Pulling Collection (page 9)

The Carrying of the Cross, 15th century (1849). Artist: H Moulin
The Carrying of the Cross, 15th century (1849). A 19th century version based on a 15th century original found in the collection of M Quedeville, Paris

Young children playing in the street, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A horse pulling a canal barge, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A horse-drawn bus, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Tug-of-war at the Mill Hill Junior School sports day, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Women and a man from the 15th and 16th centuries (1849). Artist: Thurwanger Freres
Women and a man from the 15th and 16th centuries (1849). Featured are a common girl of 1560, a Gantois craftwoman of the 15th century

Nicholas I (1796-1855), Emperor of Russia, in his droshky, St Petersburg, 1853. From the Illustrated London News (24 December 1853)

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

A carpenters apprentice working at a trial piece, 15th century (1849). From one of the stalls called Misericordes in Rouen Cathedral, France

Porters in Tibet, 1936. Artist: Fox
Porters in Tibet, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Peace rejoicings, 1856. From The Illustrated London News (31 May 1856)

Ploughing in India, 1917

A wool team, Australia, c1920s. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
A wool team, Australia, c1920s. From the Colonial Series set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, c1920s

My Donkey an Me, 1902-1903. Artist: John Carey
My Donkey an Me, 1902-1903. An old woman driving a pony and cart outside Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1902-1903

The Towing Path, 1900 (1902-1903). Artist: Roland Wheelwright
The Towing Path, 1900 (1902-1903). From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1902-1903, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 8, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London)

How foreigners travel in Japan, 1896. Artist: Strohmeyer and Wyman
How foreigners travel in Japan, 1896. Westerners riding in rickshaws. Stereoscopic slide

Batsumati street, Yokohama, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Batsumati street, Yokohama, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic slide

Harvest, c1910. Artist: Otto Richard Bossert
Harvest, c1910. From The Studio Volume 50. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1910]

A Carley float, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

The Custom House, Dublin, 19th century

Taking a spin through the park at Nara, Japan, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Farmers wives at work, Iwakuni, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Farmers wives at work, Iwakuni, Japan, 1904. Farmers wives prepare barley (prior to processing it into grain) by pulling it through iron combs. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Farming near Seoul, South Korea, 1900s. Artist: Keystone
Farming near Seoul, South Korea, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide

The Catapult, c1868. A Roman siege engine attacks the city of Carthage during the siege of 146 BC. Delenda est Carthago (Carthage must be destroyed) is carved into the wood. Hand-coloured later

Water skiing, 20th century

Two decker barge used to move British troops up the Tigris from Amarah to Baghdad, 1918

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussacs hot air balloon ascent, Paris, September 1804 (1900). On this flight, French chemist and physicist Gay-Lussac (1778-1850)

The Nawab Siraj Ud Daulahs artillery on its movable platform, India, 1757, (1893). Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
The Nawab Siraj Ud Daulahs artillery on its movable platform, India, 1757, (1893). In 1757 at the Battle of Plassey, Clive

January - Hard Frost, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
January - Hard Frost, 19th century. Skaters fall through a hole in the ice, possibly caused by the All Hot Sugar and Brandy stall

The Royal Family in the Highlands; Tug of War - late 19th century, (1900)
The Royal Family in the Highlands; Tug of War - Balmoral vs Abergeldie, Scotland, late 19th century, (1900). Queen Victoria and her children watch as local men compete in a tug of war

Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry Layard
Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). A print after a 19th-century drawing from Layards Monuments of Nineveh

Human Quintain contest, (1833). The contest between two figures depends upon the breaking of the stick which both hold on to, or is a struggle to overthrow each other

Man with dogcart, Antwerp, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Man with dogcart, Antwerp, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Boy with dogcart, Antwerp, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Boy with dogcart, Antwerp, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Dogs pulling women on a cart, Antwerp, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Dogs pulling women on a cart, Antwerp, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Artillery piece being pulled by 600 soldiers, Second Battle of the Isonzo, World War I, 1915. The Second Battle of the Isonzo was fought between the Italians

Wallace Executed, 1305, (c1850). After his trial, Scottish patriot William Wallace (1270-1305) was stripped naked and dragged through the City of London at the heels of a horse

Cedar-getting on the Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: JR Ashton
Cedar-getting on the Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

The Removal Of The Painter, (1885). Artist: Jeaurat
The Removal Of The Painter, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The ships were called the Terror and the Erebus, 1847, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
The ships were called the Terror and the Erebus, 1847, (1905). John Franklins doomed expedition to find the North-West Passage

Dawn over Capri. Mist, c1745. Artist: Claude-Joseph Vernet
Dawn over Capri. Mist, c1745. From the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Village Firemen, 1857. Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
The Village Firemen, 1857. Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre Cecil (1824-1898). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, c1830. Artist: Hokusai
From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, c1830. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Mice are burying the Cat, Lubok print, 1760. Lubok (plural Lubki) prints were Russian popular prints with simple graphics portraying stories derived from literature, religion and popular tales

Illustration from the childrens book Little Bo-Peep, c1880. Artist: Ernest Henry Griset
Illustration from the childrens book Little Bo-Peep, c1880. Found in the collection of the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow

Winter Work for the Cowboys, 1906 (1908-1909).From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14

Medieval man with a bow

Portmouth Harbour, Hampshire, c1888. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson, (c1888)

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