Hammering Collection (page 3)

English Soldier securing Prisoner at Agincourt, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
English Soldier securing Prisoner at Agincourt, c1860, (c1860). The Battle of Agincourt, a major English victory in the Hundred Years War that took place on Friday 25th October 1415, near Azincourt

In Hamburg, Four Days Before Germanys Unconditional Surrender, 1945
In Hamburg, Four Days Before Germanys Unconditional Surrender, 1942. A corporal of the British 2nd Army erects a sign reading Piccadilly Circus, observed by a German policeman

A Silver Refinery, 1556, (1917)
A Silver Refinery, 1556. From De re metallica by Georg Bauer (1494-1555) (Latinized: Georgius Agricola), is a book cataloguing the art of mining, refining, and smelting metals, published in 1556

Cupids Forge, c1905, (1916). Artist: Collier Twentyman Smithers
Cupids Forge, c1905. From The Connoisseur Vol XLIV by [Otto Limited, London, 1916.]

Primitive pole lathe, from a Japanese trades encyclopedia, 1828 (1956). A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Armourer, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Armourer, 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

Coiners at work, 1577, (1893). From Holinshed d History, 1577. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co

The pump shop in a Cornwall works, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Personification of music, with the auxiliaries, the poet and musicians, 1508, (1870). Facsimile of a wood engraving from the Margarita Philosophica Nova

Royal flag, galleon flag and traders flag, (1885). Artist: Urrabieta
Royal flag, galleon flag and traders flag, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Clockmaker, 16th century, (1870). Artist: Jost Amman
The Clockmaker, 16th century, (1870). A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

The studio of Etienne Delaune, 1576, (1870). Artist: Etienne Delaune
The studio of Etienne Delaune, 1576, (1870). A wood engraving of the interior of the workshop of Etienne Delaune (1518-1583), French goldsmith, artist, printmaker and medallist

The Forge of Vulcan, c1660. Artist: Luca Giordano
The Forge of Vulcan, c1660. Giordano, Luca (1632-1705). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Fujimi Fuji view field in the Owari province (from a Series 36 Views of Mount Fuji), 1830-1833. Artist: Hokusai
Fujimi Fuji view field in the Owari province (from a Series 36 Views of Mount Fuji), 1830-1833

Poster for an arts and crafts exhibition, 1910. Artist: Yakov Ponomarenko
Poster for an arts and crafts exhibition, 1910. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

The Expulsion of the Poor from the Slums, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The Expulsion of the Poor from the Slums, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd June 1895

The Cobbler, 1918. Artist: Boris Mikhajlovich Kustodiev
The Cobbler, study for the decoration of the Ruzheinaya (Rifle) Square in Petrograd, 1918

Iron foundry, 1802. At top are two views of a furnace, on the right showing the operation of the bellows which supplied the draught and, on the left, smelted metal being poured into moulds

The Railway Carriage Companys works, Oldbury, West Midlands, 1869. The forge, showing the mass production of components at about 40 identical forges

Armourer, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Armourer, c1559-1591. An armourer in his workshop using a hammer to shape a piece of armour. On display in front of his shop are items he has made, including a full suit of armour

Tinman, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Forging an anchor, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Nailsmith, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Embossed fabric maker, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Interior of a Ironmongers, and plans of instruments, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
Interior of a Ironmongers, and plans of instruments, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777

Blacksmiths at work, 1715. Note the heavy leather aprons worn as protection from hot metal and charcoal. From Magia Naturalis by Johannes Baptista della Porta, originally published in Naples in 1558

Tom, Jerry and Logic in the Press Yard, Newgate prison, London, 1821. Artist: George Cruikshank
Tom, Jerry and Logic in the Press Yard, Newgate prison, London, 1821. They are watching shackles being removed from a prisoner

Mining, 1550. In the foreground ore is being broken up with a hammer, while in the background a man is wheeling a truck full of ore out of the mine on a track with wooden rails

Artists reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge, 1890. In the centre a smith is hammering iron, while in the background another is working at the furnace

A Smith, detail of a Greek Cup, (Kylix), c6th century BC
A Smith, detail of a Greek Cup (Kylix), c6th century BC

Basuto miners in De Beers diamond mines, Kimberley, South Africa, c1885. In 1887 and 1888 Cecil Rhodes amalgamated the diamond mines around Kimberley, which included De Beers, into Consolidated Mines

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