Arduous Collection

A Holt of The Prisoners, 1861 (oil on canvas)
3931458 A Holt of The Prisoners, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Jacobi, Valeri Ivanovich (1834-1902); 99.7N...144.4 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Salt Workers Droitwich
Droitwich in Worcestershire was the centre of extensive works producing salt from brine. Conditions in the brine boiling sheds were arduous

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, c. 1864-65 (oil on canvas)
3956655 Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, c.1864-65 (oil on canvas) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 32.4x24.1 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

His Only Friend (oil on canvas)
MAN443309 His Only Friend (oil on canvas) by Riviere, Briton (1840-1920); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Flaxweeding in Flanders, 1887 (oil on canvas)
471129 Flaxweeding in Flanders, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Claus, Emile (1849-1924); 128x198 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Blind One, 1898 (oil on canvas)
471169 The Blind One, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Laermans, Eugene (1864-1940); 134x174 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Potato harvest (oil on canvas)
471251 Potato harvest (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 30x38 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Will you help the women of France? Save wheat, 1918 (poster)
3740480 Will you help the women of France? Save wheat, 1918 (poster) by Penfield, Edward (1866-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: They Are Struggling against Starvation)

DDE-90032424
Transhumance: the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Oetztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria, since the 14th century

DDE-90032423
Transhumance: the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Oetztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria, since the 14th century

DDE-90032422
Transhumance: the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Oetztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria, since the 14th century

DDE-90028911
Transhumance: the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Oetztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria, since the 14th century

DDE-90028910
Transhumance: the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Oetztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria, since the 14th century

DDE-90028909
Transhumance: the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Oetztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria, since the 14th century

DDE-90028908
Transhumance: the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Oetztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria, since the 14th century

DDE-90028907
Transhumance: the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Oetztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria, since the 14th century

DDE-90028906
Transhumance: the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Oetztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria, since the 14th century

DDE-90028775
Transhumance, the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Otztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria. Date: 02/12/2008

DDE-90028773
Transhumance, the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Otztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria. Date: 02/12/2008

DDE-90028774
Transhumance, the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Otztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria. Date: 02/12/2008

DDE-90028772
Transhumance, the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Otztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria. Date: 02/12/2008

DDE-90028769
Transhumance, the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Otztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria. Date: 02/12/2008

DDE-90028771
Transhumance, the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Otztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria. Date: 02/12/2008

DDE-90028770
Transhumance, the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Otztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria. Date: 02/12/2008

Variant of the Black Country, landscape (w / c on paper)
WAG423048 Variant of the Black Country, landscape (w/c on paper) by Bayliss, Edwin Butler (1874-1950); Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; © Wolverhampton Art Gallery; British

Westward Hoe!, after a drawing by David James, 1921 (woodcut engraving)
1275148 Westward Hoe!, after a drawing by David James, 1921 (woodcut engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldier trudging along the road); The Stapleton Collection

The Rear-Guard in 1812, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations (litho)
IL370627 The Rear-Guard in 1812, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations (litho) by Beadle, James Prinsep (1863-1947) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

In harness across the ice, illustration from The Romance of Canada (colour litho)
IL283071 In harness across the ice, illustration from The Romance of Canada (colour litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939); Private Collection

Mules on a Spanish pass, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho)
IL370496 Mules on a Spanish pass, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

Ploughing the field, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho)
IL370497 Ploughing the field, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

Huskies pulling a sleigh, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho)
IL370504 Huskies pulling a sleigh, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

From Morn Til Night, 1889 (oil on canvas)
1074089 From Morn Til Night, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Mulready, Augustus Edward (1844-c.1905); 47x31.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Deep Snow traveliing, pub. London 1874 (woodcut)
955582 Deep Snow traveliing, pub. London 1874 (woodcut) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The German Arctic expedition of 1869-70)

Dragging the Boats to the Illuidlek Island, pub. London 1886 (engraving)
955578 Dragging the Boats to the Illuidlek Island, pub. London 1886 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

German troops in Finland (b / w photo)
STC406150 German troops in Finland (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: caravan marches on unpaved road between Hanko and Helsingfors;)

Back view of a water carrier, another figure beyond him
CTS413028 Back view of a water carrier, another figure beyond him (pen & ink with wash over chalk on paper) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); 14.4x10 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

The difficult terrain of the Marne strained the advance of forces (b / w photo)
STC406141 The difficult terrain of the Marne strained the advance of forces (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Naithing Venture: Naithing Win, 1911 (woodcut)
BSA408887 Naithing Venture: Naithing Win, 1911 (woodcut) by Fothergill, George Algernon (1868-1945); 16.5x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: nothing venture)

Crossing the Ice Belt at Coffee Gorge, illustration from
931443 Crossing the Ice Belt at Coffee Gorge, illustration from The second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin

The Drovers Halt, 1846 (oil on canvas)
621472 The Drovers Halt, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Ansdell, Richard (1815-85); 94.6 x 185 cm; Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, Lancashire, UK; eThe Atkinson; English, out of copyright

The Choice of Hercules, 1712 (oil on canvas)
1217856 The Choice of Hercules, 1712 (oil on canvas) by Matteis, Paolo di (1662-1728); 198.2x256.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Woman carrying a sack on her back (black crayon on paper)
996363 Woman carrying a sack on her back (black crayon on paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 17.7x25.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French

Sisyphus (pencil, bodycolour, gold & gum arabic on prepared ground)
701235 Sisyphus (pencil, bodycolour, gold & gum arabic on prepared ground) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 23.6x23.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Gleaners (oil on canvas)
476631 The Gleaners (oil on canvas) by Lhermitte, Leon Augustin (1844-1925); 76.5X96.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Challenge, 1853 (watercolour on paper)
1217809 The Challenge, 1853 (watercolour on paper) by Cox, David (1783-1859); 75x100 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Young Stone Breaker, c. 1864 - 1865 (black crayon on thin off-white wove paper)
1217891 Young Stone Breaker, c. 1864 - 1865 (black crayon on thin off-white wove paper) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 29.5x21.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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"Capturing the Arduous: A Glimpse into Struggles and Triumphs" Salt Workers of Droitwich: Toiling under the scorching sun, their arduous efforts preserve a timeless tradition. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, c. 1864-65 (oil on canvas): The iconic duo embarks on an arduous journey, chasing windmills and dreams. His Only Friend (oil on canvas): In solitude, he finds solace in his loyal companion amidst life's arduous trials. A Holt of The Prisoners, 1861 (oil on canvas): Shackled by chains but not broken in spirit; their resilience shines through even in the most arduous circumstances. Flaxweeding in Flanders, 1887 (oil on canvas): Hands calloused from endless labor as they battle against nature's challenges during this arduous task. The Blind One, 1898 (oil on canvas): Despite darkness engulfing his world, he navigates an arduous path with unwavering determination and strength. Potato harvest (oil on canvas): Bending backs and sweat-drenched brows reveal the true essence of an arduous agricultural endeavor. Will you help the women of France? Save wheat, 1918 (poster): United against scarcity during war times; a collective effort to alleviate the burden of an already arduous existence for French women. Vista de una Casa de Calderas or Boiler House (colour litho) - DDE-90032424: Amidst industrial chaos lies a realm where workers face daily battles within these fiery walls - truly an ardently demanding environment. DDE-90032423 & DDE-90032422: These enigmatic codes hint at hidden stories behind closed doors – perhaps tales struggles or moments of triumph.