Cutting Collection (page 6)

Samson and Delilah, 1574 (1849). Artist: A Bisson
Samson and Delilah, 1574 (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century woodcut. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, volume V (Paris)

Harvesting sugar cane, Rio Pedro, Porto Rico, 1900. Artist: BL Singley
Harvesting sugar cane, Rio Pedro, Porto Rico, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Road cut through the Yellow Earth, China, c1890. Artist: Hildibrand
Road cut through the Yellow Earth, China, c1890. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XIII, (Virtue & Co Limited, London, c1890)

Carving a side of beef at the annual banquet at the Guildhall, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Barber, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Barber, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Tailor, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Tailor, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Cutting Tobacco - A Typical Plantation - Province of Havana, Cuba, 1899. Artist: Works and Sun Sculpture Studios
Cutting Tobacco - A Typical Plantation - Province of Havana, Cuba, 1899. [Underwood & Underwood, New York, 1899.]

One of the Family, 1880, (1938). Artist: Frederick George Cotman
One of the Family, 1880. Painting housed at National Museums Liverpool. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

The Wood Cutters, c1880-1882. Artist: Hubert von Herkomer
The Wood Cutters, c1880-1882. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Cutting a key barrel, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Arctic Life, Cutting a Way Out of the Ice from Winter Quarters, 1875. Artist: W Palmer
Arctic Life, Cutting a Way Out of the Ice from Winter Quarters, 1875. An engraving from the Illustrated London News, (29 May 1875). Hand-coloured later

Legend of the Jew of Rue des Billettes, Paris, piercing holy wafer with his knife, 14th century, (18)
Legend of the Jew of the Rue des Billettes, Paris, 14th century, (1870). A Jew allegedly pierced the holy wafer with his knife. Accusations of host desecration gradually ceased after the Reformation

The sugar industry, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: JR Ashton
The sugar industry, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

Fabric Shop, (1885). Artist: Bonnardot
Fabric Shop, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Sun and Moon Flowers, 1890, (1912). Artist: George Dunlop Leslie
Sun and Moon Flowers, 1890, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Mowing Bracken, c1903, (1912). Artist: Henry Herbert la Thangue
Mowing Bracken, c1903, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Cameo with Bust of Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566), 16th century. Artist: Anonymous
Cameo with Bust of Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566), 16th century. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Winegrower, 1628. Artist: Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp
Winegrower, 1628. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Saint Martin and a Beggar, 1596. Artist: Bartholomeus Spranger
Saint Martin and a Beggar, 1596. Spranger, Bartholomeus (1546-1611). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Allegory of France, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Allegory of France, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 23rd May 1891

Massacres in China, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Massacres in China, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 19th December 1891

Samson and Delilah, c1609-1610. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Samson and Delilah, c1609-1610. Samson, the Jewish hero, fell in love with Delilah. She was bribed by the Philistines, and discovered that his strength came from his hair which had never been cut

Copra making, Samoa, 1899. Artist: Burton Brothers
Copra making, Samoa, 1899

Winter Landscape, c1606-1656. Artist: Gysbrecht Leytens
Winter Landscape, c1606-1656. Located in the collection at, State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Dissection, late 15th century. Manuscript page from a French version of De proprietatibus rerum by Bartholomaeus Anglicus, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Samson and Delilah, c1500. Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Samson and Delilah, c1500. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

They spruce themselves up, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
They spruce themselves up, 1799. Plate 51 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

View of the Camp at the Java Creek, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel Stedman
View of the Camp at the Java Creek, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II, by J G Stedman

L Executif 1870-1871. Artist: Pilotell
L Executif 1870-1871. Cartoon from La Caricature depicting France losing Alsace-Lorraine to Germany, the consequence of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871. From a private collection

Ambroise Pare, 16th-century French military surgeon, (19th century). Ambrose Pare (1509-1590) is widely regarded as the father of modern surgical practice

Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Jean Simon Berthelemy
Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, late 18th/early 19th century. From the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Glass cutter decorating table ware on a carborundum wheel, 1867. He turns the wheel by working a treadle with his foot. From Alphabet des Arts et Metiers. (Paris, 1867)

Cutting coin blanks from metal strips, Royal Mint, London, 1897. After being cut, the blanks were then put in a coin stamping press

Interior, Thomas Firth & Sons Norfolk Works, Sheffield, c1890. Twelve men, each with a work station facing a window, hand-cutting files from blanks of crucible steel

Shoe Maker, 1823. A master craftsman in tailored coat and yellow waistcoat (vest) cuts leather from skin. In the background a boy apprentice in apron and drab jacket sits making up a shoe

Cutting Peat near Edinbane, Isle of Skye, Scotland, c1960. Artist: CM Dixon
Cutting Peat near Edinbane, Isle of Skye, Scotland, c1960. Edinbane lies at the foot of the Waternish Peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland

Egyptian relief of the cutting up of a carcass, on the stela of Sebeka from Thebes, from the British Museums collection

Ice Splitting, 1825. Artist: Pyotr Alexandrov
Ice Splitting, 1825. Found in the collection of the A Pushkin Memorial Museum, St Petersburg

Reaper beginning to cut crop of wheat with a sickle, 1867. From an English childrens book

The Chinese Cake, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Chinese Cake, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th January 1898

Cutting ice on the St Lawrence river, Canada, using a steam-powered saw, 1894. In the background on the right are insulated sheds used to store the ice for use in the summer

Ice gathering on the Hudson River near New York, USA, 1875. Horse-drawn cutters used to cut blocks of ice. In the background are insulated warehouses for storing ice for summer use

The Reaper, c1900

Peter I, the Great (1672-1725), Tsar of Russia, cutting a Boyars (nobleman) beard. Peter became Tsar in 1682. He embarked on a campaign to modernise and Europeanise Russia, socially

Delilah cutting Samsons hair, thus taking away his strength, 1820. Artist: William Marshall Craig
Delilah cutting Samsons hair, thus taking away his strength, 1820. From the Bible

The Butcher, Montmartre Market, 1857-1858. Artist: Honore Daumier
The Butcher, Montmartre Market, 1857-1858. From a private collection

Hydraulic coal cutting machine, named The Iron Man, 1867
Hydraulic coal cutting machine, named The Iron Man, in position on rail track undergground in a coal seam. Made by Carrett, Marshall & Co. and shown at the Paris International Exposition of 1867

Cutting the Mistletoe Bough for Christmas decoration, 1886

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