Agriculturist Collection

John Joseph Mechi
JOHN JOSEPH MECHI merchant and agriculturist Date: 1802 - 1880

Tariff Reform Needed
How can the poor British agriculturist compete with foreign produce - German and American shops - the Chicago Meat Trust ? The answer is TARIFF REFORM, of course !

Sir Jacob Wilson
3585957 Sir Jacob Wilson; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Jacob Wilson (1836-1905) an English land agent, cattle breeder, and prominent agriculturist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Early agriculturists with implements of bone, stone and bronze by Ferdinand Cormon
3522052 Early agriculturists with implements of bone, stone and bronze by Ferdinand Cormon; (add.info.: Early agriculturists with implements of bone)

John Bartram (1699-1777) 'Father of American botany': botanist agriculturist
531990 John Bartram (1699-1777) 'Father of American botany': botanist agriculturist: original member of American Philosophical Society. Bartram's house near Philadelphia

Lord Berners, President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Lord Berners, President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England - from a photograph by Mayall, 1858. In the Norfolk local shows, while resident on the paternal estates at Didlington, in Norfolk

The Middlesex Election - Mr. Sheriff Mechi, one of the Returning Officers, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Middlesex Election - Mr. Sheriff Mechi, one of the Returning Officers, 1857. Engraving from a photograph by the Stereoscopic Company, of Mr

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Roman Art. Byllis Ruins, Albania. Remains of the Wall of Victorinus (Victorino) built in late 4th century AD. Date: 02/08/2007

Portrait of Horace Capron (1804-1885), Before 1885. Creator: Samuel Montague Fassett
Portrait of Horace Capron (1804-1885), Before 1885

Thomas William Coke of Holkham (1822-1909) 2nd Earl of Leicester (oil on canvas)
HLK143670 Thomas William Coke of Holkham (1822-1909) 2nd Earl of Leicester (oil on canvas) by Richmond, George (1809-96); By kind permission of the Earl of Leicester

Silver Candelabra presented to Mr Ellman, the Agriculturist (engraving)
1617208 Silver Candelabra presented to Mr Ellman, the Agriculturist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silver Candelabra presented to Mr Ellman)

Portrait of Thomas William Coke, Esq. (1752-1842) inspecting some of his South Down sheep
HLK212340 Portrait of Thomas William Coke, Esq. (1752-1842) inspecting some of his South Down sheep with Mr Walton and the Holkham shepherds (oil on canvas) by Weaver

Portrait of Thomas William Coke, Esq. (1752-1842) inspecting some of his South Down sheep
CKE84582 Portrait of Thomas William Coke, Esq. (1752-1842) inspecting some of his South Down sheep with Mr Walton and the Holkham shepherds, engraved by William Ward (1766-1826)

Beloch, Mahomedan Agriculturist, Googaira, Mooltan, from The People of India
STC439722 Beloch, Mahomedan Agriculturist, Googaira, Mooltan, from The People of India, by J. Forbes Watson, published 1868 (albumen print) by English Photographer

THOMAS WILLIAM COKE 1st EARL OF LEICESTER (1752 - 1842), Agriculturist

Clare Sewell Read
Date: 1875

Mr Thomas Christopher Booth (deceased), 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son
Mr Thomas Christopher Booth (deceased), 1879. Thomas Christopher Booth (1832 or 1833-1878), agriculturalist. From The Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal, 2nd August 1879

Colonel Kingscote C. B. M. P. 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son
Colonel Kingscote C.B.M.P. 1879. Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote (1830-1908), lieutenant-colonel, agriculturalist and Liberal politician, MP for Gloucestershire West

Mr. Anthony Hamond, 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son
Mr. Anthony Hamond, 1879. Anthony Hamond (1834-1895), huntsman, agriculturalist and county councillor. From The Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal, 19th July 1879

Colonel Gunter, 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son
Colonel Gunter, 1879. Sir Robert Gunter, 1st Baronet (1831-1905), property developer, agriculturalist. From The Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal, 13th September 1879

Mr. Jacob Wilson, 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son
Mr. Jacob Wilson, 1879. Jacob Wilson (1836-1905), agriculturalist. From The Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal, 16th August 1879

A French agriculturist, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) began experimental farming on his estate at Rothamstead, Hertfordshire

John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) began experimental farming on his estate at Rothamstead, Hertfordshire

Sir John Lawes, English scientific agriculturalist, 1882. Artist: Theobald Chartan
Sir John Lawes, English scientific agriculturalist, 1882. From Vanity Fair, published on 8th July 1882

John Bennet Lawes, British agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) founded Rothamsted Experimental Station at Harpenden, Hertfordshire, in 1843

House of John Bartram (1699-1777), American botanist and agriculturist, 1884. Regarded as the Father of American botany, Bartram was one of the founder members, along with Benjamin Franklin

Robert Bakewell (1725-1795), English agriculturist. Bakewell improved sheep and cattle, particularly New Leicester (Dishley) sheep and Longhorn cattle, by selective breeding at his home

Roman Art. Spain. Agricultural tools. Archeological Museum. Seville. Andalusia

Greek Art. Greece. Iron tools. Olympia
Greek Art. Greece. Iron tools of everyday use from the sanctuary of Olympia. Archaeological Museum of Olympia

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Late XIV century. Picking sour cherries
Tacuinum Sanitatis. Medieval Health Handbook, dated before 1400, based on observations of medical order detailing the most important aspects of food, beverages and clothing. Picking sour cherries

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14 th century. Medieval handbook of heal
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Man offering turnips. Miniature. Fol. 51 r

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Man gathering turnips. Woman cleaning turnips in a river. Miniature. Fol. 52 r

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Late 14th century. Farmers harvesting pi
Tacuinum Sanitatis. Medieval Health Handbook, dated before 1400, based on observations of medical order detailing the most important aspects of food, beverages and clothing

Farmers plowing and sowing. Late 15th century. Italy
Farmers plowing and sowing. Miniature of Grimani Breviary. Late 15th century. Saint Marks Library. Venice. Italy

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Medieval Health Handbook, dated before 1400, based on observations
Tacuinum Sanitatis, Medieval Health Handbook, dated before 1400, based on medical observations detailing the most important aspects of food, beverages and clothing. Picking watercress. Miniature

Mowing. Engraving, 19th century. Colored
History agriculture. Mowing. Engraving, 19th century

Spain. Murcia. Farmer. Orchard of Murcia (Huerta). Colored

Agriculture. Threshing. Engraving by R. Milliet. 19th centur
Agriculture. Threshing with threshing board. Engraving by R. Milliet. 19th century. Colored

GOYEN, Jan Van (1596-1656). Dutchman painter. Outskirts of a village with travelers, 1630. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Peasant mowing a field of wheat with a sickle. Miniature. Ta
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Peasant mowing a field of wheat with a sickle. Miniature. Folio 46v

Czech Republic. Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. Golden Gate. Wr
Czech Republic. Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. Golden Gate. Grid. Wrought Iron. Detail. Hay harvesting

Hemp harvest. Banks of the Rhine. Peasants working the hemp plant. Engraving. L Illustration Journal Universel (1860). 19th century. Colored

Hemp harvest. Banks of the Rhine. Engraving. L Illustration Journal Universel (1860). 19th century

Spain. Northern peasants. Colored engraving
Spain. Northern peasants. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 19th century. Colored

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Men in a sugar cane plantation
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Men in a sugar cane plantation. Folio 92V

Roman Art. Syria. Farming. Collecting dates. Mosaic. Theatre of Bosra. 2nd century. Hauran region

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John Joseph Mechi was a renowned agriculturist who believed that tariff reform was needed to improve the agricultural industry. He followed in the footsteps of Elkanah Watson, an American merchant and historian who also had a passion for agriculture. These two individuals were pioneers in their field, contributing greatly to the development of farming practices. In Roman art, we can see depictions of agricultural tools used by farmers in Spain. This highlights the long-standing tradition of using specialized equipment for cultivating crops. Similarly, Tacuinum Sanitatis, a medieval handbook on health and well-being, showcases illustrations of people picking sour cherries and provides insights into ancient agricultural practices. Greek art from Olympia reveals iron tools utilized by Greek farmers centuries ago. The durability and efficiency of these tools demonstrate how innovation has always been crucial in agriculture. Moving forward to late 15th century Italy, we find paintings depicting farmers plowing and sowing seeds with dedication and precision. One notable figure within this realm is Horace Capron, as portrayed in Samuel Montague Fassett's portrait before 1885. Capron was an influential agriculturist who made significant contributions to modernizing farming techniques during his lifetime. These various hints collectively shed light on the rich history of agriculture and its continuous evolution over time. From ancient civilizations to more recent innovators like Mechi and Watson, agriculturists have played a vital role in shaping our understanding of food production methods while emphasizing the need for reforms such as tariff adjustments to support sustainable growth within this essential industry.