Scythe Collection (page 10)

A Peasant Woman, c. 1735 (coloured engraving)
CHT201104 A Peasant Woman, c.1735 (coloured engraving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

Ms 5064 fol. 1r The Author Presenting his Book to the Peasants
XIR200099 Ms 5064 fol.1r The Author Presenting his Book to the Peasants, from Livre des Prouffitz Champestres by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1320/21) (vellum) by French School

Facsimile of June: Haymaking, from the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
BAL65831 Facsimile of June: Haymaking, from the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (vellum) (from original see 8438) by Limbourg Brothers (fl.1400-1416); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Plate 390. Farmer, Mowing Grass, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3956152 Plate 390. Farmer, Mowing Grass, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 15.4x45.2 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

The Master Cat or Puss in Boots from Histories or Tales of Past Times told by Mother
3283558 The Master Cat or Puss in Boots from Histories or Tales of Past Times told by Mother Goose, With Morals, by M Perrault, pub

Fresh Gleanings, (oil on canvas)
822681 Fresh Gleanings, (oil on canvas) by Pearce, Charles Sprague (1851-1914); 71.1x55.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fresh Gleanings. Charles Sprague Pearce (1851-1914). Oil on canvas

The Four Seasons - Summer, 1873-74 (oil on canvas and oil on panel)
989329 The Four Seasons - Summer, 1873-74 (oil on canvas and oil on panel) by Felon, Joseph (1818-96); 21.3x94.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from the Attractive Picture Book (coloured engraving)
3652553 Page from the Attractive Picture Book (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Harvest (colour litho)
3096762 Harvest (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harvest. Illustration for Bilder zum Anschauungsunterricht fur die Jugend by Eduard Walther (Eklingen)

Death and the mother, 1892 (plaster)
3087172 Death and the mother, 1892 (plaster) by Jacobsen, Niels Hansen (1861-1941); 152x183x108 cm; Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Tools, weapons, and ornaments of the Early Iron Age (engraving)
962190 Tools, weapons, and ornaments of the Early Iron Age (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tools, weapons, and ornaments of the Early Iron Age)

A druid taking cuttings with a scythe beside an ancient monument (engraving)
960052 A druid taking cuttings with a scythe beside an ancient monument (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There, where spreading consecrated Boughs)

The side view of Lindisfarne (engraving)
816283 The side view of Lindisfarne (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The side view of Lindisfarne or Holy Island)

A birthday greetings telegram, c. 1950 (colour litho)
3605901 A birthday greetings telegram, c.1950 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian greeting card of Father time shaking hands with Father Christmas, c
3605385 A Victorian greeting card of Father time shaking hands with Father Christmas, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian greeting card of the grim reaper with a scythe and hourglass holding a rose
3603824 A Victorian greeting card of the grim reaper with a scythe and hourglass holding a rose, c.1815 (colour litho) by English School

Gulliver is Struck with Fear at First Sight of The Brobdingnagian Reapers
3467959 Gulliver is Struck with Fear at First Sight of The Brobdingnagian Reapers, from Gullivers Travels by Jonathon Swift (1667 - 1745), pub

Minerva (oil on canvas)
2964860 Minerva (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Sebastiano (1658-1734); 49.2x37 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; Italian

Back into Nothingness, plate fifteen from A Life, 1884
2968326 Back into Nothingness, plate fifteen from A Life, 1884 (aquatint and etching on ivory china paper laid down on cream laid paper) by Klinger

Scythe, messenger of great danger, which may be avoided if good cards surround it (colour litho)
2799442 Scythe, messenger of great danger, which may be avoided if good cards surround it (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scythe)

Stained glass in St Mark s, with a female saint (w / c on paper)
2832104 Stained glass in St Mark s, with a female saint (w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

New Inventions Contrasted with the Old (engraving)
663850 New Inventions Contrasted with the Old (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Inventions Contrasted with the Old. 1.--Old Stage Coach)

The Race Track, or Death on a Pale Horse, c. 1896-1908 (oil on canvas)
491130 The Race Track, or Death on a Pale Horse, c.1896-1908 (oil on canvas) by Ryder, Albert Pinkham (1847-1917); 70.5x90 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Greeting time, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731022 Greeting time, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greeting time)

Samedi (chromolitho)
735282 Samedi (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samedi. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century)

Gulliver is found by a huge farmer (chromolitho)
735979 Gulliver is found by a huge farmer (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gulliver is found by a huge farmer)

"Time and Death their Thoughts Impart / On Works of Learning and of Art"
STC90188 " Time and Death their Thoughts Impart/On Works of Learning and of Art", from the English Dance of Death pub

The Harvest (w / c on paper)
HGM78268 The Harvest (w/c on paper) by Mauve, Anton (1838-88); 45.3x69 cm; Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands; eKunstmuseum den Haag; Dutch, out of copyright

Mowers, 1891 (oil on canvas)
USH13404 Mowers, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Clausen, George (1852-1944); 101.6x86.4 cm; Lincolnshire County Council, Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK; eUsher Gallery; English, out of copyright

Passing Days
CH8178 Passing Days by Strudwick, John Melhuish (1849-1937); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Death and the Gravedigger, 1900 (gouache, watercolour and pencil)
PWI16010 The Death and the Gravedigger, 1900 (gouache, watercolour and pencil) by Schwabe, Carlos (1866-1926); 76x56 cm; Louvre, Paris

The Farmer and His Son at Harvesting, 1879 (oil on canvas)
CH203814 The Farmer and His Son at Harvesting, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Anschutz, Thomas Pollock (1851-1912); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Harvesting Scene, 1897 (colour litho)
CHT216789 Harvesting Scene, 1897 (colour litho) by Lhermitte, Leon (1844-1925) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Haymaking, Stord, 1889 (oil on canvas)
CH402496 Haymaking, Stord, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Thaulow, Fritz (1847-1906); 67.3x100.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Norwegian, out of copyright

The Celestial Harvest (tempera on panel)
XIR439278 The Celestial Harvest (tempera on panel) by Alberegno, Jacopo (d. 1397); Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: La Vendage celeste; ); Italian, out of copyright

The Labours of the Months, from Alsace, mid 15th century (wool & linen)
BAL21898 The Labours of the Months, from Alsace, mid 15th century (wool & linen) by French School, (15th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Loves Passing, 1883-84 (oil on canvas)
WDM27989 Loves Passing, 1883-84 (oil on canvas) by Morgan, Evelyn De (1855-1919); 71.8x109.9 cm; De Morgan Collection, courtesy of the De Morgan Foundation; eDe Morgan Foundation; English

A Farmhouse at Hengar, Cornwall, 1803 (w / c, pen & ink on paper)
AMO117205 A Farmhouse at Hengar, Cornwall, 1803 (w/c, pen & ink on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 17.1x26.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English

The Farmyard, 1908 (oil on canvas)
LMG123008 The Farmyard, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Clausen, George (1852-1944); 61x49 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

A Priest Doctor from Terra del Fuego, engraved by Lareque, 1796 (coloured engraving)
CHT236767 A Priest Doctor from Terra del Fuego, engraved by Lareque, 1796 (coloured engraving) by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques (1757-1810) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Fol. 58v June: Haymaking (vellum)
XIR243789 Fol.58v June: Haymaking (vellum) by Matfre Ermengaut (d.1322); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; French, out of copyright

St. Isidore (polychrome wood)
NUL288037 St. Isidore (polychrome wood) by French School, (17th century); Chapelle Saint-Adrien, Melrand, Brittany, France; (add.info)

The Gardeners Costume, illustration from the Dictionnaire des Sciences
STC240022 The Gardeners Costume, illustration from the Dictionnaire des Sciences by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Ms Fr 9197 Fol. 157 Olympus with Saturn, Pluto, Juno, Venus, Jupiter and Cybele
BNP159941 Ms Fr 9197 Fol.157 Olympus with Saturn, Pluto, Juno, Venus, Jupiter and Cybele, from Livre des Eschecs D Amour (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Ms 170 fol. 75v Historiated initial Q depicting a Cistercian monk harvesting in
JHG181583 Ms 170 fol.75v Historiated initial Q depicting a Cistercian monk harvesting in the fields, from Moralia in Job by Pope Gregory the Great (vellum) by French School

Tomb of Jean Baptiste Joseph Languet de Gergy (1675-1750) completed in 1753
XIR182040 Tomb of Jean Baptiste Joseph Languet de Gergy (1675-1750) completed in 1753, 1757 (marble & wood) by Slodtz, Rene Michel (Michel-Ange) (1705-64); Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris

Love, Death and Beyond, 1881, plate XII from Intermezzi (etching
AFC198093 Love, Death and Beyond, 1881, plate XII from Intermezzi (etching, drypoint & aquatint) by Klinger, Max (1857-1920); 20.3x42.1 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Copy of a medieval original depicting March, from the Occupations of the Months
BLY199115 Copy of a medieval original depicting March, from the Occupations of the Months, from the Chapelle de Pritz, Laval (fresco) by French School

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"The Scythe: A Timeless Symbol of Harvest, Death, and Labor" Throughout history, the scythe has played a significant role in various aspects of human existence. In Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece "The Harvesters" from 1565, we witness feudal lords instructing peasant workers as they wield their scythes with precision and determination. This iconic painting captures the essence of laborious agricultural practices that have shaped societies for centuries. Symbolically, death personified on a Tarot card often wields a scythe, reminding us of life's transient nature and inevitable end. The image resonates with both fear and acceptance as we contemplate our mortality. In Winslow Homer's "The Veteran in a New Field, " painted in 1865, an American farmer stands tall amidst golden wheat fields armed with his trusty scythe. This poignant portrayal signifies resilience after war while emphasizing the vital role agriculture plays in rebuilding nations. From Draycott village to Oldborough Farm in Cotswold, men equipped with scythes have tirelessly worked to ensure bountiful harvests throughout generations. Vita Sackville-West eloquently captured this timeless scene at Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood in Leicestershire where men skillfully maneuvered their tools through fields teeming with life. Not limited to rural settings alone, even schoolmasters and clergymen joined forces during harvest time at Weasenham camp in Norfolk. Their collaboration exemplifies unity within communities when it comes to reaping nature's rewards. Pauline Baynes' enchanting illustrations depict scenes from "The Farming Year, " showcasing farmers diligently using their scythes across seasons – sowing seeds under spring sun or harvesting crops beneath autumnal skies. These images remind us of the cyclical nature of farming intertwined with human existence itself. Beyond its practical use lies deeper symbolism; tarot card number thirteen - La Mort (Death).