Serf Collection

India. British colonial era. Banquet at the palace of Rais in Mynere. Engraving by Hildibrand. Colored. The Illustrated World, 1882

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

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Servant offering a glass of wine to his
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Servant offering a glass of wine to his master on his return home. Folio 87V

Hassan I (1836-1894). Sultan of Morocco between 1873 and 1894, member of the Alaouite dynasty. The Sultan receives a dispatch. 19 th century engraving R. Caton Woodville. Colored

A very hairy sultan reclining on some pillows
Illustration of a group of serfs bowing before a very hairy sultan reclining on some pillows

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

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

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

Russian Countrywomen in traditional costume
Russian Countrywomen in a variety of traditional costumes Date: 1902

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

Russian Country Folk
Russian Country Family Date: circa 1904

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

Emancipation of a Serf
Emancipating a Russian serf

Events / Russia
ABOLITION OF SERFDOM : Tsar Alexander II orders emancipation of serfs throughout Russia

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