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The Tidal River, 1919. Artist: Charles ShannonThe Tidal River, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]
Constantinople, colored engraving from the book Le Theatre du monde or Nouvel Atlas, 1645, created, printed and published in Amsterdam
Native picking up cocoa capsules, drawing, 1914
Pump Court, Vine Yard, Saint Olaves, Southwark, London, 1828Pump Court, Vine Yard, Saint Olave s, Southwark, London, 1828. View with a figure collecting water
Word from the missing, 1877. ArtistWord from the missing, 1877. A woman collecting driftwood accompanied by two children. A model ship lies abandoned by the boys feet
Guy Fawkes or the 5th of November, 1834. Artist: G RymerGuy Fawkes or the 5th of November, 1834. Plate no.6 from London Scenes; view of a group of mischevious boys carrying Guy Fawkes on a chair in a London street on the 5th November
Remember the Poor Prisoners, Cries of London, c1688Remember the Poor Prisoners. A man collecting money for prisoners, carrying a large basket over his shoulder. From Cries of London, c1688
Women and children gleaning, Provincial Characters, 1802. Artist: William Henry PyneTwo groups of a woman and two children gleaning, all carrying bundles of straw. Gleaning was the practice of collecting loose grain and other useful remnants of crops from field after harvesting
Children collecting pennies for the Guy, 1816
Pray remember the blind; scene under Covent Garden piazza, Cries of London, 1811Pray remember the blind ; scene under Covent Garden piazza. A blind man advances shouting, his stick and hat held out, towards two young ladies, one of whom drops a coin in his hat
Remember the Poor Prisonners, Cries of London, (c1688?)Remember the Poor Prisonners. A man collecting money for prisoners, carrying a large basket over his shoulder. From Cries of London, (c1688?)
The Dairyman, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);
The Money Tree, 1922. From Myths and Legends of China, by Edward TC Werner, published by George G Harrap & Co, 1922
Gathering seaweed, Portugal, c1960s
Firewood, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonFirewood, 1941. Wartime children collect firewood amongst the rubble. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]. (Colorised black and white print)
A Syrian girl at a spring, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]
The copper shortage in Germany, 1915. A schoolmaster collecting copper household articles from his pupils. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915
La Fontaine (The Water Cistern), c1733, (1911). Artist: Jean-Simeon ChardinLa Fontaine (The Water Cistern), c1733, (1911). Painting held in The National Gallery, London. From The Connoisseur Vol XXX. [Otto Limited, London, 1911]
In a great pine forest, collecting turpentine, North Carolina, USA, late 19th or early 20th century. Harvesting pine resin. Detail from a stereoscopic card
The Mussel Gatherers, c1890. Artist: Colin HunterThe Mussel Gatherers, c1890
Tapping for maple syrup, Canada, 1936. Artist: Canadian GovernmentTapping for maple syrup, Canada, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)
Primrose Gatherers, 1930s. Artist: C CousenPrimrose Gatherers, 1930s
Portrait of the artists daughter Magdalena de Vos, 1927. Artist: Cornelis de VosPortrait of the artists daughter Magdalena de Vos, 1927. Found in the collection of Chatswoth House. A print from Flemish and Belgian art 1300-1900
Mingrelien woman collecting water, c1890. Woman from the Samegrelo (Mingrelia) region of Georgia. Illustration from Caucase and Asie Centrale, Types and Costumes
Children Bird Nesting, 1789. Artist: William WardChildren Bird Nesting, 1789. After George Morland (1763-1804). From The Connoisseur Volume L. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1918]
A Cottage in a Wood, c1897. Artist: James CadenheadA Cottage in a Wood, c1897. An illustration originally featured in the magazine Evergreen, Part IV, The Book of Winter. From The Studio Volume 10 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1897]
Ramasseurs d Epaves (Wreckage Gatherers), c20th century (1914-1915). Artist: Alexandre MarcetteRamasseurs d Epaves (Wreckage Gatherers), c20th century (1914-1915). From The Studio Volume 63. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1914-1915]
A letter from Reverend James Granger, and a view of his residence at Shiplake, 1769, (1840). Artist: James GrangerA letter from Reverend James Granger, and a view of his residence at Shiplake, 1769, (1840). Extract of a letter from Granger to the Reverend Mr Cole, on the mania for collecting English portraits
An Italian landscape, 1913. Artist: Claude LorrainAn Italian landscape, 1913. A print from The Art of the Great Masters, by Frederic Lees, Sampson Low, Marston and Co, London, 1913
People collecting water from a well, Rabat, Morocco, c1920s-c1930s(?)
People at a well, Casablanca, Morocco, c1920s-c1930s(?)
A Fellah Woman at the Spring, c1880-1882. Artist: W UngerA Fellah Woman at the Spring, c1880-1882. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882
Women collecting water at on the Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq, 1917-1919
The Crucifixion, 1547. Artist: Giulio CampiThe Crucifixion, 1547. Campi, Giulio (1507-1573). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Rescue of the victims at Aubervilliers fort, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 11th June 1892
Carrying water, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century
Carrying water from the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis CabanesCarrying water from the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, 1928.Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928
Women fellahs at the edge of the Nile, 1872. Artist: Alfred-Henri DarjouWomen fellahs at the edge of the Nile, 1872. Fellah is the Arabic word for a farm abourer or peasant. A print from Cairo and High-Egypt
The Collector of Tithes, 1618. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the YoungerThe Collector of Tithes, 1618. Private collection
Women at the Fountain, 1867. Artist: Emmanuel LansyerWomen at the Fountain, 1867. From the collection of the Musee Lansyer, Loches, France
Collecting firewood, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). Artist: Auguste BryCollecting firewood, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III
The Nest, c1845. Artist: Robert Kent ThomasThe Nest, c1845. Showing a woman collecting chicken eggs from a coop. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
Fruit Collecting and grape treading Mosaic, c3rd century. At Bardo Museum
Children in religious procession, Roman wall painting from Ostia, c2nd-3rd century. The late imperial period corresponds to the expansion of political and cultural influence of the Roman Empire
Coal miner collecting his lamp in the lamp room before going on his shift
Detail of a Roman sarcophagus, 2nd centuryDetail of a Roman sarcophagus from the National Museums collection in Rome
Picking olives in Tunisia. The man knocks them off with a stick, and the women then pick them from the ground
Collecting water in the evening in an oasis in the SaharaCollecting water in the evening in Jemma, an oasis village in the Sahara
