Chopping Collection

Female Lumberjacks
Two young women, female lumberjacks, chopping wood with huge axes on a college farm in Finchley, north London, England

St Boniface / Sacred Oak
SAINT BONIFACE (Wynfryth, of Crediton) Bishop of Mainz, missionary and martyr in Germany, destroying the sacred oak of an ancient German god

Illustration, axe with wooden handle

The Butchers Shop. A young girl in red dress and bonnet looks at the variety of cuts of meat available at the Butchers Shop

Advert for Follows & Bates winding machines 1900s
Various machines from the late 19th Century early 20th century, advertised in The Ironmonger Diary and Text Book, for Follows & Bates in Manchester. Circa 1900

The Logger, 1912. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
The Logger, 1912. Kazimir Severinovich Malevich. Russian painter, born near Kiev, trained at Kiev School of Art and Moscow Academy of Fine Arts in 1913 began creating abstract geometric patterns in

The Wood Cutter (oil on board)
CH378341 The Wood Cutter (oil on board) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); 50x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Craftsmen making besom brooms and wooden rakes
Two craftsmen sit on narrow benches, making besom brooms and wooden rakes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Craftsmen make besom brooms and wooden rakes
Two craftsmen sit on narrow benches, making besom brooms and wooden rakes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

17th Century Woodcutter
A woodcutter has felled a tree and is now chopping it up into logs

An Old Posting Yard, Surrey
Artist: Hawksley, Arthur - Title: An Old Posting Yard, Surrey - Date: 1885 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 91.4 x 71.1

Chopping Firewood
A lady goes out into the snow with her axe to chop wood for the fire

German Kitchen
A maid in a simple kitchen with stove, sink, racks, chopping block, tub and saucepans

Hereford Industrial School Wood-chopping
Boys chopping firewood in a shed at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: 1899

Tree surgery. Tree surgeon using a chain saw to trim the branches of a tree

Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895
3479648 Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse)

An engraving depicting a Swedish Massage: back and shoulder chopping, 19th century
5311609 An engraving depicting a Swedish Massage: back and shoulder chopping, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Todor Tanev

Lumbering in New Brunswick - Lumberman's Camp-house, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Lumbering in New Brunswick - Lumberman's Camp-house, [Canada], 1858. The lumbering business is the leading element of wealth in the province; and the sawmills

View of the city of Paris seen from the village of Ménilmontant, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of the city of Paris seen from the village of Menilmontant, 1700-1799

Vot Bourgeois est-y pour liberté de la boucherie?, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vot Bourgeois est-y pour liberte de la boucherie?, 19th century

The Holy Family, 1500-1599. Creator: Unknown
The Holy Family, 1500-1599

The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

Sketch for the town hall in 4th arrondissement: November, December, January, February, 1884. Creator: Paul Milliet
Sketch for the town hall in 4th arrondissement: November, December, January, February, 1884

Tree of Liberty, cut down in Paris, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Tree of Liberty, cut down in Paris, 1850. During the past week riots of a revolutionary character have taken place in that capital; the ostensible cause of which was the removal of some of

November, April 14, 1788. Creator: William Nelson Gardiner
November, April 14, 1788

The Carpenter, c. 1635. Creator: Jan Georg van Vliet
The Carpenter, c. 1635

Plate 35 from Blatt Baum und Landschafts Studien, c.1810. Creator: Lorenz Ekemann Alesson
Plate 35 from Blatt Baum und Landschafts Studien, c.1810

Man chopping down a tree, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Man chopping down a tree, between c1900 and 1916

Cossacks Building Line Fortresses, 19th century. Creator: Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin
Cossacks Building Line Fortresses, 19th century. One of 21 watercolors (out of an original 27) from an album relating to the history of the Siberian Cossacks held by the Rare Books Department of

(Goat) Meat Stall - New Market, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal state, India. The two gentleman on the right are clearly Muslim and therefore practising Halal Butchery. Date: circa 1910s

Cartoon, The Washington Hatchet
American design for a Japanese screen. It is announced that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance is to be terminated in favour of an understanding between the Four Great Powers that have interests in

Champion Australian axemen at the London Hippodrome
Peter McClaren, the champion axeman of Australia) and Harry H. Jackson, giving an exhibition of tree cutting at the London Hippodrome in 1907. Date: 1907

Chef preparing the evening meal at the Seighford Hall Hotel Circa June 1974

A female worker in a Butchers in Downe. Which is a village in Greater London within the London Borough of Bromley, historically in Kent until 1965. 8th March 1950

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Food, Cooked, Pizza, Italian spinach and ricotta cheese pizza on wooden cutting board with a slice cut out

Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. A popular illustrated textbook for children

A woman prepares tomato sauce in her kitchen at the colonial city of Granada, Nicaragua January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

Anti-Trust Cartoon, 1904
ANTI-TRUST CARTOON, 1904. President Theodore Roosevelt is shown directing his Attorney General, Philander Chase Knox, to ease the enforcement of anti-trust legislation in the election year of 1904

Tunisia - a trader in a shops in the medina of Tunis
Tunisia - a fantastic photographic portrait of a trader in a shop in the medina of Tunis. Possibly a fruit seller? Date: circa 1908

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Legionnaires in the front of the Sierra chopping pines and filling sandbags to make barricades against the enemy aviation

The Doomed Tree, 1865 (oil on canvas)
CH139789 The Doomed Tree, 1865 (oil on canvas) by Redgrave, Richard (1804-88); 50x69 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Untitled (colour litho)
MAN464417 Untitled (colour litho) by Newbould, Frank (1887-1951); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board)

Cutting Bananas in Jamaica (colour litho)
MAN464499 Cutting Bananas in Jamaica (colour litho) by Newbould, Frank (1887-1951); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info)

Cutting down a giant California Redwood tree in the late 19th century. From The Strand Magazine published 1897
878558 Cutting down a giant California Redwood tree in the late 19th century. From The Strand Magazine published 1897. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection

Building ships under the orders of Duke William, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen)
XIR176252 Building ships under the orders of Duke William, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen) by English School, (11th century); Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux

Chopping cotton, Greene County, Ga. ?, ca. 1941. Creators: Marion Post Wolcott, Jack Delano
Chopping cotton, Greene County, Georgia?

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"Chopping: A Timeless Art of Female Lumberjacks and Craftsmen" In the enchanting realm of St Boniface, where the Sacred Oak stands tall, a group of fearless female lumberjacks wield their axes with grace. An illustration captures their strength, showcasing an axe with a sturdy wooden handle. Venturing further into this world, we stumble upon The Butchers Shop. Here, skilled craftsmen meticulously craft besom brooms and wooden rakes. Their hands move swiftly as they shape each piece to perfection. Transported back in time, we discover an advert for Follows & Bates winding machines from the 1900s. These innovative tools revolutionized the art of woodworking and made it more efficient than ever before. The Wood Cutter painting on oil board mesmerizes us with its vivid depiction of a rugged woodsman immersed in his laborious task. His weathered face tells tales of countless hours spent chopping firewood to warm homes during harsh winters. Traveling even further back in time, we encounter a 17th-century woodcutter diligently working amidst an old posting yard in Surrey. This snapshot offers a glimpse into the daily life and struggles faced by those who relied on timber for survival. As our journey nears its end, we find ourselves in a German kitchen bustling with activity. Chopping firewood is not merely a chore here; it is an integral part of creating hearty meals that bring families together around crackling fires. Through these captivating glimpses into history and culture, "chopping" emerges as more than just splitting wood—it represents resilience, craftsmanship, and sustenance for both body and soul. It reminds us that even mundane tasks can hold profound significance when approached with dedication and passion.