906)
The classroom, 1872. From a private collection

The new pupil, 1854. Private Collection

In the Village School, 1884. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

The Gymnastics Lesson, 1879. Private Collection

The Sunday School Walk, 1872. Found in the Collection of Collection Christoph Blocher

The forbidden fruit, 1863. Private Collection

The Teaching in an Armenian primary school. Detail of a miniature from Mashtots Matenadaran, 1417. Found in the collection of Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Matenadaran), Yerevan

The school exam. Found in the Collection of Kunstmuseum Bern

Singing lesson at the village school. Found in the Collection of Art and pedagogical toy museum, Sergiyev Posad

A Schoolroom. Private Collection

The Ass in the School. Found in the Collection of Groeningemuseum, Bruges

The Schoolmaster. Private Collection

Schoolteacher. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The schoolmaster with the boys singing flat at the piano, 1840. Found in the collection of Landesmuseum, Linz

Alchemy and Astrology Taught in the Schools, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
Alchemy and Astrology Taught in the Schools, 1882. Private Collection

A schoolmaster teaching his pupils in a classroom, Mid of 17th century. Artist: Egmondt, Pieter Cornelisz
A schoolmaster teaching his pupils in a classroom, Mid of 17th century. Private Collection

A lesson (From Rudimenta grammatices). Artist: Perottus (Perotti), Nicolaus (Niccolo) (1429-1480)
A lesson (From Rudimenta grammatices). Found in the collection of Diocese Gurk, Klagenfurt

School at the Time of Emperor Constantine VII (Miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes), 11th-12th centu Artist: Anonymous
School at the Time of Emperor Constantine VII (Miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes), 11th-12th century. Found in the collection of the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Crimean Tatars Childrens School, 1856. Artist: Bossoli, Carlo (1815-1884)
Crimean Tatars Childrens School, 1856. From a private collection

In the school, 1854. Artist: Popov, Andrei Andreyevich (1832-1896)
In the school, 1854. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Village School. Artist: Braekeleer, Ferdinand de, the Elder (1792-1883)
The Village School. Private Collection

The Ass in the School. Artist: Heyden, Pieter, van der (1538-1572)
The Ass in the School. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Allemode School (The Shoemaker and the spinster as schoolmasters). Artist: Ballieu, Pieter de (1613-1660)
Allemode School (The Shoemaker and the spinster as schoolmasters). Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

First walk to boys school, 1737. Artist: Vanmour (Van Mour), Jean-Baptiste (1671-1737)
First walk to boys school, 1737. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Teachers Guests. Artist: Bogdanov-Belsky, Nikolai Petrovich (1868-1945)
The Teachers Guests. From a private collection

At the School Door, 1897. Artist: Bogdanov-Belsky, Nikolai Petrovich (1868-1945)
At the School Door, 1897. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

The School. Artist: Brouwer, Adriaen (c. 1605-1638)
The School. Found in the collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D3, Denotes Refinement. 1927

William Baxter
WILLIAM BAXTER Welsh schoolteacher who went to Harrow speaking only Welsh, became a noted scholar and linguist, also antiquarian : depicted in his 69th year. Date: 1650 - 1723

Anna Letitia Barbauld
ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD (1743 - 1825) writer ( Hymns in prose ) and schoolteacher depicted here in classical style complete with laurel wreath Date: circa 1780

Thomas Sheridan
THOMAS SHERIDAN Irish churchman and schoolteacher, friend of Swift. Date: 1687 - 1738

Thomas Sanderson
THOMAS SANDERSON poet and schoolteacher Date: 1759 - 1829

Richmal Mangnall
RICHMAL MANGNALL Schoolteacher and writer Date: 1769 - 1820

VIRGINIA: SCHOOLTEACHER. A schoolteacher and student at Corbin Hollow, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, October 1935

SCHOOLTEACHER, 1935. A schoolteacher at Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, October 1935

ALABAMA: CLASSROOM, 1936. Rural classroom for migrant children at Skyline Farms, near Scottsboro, Alabama. Photograph by Carl Mydans, June 1936

SEGREGATED SCHOOL, 1941. An African American singing class in a rural one room schoolhouse, Greene County, Georgia. Photograph by Jack Delano, October 1941

RURAL SCHOOLYARD, 1939. Children playing in the schoolyard of a rural one-room schoolhouse in Wisconsin. Photograph by John Vachon in September 1939

WISCONSIN: SCHOOL, 1939. A teacher with school children outside a rural one-room schoolhouse in Wisconsin. Photograph by John Vachon in September 1939

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1937. An elementary classroom for migrant children at Skyline Farms, Alabama. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, February, 1937

advice, balance, bowler hat, crowd, duel, earnings, excitation, fence, head master
Speech day at Merchant Taylors School, 1891 in Britain, teacher; head master; schoolteacher; schoolmaster; pupil; fence; sabre; school hall; tension; balance; stress; pressure; reward; honor; prize;

19th century, activity, athletics, balance, class, climb, climber, climbing, excitment
Gymnasia and play ground of the children of the infant school, gymnastic; athletics; gym class; seesaw; own; garden; tree; teacher; schoolteacher; excitment; sport; gathering; class; schoolclass;

Portrait of Henry Meurs, Theodor Matham, Dirck Dircksz. van Santvoort, J. Hermans, 1639 - 1676

CARTOON: SCHOOLBOYS, 1904. The Age of Chivalry. So yer let dat teacher lick yer? Well, wot would yer hev me do? - Hit a woman dat knows nuttin wotever about boxin ? American cartoon, 1904

KINDERGARTEN FIELD WORK. A kindergarten class of African American children learning gardening. Photographed in Virginia, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1899 or 1900

ALABAMA: CLASSROOM, 1911. Children of the mill settlement attending school at Lynchburg Cotton Mills in Lynchburg, Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine in May 1911

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The role of a schoolteacher has evolved throughout history, from ancient times to the present day. In 1895, artist Bogdanov-Belsky captured the essence of a schoolteacher in his painting "Mental Calculation at Primary School. " The image portrays a dedicated educator guiding young minds through the intricacies of arithmetic. One notable figure in education and activism was John Maclean, a Scottish teacher and revolutionary socialist. Maclean believed that education should empower students to challenge societal norms and fight for justice. His teachings inspired many to question authority and strive for equality. However, not all depictions of schoolteachers have been positive. In Charles Dickens' novel "Nicholas Nickleby, " Wackford Squeers represents an abusive and tyrannical instructor who mistreats his pupils. This character serves as a reminder that not all educators possess noble intentions. In contrast, Eugenie Bonnefois exemplified compassion and dedication as she ran her school for fairground workers' children in France. Her colorful lithograph showcases her commitment to providing education opportunities for marginalized communities. Throughout history, there have been instances where teachers faced challenges themselves. The fresco from the house of Julia Felix depicts "The Punishment of a Pupil" in ancient Rome, reminding us that even teachers can face jeopardy within their profession. School photos often capture cherished memories with our beloved teachers. A black-and-white photograph shows students posing alongside their teacher, reflecting on shared experiences and knowledge gained during their educational journey. Caricatures also provide glimpses into how society perceives educators. A chromolitho caricature humorously exaggerates certain traits or behaviors associated with schoolteachers while highlighting their importance in shaping young minds. Artistic expressions like "Barred Out (29th May)" by an unknown artist depict humorous situations where mischievous students lock out their unsuspecting teacher on what should be an ordinary day at school.