Travail Collection

Coal Riddling workshop, at the mines of Blanzy, c. 1860 (w / c)
CHT157379 Coal Riddling workshop, at the mines of Blanzy, c.1860 (w/c) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Mount Fuji, seen from the Shizuoka plantations - Fuji From Tea Garden Shizuoka - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982352 Mount Fuji, seen from the Shizuoka plantations - Fuji From Tea Garden Shizuoka - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Mount Fuji)

Lantern Manufacturers - Lantern Maker - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982193 Lantern Manufacturers - Lantern Maker - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Lantern Manufacturers - Lantern Maker - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

Colporter - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981258 Colporter - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Colporter - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Kago, chair with bearers, forming a bunch of braids bamboo - Kago, travelling chair - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured
CSO4980013 Kago, chair with bearers, forming a bunch of braids bamboo - Kago, travelling chair - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Kago, chair with bearers)

Two travelers pulled by a man in a Jinrikishia, Japan, 1880-1910 (hand coloured photo)
CSO4979992 Two travelers pulled by a man in a Jinrikishia, Japan, 1880-1910 (hand coloured photo); (add.info.: Jinrikisha, pushes, light two-wheeled car); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Spinning cotton - Spinning cotton - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979896 Spinning cotton - Spinning cotton - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Spinning cotton - Spinning cotton - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

A doctor - Doctor - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979812 A doctor - Doctor - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: A doctor - Doctor - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Workers' holiday day, meals and leisure - Work men's holiday - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980219 Workers' holiday day, meals and leisure - Work men's holiday - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Workers' holiday day)

A gardener - Flower gardener - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980199 A gardener - Flower gardener - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: A gardener - Flower gardener - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

A postman from Monaco, stamp and flag Chromolithograph 19th century Private collection
ELD4922690 A postman from Monaco, stamp and flag Chromolithograph 19th century Private collection; Private Collection; (add.info.: A postman from Monaco)

Jobs in the world: a postman, the flag and the stamp of Guatemala Chromo 19th century Private collection
ELD4922528 Jobs in the world: a postman, the flag and the stamp of Guatemala Chromo 19th century Private collection; Private Collection; (add.info.: Jobs in the world: a postman)

Jobs in the world: an armenian postman, the flag and the stamp of Armenia Chromo 19th century Private collection
ELD4922593 Jobs in the world: an armenian postman, the flag and the stamp of Armenia Chromo 19th century Private collection; Private Collection; (add.info.: Jobs in the world: an armenian postman)

Cardinal Ugo Seguin de Billon. Fresco by Barisini Tommaso detto Tommaso da Modena (1325-1379)
VEN5027513 Cardinal Ugo Seguin de Billon. Fresco by Barisini Tommaso detto Tommaso da Modena (1325-1379) part of the cycle " Fourteen illustrious members of the Dominican Order""

The foundation of the city of Rome: the workers build the walls. Miniature from the manuscript Alfa D.3.9.C by Tite
VEN5028131 The foundation of the city of Rome: the workers build the walls. Miniature from the manuscript Alfa D.3.9.C by Tite Live (59 BC - 17 AD) JC) on the History of Rome, Biblioteca Estense

Sulphur ore mining: a man with a shovel digs the soil of a sulfur. Detail of a page of the manuscript " Treat
VEN5028042 Sulphur ore mining: a man with a shovel digs the soil of a sulfur. Detail of a page of the manuscript " Treat on herbs" (Tractatus de herbis) by Pedanius Dioscorides (Dioscorides)

Travelling lavender saleswoman with her basket of bouquets, in front of the temple bar
FLO4667034 Travelling lavender saleswoman with her basket of bouquets, in front of the temple bar and the door designed by Christopher Wren

Little potato saleswoman with her wheelbarrow. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815)
FLO4667015 Little potato saleswoman with her wheelbarrow. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815), published in Les Cris de Londres

A walking saleswoman holding a paper cone filled with strawberries and carrying a basket of fruit on her head
FLO4666970 A walking saleswoman holding a paper cone filled with strawberries and carrying a basket of fruit on her head, in front of the fruit and vegetable market in Covent Garden (London)

Little girl with a hat held by a bloody, holding a basket of strawberries and accompanied by a small dog
FLO4666933 Little girl with a hat held by a bloody, holding a basket of strawberries and accompanied by a small dog. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815)

Travelling saleswoman with her egg basket. Wood engraving, published in The Cris of London
FLO4666918 Travelling saleswoman with her egg basket. Wood engraving, published in The Cris of London: with six charming children and nearly 40 illustrations, by Andrew Tuer, Field and Tuer

Corset designer - Corset maker, Paris, early 19th century, in chocolate brown bodice, pink petticoat
FLO4658483 Corset designer - Corset maker, Paris, early 19th century, in chocolate brown bodice, pink petticoat, green gloves - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by

Merchant de plaisir - Biscuit or cookie seller, Paris, early 19th century, in white bodice and bonnet
FLO4658449 Merchant de plaisir - Biscuit or cookie seller, Paris, early 19th century, in white bodice and bonnet, over blue petticoat

Embroiderer - Embroiderer, Paris, early 19th century, in white dress and bonnet - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by
FLO4658365 Embroiderer - Embroiderer, Paris, early 19th century, in white dress and bonnet - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie Lante from "

Prisoners walking on Sir William Cuban's treadmill or treadwheel in an English gaol
FLO4688711 Prisoners walking on Sir William Cuban's treadmill or treadwheel in an English gaol. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England

Milkmaid of Bagnolet, reign of Louis XIV, 1680. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Henri Bonnart
FLO4686041 Milkmaid of Bagnolet, reign of Louis XIV, 1680. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Henri Bonnart (1642-1711)

Servant woman, reign of Henry III, 1586. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Gaignieres from
FLO4685961 Servant woman, reign of Henry III, 1586. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Gaignieres from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes Historique"

Black place - Fishermen cleaning and storing fish on pallets - Pollock, Pollachius virens
FLO4725338 Black place - Fishermen cleaning and storing fish on pallets - Pollock, Pollachius virens, and fish wives washing fish in tubs and arranging them on palettes

Painter in his atelier - Gentleman painter with paintbrush in front of an easel in his atelier
FLO4577650 Painter in his atelier - Gentleman painter with paintbrush in front of an easel in his atelier. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades

Charron hammering a metal circle on a wooden wheel - Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard
FLO4577674 Charron hammering a metal circle on a wooden wheel - Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard

Carder painting wool fibers to remove short fibers - Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres
FLO4577627 Carder painting wool fibers to remove short fibers - Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades

A metal worker using a wire-drawing machine to make thin wire. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English
FLO4577577 A metal worker using a wire-drawing machine to make thin wire. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Type founders making metal type for a printing press near a furnace. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of
FLO4577835 Type founders making metal type for a printing press near a furnace. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Soap factory: a man stirts a tank full of fat into a boil, another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire - Soap
FLO4577819 Soap factory: a man stirts a tank full of fat into a boil, another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire - Soap boiler making soap in a factory

Apothecary in his shop using a mortar and pestle to prepare a medicine. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of
FLO4577808 Apothecary in his shop using a mortar and pestle to prepare a medicine. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Duties towards neighbour: Respect for the life and freedom of others. Man's life is sacred
DUV4212782 Duties towards neighbour: Respect for the life and freedom of others. Man's life is sacred. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Letter N Nanny. Engraving in "Album-Alphabet". A. Quantin, Printer-Publisher, 1885
DUV4207815 Letter N Nanny. Engraving in "Album-Alphabet". A. Quantin, Printer-Publisher, 1885. Illustrations by Baron Ernest de Liphart (1847-1934). 28 pages. Size: 29x22.5cm

Letter V Vinegar (manufacturer and dealer of vinegar). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et
DUV4211571 Letter V Vinegar (manufacturer and dealer of vinegar). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""

Letter V Harvesters. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""
DUV4211565 Letter V Harvesters. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"". A work in which a child, while having fun

Letter S: Locksmith (makes locks). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""
DUV4211538 Letter S: Locksmith (makes locks). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"". A work in which a child, while having fun

Letter O Goldsmith (makes and sells silverware). Engraving in "An instructive alphabet of arts and crafts"
DUV4211530 Letter O Goldsmith (makes and sells silverware). Engraving in "An instructive alphabet of arts and crafts"

Letter J Cup Player. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""
DUV4211489 Letter J Cup Player. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"". A work in which a child, while having fun

Letter J Gardener. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""
DUV4211485 Letter J Gardener. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"". A work in which a child, while having fun

Letter I Printer. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""
DUV4211484 Letter I Printer. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"". A work in which a child, while having fun

Letters I Printer; J Gardener; J Cup Player; L Eyewear. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et
DUV4211478 Letters I Printer; J Gardener; J Cup Player; L Eyewear. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""

Letter H: Watchmaker (manufacture and repair clocks, clocks and watches). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire
DUV4211473 Letter H: Watchmaker (manufacture and repair clocks, clocks and watches). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""

Dial work of a clock showing the moon age, lunar phase, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by
FLO4593785 Dial work of a clock showing the moon age, lunar phase, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Girl of Granada of the poorest class during the Islamic era, Emirates of Granada (1238-1492)
FLO4706342 Girl of Granada of the poorest class during the Islamic era, Emirates of Granada (1238-1492). Because of her poverty, she is always spinning yarn

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"Travail: A Glimpse into the World of Work in Art" Step back in time and explore the diverse realms of labor captured through art. From coal riddling workshops to shoeshiners, each painting tells a unique story of hard work and dedication. In the Coal Riddling workshop at the mines of Blanzy, c. 1860 (w/c), we witness the grueling task of separating coal from impurities, showcasing the relentless efforts put forth by workers in France's mining industry. Moving on to France-Feature-Shoeshiner, we encounter a humble street scene where a diligent individual shines shoes with precision and care. This glimpse into everyday life reminds us that even small tasks contribute to society's functioning. The extraction of Saint-Anne marble from a quarry, 18th century (oil on canvas) transports us to an era when manual labor was essential for sourcing valuable materials. The immense physical effort required is evident as workers extract this precious stone from nature's depths. Viewing Abel de Pujol's studio in the 19th century (oil on canvas), we are invited into an artist's sanctuary where creativity intertwines with diligence. Here, brushes dance across canvases as imagination takes flight amidst organized chaos. Jules Louis Philippe Coignet captures "L'artiste dans sa chambre à la villa Medicis, " revealing an intimate moment within an artist's chamber. Bathed in soft hues and surrounded by his tools, he immerses himself in creation while embracing solitude as his muse. "The piano lesson" from 1881 (oil on canvas) showcases both teacher and student engrossed in their craft—a testament to discipline and perseverance required for mastering any skill or art form. A tannery depicted in 1790 (oil on canvas) reveals craftsmen immersed knee-deep among animal hides—transforming raw materials into supple leather through meticulous processes that have been passed down through generations.