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Peasantry Collection

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Chinese Farmer with Palmleaf Raincoat carrying hoe

Chinese Farmer with Palmleaf Raincoat carrying hoe and smoking a cheroot. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Interior of a Dorsetshire Labourers Cottage

Interior of a Dorsetshire Labourers Cottage
Interior view of a peasants cottage in Dorset in 1846, accompanying an article reporting on the poverty and squalor of some villages in the county

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Thessaloniki - Macedonian Peasants and British Soldier

Thessaloniki - Macedonian Peasants and British Soldier Date: circa 1916

Background imagePeasantry Collection: A couple of Peasants from Baden, Germany

A couple of Peasants from Baden, Germany. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Background imagePeasantry Collection: The Threshing Ground or Summer, 1786, by Goya

The Threshing Ground or Summer, 1786, by Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. The Threshing Ground or Summer, 1786. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Poland. Harvesters Festival. Engraving by Lemaitre

Poland. Harvesters Festival. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Beet-lifting, 1893, by Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936)

Beet-lifting, 1893, by Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936)
Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936). Polish painter of Young Poland movement. Beet-lifting, 1893. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Campesino, defiende

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Campesino, defiende con las armas al gobierno que te dio la tierra (Farmer, defend with arms the government that gave the land to you). Poster. SPAIN. Barcelona

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Civil War Valenciano La Movilizacion

Spanish Civil War Valenciano La Movilizacion
spanish, civil, war, valenciano, la, movilizacion, general, te, transformara, en, defensor, de, tu, patria, valencian, the, mobilization, will, convert, you, into, a, defender, of, motherland

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Leed Verdad

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Leed Verdad, vuestro diario (Read Verdad (Truth), your newspaper). Unified journal of the communist and socialist parties. Poster. SPAIN. Salamanca

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spain. Civil War (1936-1939). Poster Ventajas

Spain. Civil War (1936-1939). Poster Ventajas de la colectivizacion. Campesinos: colectivizad la tierra! (Advantages of Collectivization)

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Spanish farmer

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Spanish farmer, drawing by Victorio Macho published in the magazine Madrid (1937). Drawing

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Campesinos. La

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Campesinos. La tierra es vuestra (Farmers. Land Is Yours). Poster by Siwe edited by the POUM (1936)

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Camarada! Trabaja

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Camarada! Trabaja y lucha por la Revolucion (Comrade! Work and fight for the Revolution). Anarchist poster edited by CNT-FAI

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Castilian farmers

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Castilian farmers saluting the troops that go to the front. SPAIN. Barcelona. Historical Archive of Barcelona

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Ni un gra de

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Ni un gra de blat perdut (Not even a lost grain). Poster of the General Direction of Agriculture of the Generalitat of Catalonia. SPAIN. Barcelona

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). No envieu els

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). No envieu els vostres productes al mercat lliure. Veneu-los a traves dels sindicats agricoles (Don't send you produces to the free market)

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). El Ejercito Popular

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). El Ejercito Popular es el ejercito de la Republica (The Popular Army is The Republic's Army). Poster by Parrilla edited by the Delegate Junta of Defence of Madrid

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Russian serfs or peasantry, 18th century

Russian serfs or peasantry, 18th century
Russian serfs or peasantry. A peasant in travel clothes with hat, shirt, boots and bark shoes, and women spinning yarn and washing clothes

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Costumes of Hungarian peasantry, 18th century

Costumes of Hungarian peasantry, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Portuguese peasantry

Portuguese peasantry. circa 1790

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Peasants celebrating Christmas Eve at Tonniens 1854

Peasants celebrating Christmas Eve at Tonniens 1854
Old Christian custom on Christmas Eve, in France Germany and Norway, were farmers and peasants perambulating the fields, going round and round the boundary

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Russian Serf / Peasant - A Muzhik

Russian Serf / Peasant - A Muzhik
Muzhik or mujik - a Russian peasant, usually from pre-1917 Imperial Russia. The term confers a certain degree of poverty, as most muzhiks were serfs before the 1861 agricultural reforms

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Three Russian peasant women and their horse-drawn wagon

Three Russian peasant women and their horse-drawn wagon. Date: circa 1902

Background imagePeasantry Collection: OSTADE, Adriaen van (1610-1684). The Tavern. 17th

OSTADE, Adriaen van (1610-1684). The Tavern. 17th c. Dutch school. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. SAXONY. Dresden. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (State Art Collections Dresden )

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Republic of Kosovo - Traditional costume

Republic of Kosovo - Traditional costume and dancing in the countryside

Background imagePeasantry Collection: A Young Bride-to-be in traditional costume - Rural Russia

A Young Bride-to-be in traditional costume - Rural Russia - painting by Fedor Fedorovich Buchholz (1857-1942). Date: 1907

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Czech Peasant girl in traditional costume - studio portrait

Czech Peasant girl in traditional costume - studio portrait with white wooden chair. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePeasantry Collection: House from Sarkoz region. 19th century. Hungary

House from Sarkoz region. 19th century. Hungary
Interior of a house from the Sarkoz region. Second half of 19th century. Museum of Ethnography. Budapest. Hungary

Background imagePeasantry Collection: House from Orseg region. 19th century. Hungary

House from Orseg region. 19th century. Hungary
Interior of a house from the Orseg region. Early 19th century. Museum of Ethnography. Budapest. Hungary

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Types Of Peasantry, Naples

Types Of Peasantry, Naples
A mother sitting on the steps knitting with her daughter on one of the poorer streets of Naples. Date: 1904

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Vase depicting men packing tea (1348-1644). Detail

Vase depicting men packing tea (1348-1644). Detail. Chinese art. Ming period. China / Porcelain. IRAN. Tehran. Golestan Palace

Background imagePeasantry Collection: HOUASSE, Michel-Ange (1680-1730). The Harvest. Baroque

HOUASSE, Michel-Ange (1680-1730). The Harvest. Baroque art. Oil on canvas

Background imagePeasantry Collection: ALENZA Y NIETO, Leonardo. The Revenge

ALENZA Y NIETO, Leonardo. The Revenge
ALENZA y NIETO, Leonardo (1807-1845). The Revenge. 1830. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Victoria and Albert in Ireland

Victoria and Albert in Ireland
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on a visit to Ireland in 1849 watch a dance of peasantry on the lawn at Carton. Date: 1849

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Tenerife - San Cristobal de La Laguna - Campesinos

Tenerife - San Cristobal de La Laguna - Campesinos
Canary Island, Spain - Tenerife - San Cristobal de La Laguna - Campesinos (Rural Folk / Peasants). Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Russian Countrywoman with pitchfork and red headscarf

Russian Countrywoman with pitchfork and red headscarf
Russian Countrywoman with wooden pitchfork and red headscarf. Date: 1903

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Macedonian Countryfolk

Macedonian Countryfolk. Date: circa 1918

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Meeting at the Crossroads - Slavonia, Croatia

Meeting at the Crossroads - Slavonia, Croatia
Peasant folk meet for a chat at the Crossroads in Slavonia, a historical region in eastern Croatia. Date: circa 1917

Background imagePeasantry Collection: An elderly Russian peasant with basket and staff

An elderly Russian peasant with basket and staff Date: circa 1901

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Turkish peasant couple - 1930s

Turkish peasant couple - 1930s. Date: 1930s

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Six Young Lebanese Boys pose for a photograph

Six Young Lebanese Boys pose for a photograph Date: circa 1903

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Pleasure Drive - Russian sled / sleigh

Pleasure Drive - Russian sled / sleigh Date: 1900s

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Russian Village and Villagers

Russian Village and Villagers. The unusual tall structure to the right centre of the image is a well with a huge timber lever bucket-lifting apparatus. on a tall frame. Date: circa 1902

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Russia - Rural couple in distinctuve traditional costume

Russia - Rural couple in distinctuve traditional costume
Russia - Rural couple in distinctive traditional costume, which has a certain gypsy flair, accentuated by the womans shawl, scarves and earrings

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Workmen and their wagon from Guria, Georgia - Solid wheels

Workmen and their wagon from Guria, Georgia - Solid wheels
Workmen and their wagon from Guria, a region (mkhare) in western Georgia, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. Note the solid state wheel - transport technology as old as the wheel itself

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Rural Russia - Village Children

Rural Russia - Village Children Date: 1902

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Rural Russia - Village Scene

Rural Russia - Village Scene. Women, men and children stand around a wooden house, with a horse wagon tethered alongside. Clearly a rural setting. Date: 1902

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Traditional round circle dancing in a Russian village

Traditional round circle dancing in a Russian village. Date: 1902

Background imagePeasantry Collection: A Russian Country Fair

A Russian Country Fair Date: 1902

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Russian villagers having lunch

Russian villagers having lunch
Russian villagers take a break from hard work on the family farm and have their lunch, sitting outside in the grass close to their wooden cabin home. Date: circa 1901

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Russian Countrywoman wearing floral headdress

Russian Countrywoman wearing floral headdress
Russian Countrywoman wearing a floral headdress Date: circa 1905

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Russian Country Folk

Russian Country Folk
Russian Country Family Date: circa 1904

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Two Rural Russian Country Girls pose with a sheaf of corn

Two Rural Russian Country Girls pose with a sheaf of corn
Two Rural Russian Country Girls outside the entrance to a large barn, pose with a Sheaf of corn. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Italian / Swiss border - Ticino Family - Lake Como

Italian / Swiss border - Ticino Family - Lake Como
Italian/Swiss border - Ticino Family - Lake Como - A country family return from harveting heads of corn. The gentleman (centre)

Background imagePeasantry Collection: VICENTE FERRER, Saint (1350-1419). Saint Vincent s

VICENTE FERRER, Saint (1350-1419). Saint Vincent s
VICENTE FERRER, Saint (1350-1419). Saint Vincents Sermons. Edition printed in Lugduni (Leyden) in 1523. Cover

Background imagePeasantry Collection: CORTELLINI, ngel Mar�(1819-1887). Bar scene

CORTELLINI, ngel Mar�(1819-1887). Bar scene
CORTELLINI, ngel Maric (1819-1887). Bar scene. Spanish school. 19th century. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo Nacional del Romanticismo

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Badajoz (1812). Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National

Badajoz (1812). Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Ecuador. Indigenous painting. Working. ECUADOR

Ecuador. Indigenous painting. Working. ECUADOR
" Ecuador. Indigenous painting. " Working". ECUADOR. Quito. Library of the Museum Jacinto Jij󮠹 Caama񯠯 f Archaeology and Colonial Art."

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Spanish Campesino (Peasant)

Spanish Campesino (Peasant) with his Bull Terrier dog Date: circa 1906

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Russian peasant boy asks Papa for candy

Russian peasant boy asks Papa for candy Date: 1912

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Bosnian Peasant

Bosnian Peasant in traditional short buttonless jacket and turbanesque hat

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Turkish peasant family group

Turkish peasant family group
A Turkish peasant family group photograph. Situated on their farm in Central Anatolia. The seated mans two wives wear traditional headdresses as befits married women

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Two Bohemian Peasant Women in Conversation

Two Bohemian Peasant Women in Conversation
Two Bohemian Peasant Women, one heavily pregnant, in conversation in Constantinople, . The lady on the right is a flower seller

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Trabzon, Turkey - Country Life

Trabzon, Turkey - Country Life
Milking the cow and a general view of rural life and housing in the country close to Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Preparing and spinning flax - Slovakia

Preparing and spinning flax - Slovakia
Preparing and spinning flax - Kendertorok Ponikon, Zolyom County, Slovakia - formerly part of the Hungarian Empire. The woman on the right is breaking the flax

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Eugene Bonnemere / Gill

Eugene Bonnemere / Gill
Eugene Bonnemere (1813-1893) French author and historian of the peasantry. Author of a history of peasants, from the late Middle Ages onward - which he seems to be holding in his left hand

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Making Friends

Making Friends

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Grazia Deledda / Nobel 26

Grazia Deledda / Nobel 26
GRAZIA DELEDDA Italian writer, best known for stories of Sardinian peasantry. Nobel Prize winner in 1926

Background imagePeasantry Collection: Tourists in the Tyrol

Tourists in the Tyrol
Tourists in the Austrian Tyrol set out for a boat excursion on a lake, watched by pigtailed girls and other peasantry in traditional costume


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