Spring Clean Collection

Jesus Christ anointed by a sinful woman at the house of Simon the Pharisee (engraving)
7172445 Jesus Christ anointed by a sinful woman at the house of Simon the Pharisee (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"They were all very busy in the playroom"(colour litho)
2813347 " They were all very busy in the playroom" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Deep Clean Lake
Vertigo Artography

Healthy skin keeps him on the job c. 1944
7265328 Healthy skin keeps him on the job c.1944 by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Federal Security Agency - U.S)

Stone buildings, washing line and lily pond, 1800-65 (Watercolour)
7261670 Stone buildings, washing line and lily pond, 1800-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); 20.5x28 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Stone buildings)

Study of old house, 1800-59 (Watercolour)
7261564 Study of old house, 1800-59 (Watercolour) by Cox, David (1783-1859); 18x23 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Study of old house)

Woman at her toilette (colour litho)
7150509 Woman at her toilette (colour litho) by Dufaux, Frederic (1852-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman at her toilette)

Laundry Maids, 1926 (oil on canvas)
7216659 Laundry Maids, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Vejrych, Rudolf (1882-1939); (add.info.: Rudolf Vejrych was a Czech painter)

Cleaning House (colour litho)
7194540 Cleaning House (colour litho) by Humphrey, Maud (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleaning House. Illustration for Little Grown-Ups with plates by Maud Humphrey (Gardner, Darton)

In the bath (colour litho)
7150520 In the bath (colour litho) by Arosa, Marguerite (1854-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the bath. Illustration for El Desnudo en el Arte (M Uson, 1906).); © Look and Learn

Susannah at her Bath, c. 1600-99 (oil on canvas)
7240756 Susannah at her Bath, c.1600-99 (oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); 195.6x133.4 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

A Renaissance Interior with figures : The Birth of St John, c. 1600-49 (oil on copper)
7240837 A Renaissance Interior with figures : The Birth of St John, c.1600-49 (oil on copper) by Steenwyck, Hendrik the Younger (c.1580-1649); 12.5x17.8 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

"Can I have a bed here?"(engraving)
7167140 " Can I have a bed here?" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Can I have a bed here)

Smart servant, good worker (colour litho)
7150882 Smart servant, good worker (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smart servant, good worker. Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Women bathing (colour litho)
7150413 Women bathing (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women bathing. Illustration for El Desnudo en el Arte (M Uson, 1906)

Girl cleaning the front steps of a house (chromolitho)
7157145 Girl cleaning the front steps of a house (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl cleaning the front steps of a house)

Vinolia soap, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154213 Vinolia soap, advertisement (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vinolia soap)

S Maria Magdalena (chromolitho)
7188685s Maria Magdalena (chromolitho) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.:s Maria Magdalena)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Nettoyeur; Scourer; Scheurer (engraving)
7196835 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Nettoyeur; Scourer; Scheurer (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nettoyeur; Scourer; Scheurer)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cuvette; Washhand-basin; Waschbecken (engraving)
7195673 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cuvette; Washhand-basin; Waschbecken (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cuvette; Washhand-basin; Waschbecken)

Bathers, from a Swiss glass window, 1524 (colour litho)
7201543 Bathers, from a Swiss glass window, 1524 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathers, from a Swiss glass window, 1524)

Advertisement for Lux laundry soap (chromolitho)
7154036 Advertisement for Lux laundry soap (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boy putting on a clean shirt, Sunlight Soap, advertisement (chromolitho)
7153642 Boy putting on a clean shirt, Sunlight Soap, advertisement (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy putting on a clean shirt, Sunlight Soap)

Brookes Soap, Monkey Brand, advertisement (chromolitho)
7153420 Brookes Soap, Monkey Brand, advertisement (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brookes Soap, Monkey Brand)

Naaman healed of leprosy by bathing in the River Jordan (engraving)
7172378 Naaman healed of leprosy by bathing in the River Jordan (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The bathers (colour litho)
7150417 The bathers (colour litho) by Monvoisin, Raymond Quinsac (1794-1870) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bathers)

Marquise getting dressed after her bath, 18th Century (colour litho)
7201409 Marquise getting dressed after her bath, 18th Century (colour litho) by Marchetti, Ludovico (1853-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marquise getting dressed after her bath)

Spa for the poor and sick at Plombieres, France (woodcut)
7201565 Spa for the poor and sick at Plombieres, France (woodcut) by French School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spa for the poor and sick at Plombieres, France)

Jesus Christ washing St Peters feet (colour litho)
7201941 Jesus Christ washing St Peters feet (colour litho) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Christ washing St Peters feet)

Russian womens baths (engraving)
7186091 Russian womens baths (engraving) by Russian School (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian womens baths)

Jesus pedes discipulorum lavat (chromolitho)
7188657 Jesus pedes discipulorum lavat (chromolitho) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus pedes discipulorum lavat)

Children giving their toys and their pet dog a bath (chromolitho)
7148673 Children giving their toys and their pet dog a bath (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children giving their toys and their pet dog a bath)

Two little girls washing their dolls clothes (chromolitho)
7148272 Two little girls washing their dolls clothes (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two little girls washing their dolls clothes)

Drawings for the Model Sanitary Steam Laundry, Southport, Merseyside (colour litho)
7200417 Drawings for the Model Sanitary Steam Laundry, Southport, Merseyside (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man mending a clock (litho)
7201121 Man mending a clock (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doctoring Old Time, man mending a clock)

Woman with Williams Jersey Cream soap, advertisement, late 19th or early 20th century (chromolitho)
7154218 Woman with Williams Jersey Cream soap, advertisement, late 19th or early 20th century (chromolitho) by American School

L I Fisk & Cos Japanese Soap, advertisement (chromolitho)
7153396 L I Fisk & Cos Japanese Soap, advertisement (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L I Fisk & Cos Japanese Soap)

King Wilhelms Shoe Cleaner (engraving)
7157245 King Wilhelms Shoe Cleaner (engraving) by Le Petit, Alfred (1841-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Wilhelms Shoe Cleaner)

Tidmans Sea Salt, bathing salts, advertisement (colour litho)
7154166 Tidmans Sea Salt, bathing salts, advertisement (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tidmans Sea Salt, bathing salts)

Girls buying Sunlight Soap, advertisement (chromolitho)
7153497 Girls buying Sunlight Soap, advertisement (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls buying Sunlight Soap)

Advice regarding grate polish (colour litho)
7151069 Advice regarding grate polish (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Woman after her bath (colour litho)
7150584 Woman after her bath (colour litho) by Scalbert, Jules (1851-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman after her bath)

Woman bathing (colour litho)
7150561 Woman bathing (colour litho) by Fleury, Robert (1797-1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman bathing. Illustration for El Desnudo en el Arte (M Uson, 1906).); © Look and Learn

Jesus Christ washing the feet of his disciples (engraving)
7149681 Jesus Christ washing the feet of his disciples (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Christ washing the feet of his disciples)

In Mischief (colour litho)
7169965 In Mischief (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Mischief. Illustration for The Little Folks Favourite Album in Colour bys H Hamer (Cassell)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Decrottoir; Scraper; Abstreicheisen (engraving)
7195707 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Decrottoir; Scraper; Abstreicheisen (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decrottoir; Scraper; Abstreicheisen)

Window cleaning (engraving)
7193778 Window cleaning (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Window cleaning. Illustration for Cassells Family Magazine (1880).); © Look and Learn

Leaving the bath (colour litho)
7150558 Leaving the bath (colour litho) by Cabane, Edouard (1857-1942) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leaving the bath)

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Spring Clean: A Time for Renewal and Refreshment As the vibrant colors of spring burst forth, so does the desire to clean and declutter our surroundings. It's a season of renewal, symbolizing new beginnings and fresh starts. From bustling playrooms to serene lily ponds, every aspect of our lives can benefit from a thorough "spring clean. " In the playroom, children are immersed in their own world of imagination and creativity. They were all very busy indeed, but amidst the chaos lies an opportunity to tidy up and organize their toys. By doing so, we create a space that fosters both fun and orderliness. Just as women bathing in a woodcut print cleanse their bodies, spring cleaning allows us to purify our living spaces. Removing dust from forgotten corners or wiping away grime from neglected surfaces brings about a sense of cleanliness that rejuvenates not only our homes but also ourselves. "Healthy skin keeps him on the job, " proclaims an advertisement dating back to 1944. This serves as a reminder that taking care of ourselves is essential for productivity and overall well-being. As we scrub away dirt during spring cleaning rituals, let's also prioritize self-care routines that nourish our bodies inside out. Artistic depictions such as "The Tragic End of a Child" or "Pontius Pilate washing his hands" remind us that cleansing goes beyond physical spaces; it extends into emotional realms too. Spring offers an ideal time for introspection - letting go of past hurts or negative emotions can be just as liberating as tidying up material possessions. From stone buildings with laundry lines fluttering in the breeze to old houses captured delicately in watercolor paintings – these images transport us back in time when homemakers diligently maintained their abodes year after year. Let's channel this spirit by embracing traditional methods while incorporating modern techniques during our own cleaning endeavors.