Peasant Collection (page 32)

Yawning Apprentice, 1868-1869. Artist: Mihaly Munkacsy
Yawning Apprentice, 1868-1869

Woman at the Churn, c1864-1900. Artist: Mihaly Munkacsy
Woman at the Churn, c1864-1900

Untitled, c1864-1900. Artist: Mihaly Munkacsy
Untitled, c1864-1900

Agriculture, 1751-1780. Ploughing, rolling and harrowing using horses, sowing seed broadcast and with Abbe Soumilles seed drill (Fig 4). Fig 1 is a type of plough invented by Jethro Tull

Ploughing and harrowing with horses and sowing seed broadcast, 1762. In the background is a postmill for grinding corn. From La Nouvelle Maison Rustique (8th edition). (Paris, 1762)

Ploughing with oxen, sowing seed broadcast and harrowing, 18th century. In the background agricultural tools are being made from wood

Beekeepers preparing to take a swarm, 18th century. At the bottom of the tree are straw beehives (skeps) used in the apiary

Empress Eugenie presented with bouquet by peasant girl. Artist: J Carand
Empress Eugenie presented with bouquet by peasant girl. Eugenie de Montijo (1826-1920), Spanish-born wife of Napoleon III of France married the Emperor in 1853

The Spinner, Goatherd of the Auvergne, c1868-1869. Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Spinner, Goatherd of the Auvergne, c1868-1869. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

The Well Guarded Cow, 1890. Artist: Edouard Bernard Debat-Ponsan
The Well Guarded Cow, 1890. French Academic Style

The Gleaners, 1857. Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Gleaners, 1857. Three women collect ears of grain that have been left after the harvest has been gathered and stored in ricks (background)

A Windmill, Etretat, 19th century. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
A Windmill, Etretat, 19th century. From the musee du Louvre, Paris

The Farmers of Flagey ( Les Paysans de Flagey ), 1855. Artist: Gustave Courbet
The Farmers of Flagey ( Les Paysans de Flagey ), 1855. From the Musee des Beaux Arts, Besancon, France

Livestock Market in L Arbresle, France, mid-late 19th century. Artist: JB Louis Guy
Livestock Market in L Arbresle, France, mid-late 19th century. From the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France

Cossacks terrorising a Korean village, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. A marauding band of mounted Russian Cossack troops charging down a snowy street, terrorising the inhabitants and their livestock

Irish peasant girl guarding the familys last few possessions, 1886
Irish peasant girl guarding the familys last few possessions after eviction for non-payment of rent. From The Illustrated London News, April 1886. Wood engraving

Evicted Irish peasant family, 1848. Irish peasant family unable to pay rent because of failure of potato crop due to blight, evicted from their tumbledown cottage

Soviet poster commemorating May Day, 1950. Artist: A Bearob
Soviet poster commemorating May Day, 1950

Will He Clear It?, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Will He Clear It?, 1873. The horse being ridden by Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, approaches the stone wall entitled Irish Education

Come a Cropper!, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Come a Cropper!, 1873. Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister, stands beside his fallen steed, as a bunch of assorted Irish priests and peasants shuffle off

The Pig and The Peasant, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
The Pig and The Peasant, 1863. Peasant says: Ah! I d Like To Be Cared Vor Half As Well As Thee As Thee Be! Here, Mr Punch highlights the problem by neatly contrasting the fat

Doth Not a Meeting Like This Make Amends?, 1861. In August 1861, the Queen and Prince Albert, together with the Prince of Wales

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