Peasants Collection (page 2)

Styrian peasants with donkey, 1818. The woman carries a basket and milkpale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal

Hungarian Hussar with woman wearing a veil, 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton

Historical views of Sweden. Gustav Eriksson addressing the men of Dalarna 13, women farmers ploughing fields with oxen 14, and a public whipping of a cruel boy 15

Historical views of Paris, France. View of the cathedral of Notre Dame 70, piles of bones and skulls in the Catacombs 71, and the Massacre of St. Bartholomews Day in 1572 72

Historical views of Switzerland. Swiss peasants in the Alps 46, William Tell shooting an arrow at his son 47, and an avalanche or mountain snowball 48. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Historical views of China. View of the Great Wall of China 25, street scene in a Chinese town with shopkeepers and customers 26, and workers gathering leaves from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis 27

Frontispiece with vignettes and medallions. Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by William Heath from Pierce Egans Real Life in Ireland, or the Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles

Peasants of the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, 18th century
Peasants of the Canton of Grisons in their wool costumes, Switzerland, 18th century. The men wear red waistcoats, blue jackets and breeches. Abiti de Grigioni

Costumes of the peasants of Zurich, Switzerland, 18th century. Contadini Zurighesi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

The medieval Benedictine Abbey at Einsiedeln, Switzerland. Badia di Einsedlen. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Calvinist priests laying hands on a man, Switzerland
Two Calvinist priests laying hands on a man kneeling on a cushion, and woman of Zurich in mourning clothes, Switzerland, 16th century. Lutto di una Zurichese &c

View of the Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, 1822. The main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers. Vista dell Imp. Palazzo di Schoenbrun

Peasants dancing in fields, Austria, 1822. Men and women dance together to music from a fiddler and recorder. Danze dei Contadini dell Austria

Peasant wedding in a village in Austria, 1822. Musicians play violin and pipes leading a procession with bride and groom from a church. Nozze di villagio dei contadini dell Austria

Austrian peasants at work in the fields, 18th century. A ploughman and family rest near oxen and plough, while others sow seeds. Contadini dell Austria al lavoro

Austrian farmers on their way to church, 18th century
Austrian farmers in Sunday Best outfits on their way to church, 18th century. Contadini dell Austria che si recano alla chiesa

Albanian peasants in colourful national costume, woman and child. 1906

Country people dancing the Tarantella, Italy, originating from Naples. Date: early 19th century

Country people dancing on return from the vintage, Italy. Date: early 19th century

Roman people dancing a Saltarello, Italy. Date: early 19th century

Roman family of three travelling on horseback, Italy. Date: early 19th century

Gipsies in Rome, Italy. Date: early 19th century

Men and women on a Roman swing, Italy
Men and women having fun on a Roman swing (or Canofieno), Italy. Date: early 19th century

Men playing the Roman game of La Ruzzica, Italy
Men playing the Roman game of La Ruzzica (or La Rotuola, similar to throwing the discus), Italy. The circular object is made of heavy, hard wood. Date: early 19th century

Men playing the ancient game of Morra, Italy. It involves one player extending their hand, with any number of fingers, and the other player calling out a number

Charlatan speaking to group of people in Rome, Italy
A charlatan, probably a quack doctor, speaking to a group of people in a street in Rome, Italy. Date: early 19th century

People watching a puppet show in Rome, Italy, the equivalent of a Punch and Judy show. early 19th century

People watching magic lantern show in Rome, Italy
People watching a magic lantern show in Rome, Italy. Date: early 19th century

Women and children, Rome, Italy. Date: early 19th century

Country people, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District
Country people with dogs at Langdale, Cumbria (Westmorland), Lake District, an area referred to in Wordsworths poems. Date: 1843

Women with baskets of grapes, Southern Italy
Women with baskets of grapes, in a wine-making area of Southern Italy. Date: early 19th century

Roman peasant women at a fountain, Italy
Roman peasant women washing clothes at a fountain, Italy. Date: early 19th century

Peasants of Darlana or Dalecarlia county, Sweden. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Peasants dancing in a clearing to music from a recorder and bagpipes. After an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

A ballroom scene (top) and sailors and peasants dancing the fashionable waltz during the French Revolutionary era. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

National costumes of the Hungarians, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence

National dress of the peasants of Norway, including a farmer who looks like an Armenian ecclesiastic, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Chinese agriculture. Peasants planting a field with a seeding machine (a hopper with two pipes leading to pronged feet), man irrigating a field on a water pump

Chinese peasants planting rice in a paddy field. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Chinese peasants worshipping at a temple in the country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Roman peasants with babies in baskets, Italy
Three Roman peasants with babies in baskets on their heads, Italy. Date: early 19th century

Dutch rustic scene with music and celebration

Peasant men playing a game in a field, Finland. Involving a human hobby-horse, it is similar to the Russian game of Little Towns, using small cylindrical pieces of wood. Date: 1922

Interior of a peasant cottage, Finland, showing the warmest place in the home, with the stove reaching from floor to ceiling. Date: 1922

Peasants at a wedding feast, Finland -- one of the customs is for the bridegroom to lift the veil from the face of the bride. Date: 1922

Peasant women burning forest debris, Finland
Peasant women burning forest debris in order to clear the ground, Finland. Date: 1922

Peasant women sawing wood, Republic of Estonia
Peasant women sawing wood in winter, wearing warm sheepskin coats, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922

Young housewife at work, Republic of Estonia
Young housewife at work, doing the laundry in a three-legged washtub, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922

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