Collier Collection (page 8)

Happy end of the year, charcoal man who finds, on a street in Paris, a wallet containing a million and a half
2815507 Happy end of the year, charcoal man who finds, on a street in Paris, a wallet containing a million and a half (colour litho) by Beltrame

The end of the works of the Sempione Gallery, the last stone of the interior cladding (18 October) (colour litho)
2814835 The end of the works of the Sempione Gallery, the last stone of the interior cladding (18 October) (colour litho) by Beltrame

Among the great public works wanted by the Duce and the Genoa-Milan-Turin campaign (colour litho)
2778135 Among the great public works wanted by the Duce and the Genoa-Milan-Turin campaign (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A rustic duel in the depths of a coal mine took place in Saint Etienne (colour litho)
2778021 A rustic duel in the depths of a coal mine took place in Saint Etienne (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Charles Darwin, standing three quarter length, 1897 (oil on canvas)
658475 Portrait of Charles Darwin, standing three quarter length, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Collier, John (1850-1934); 63.5x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles Darwin)

Ancient Egypt : Worship of Apis Bull, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702563 Ancient Egypt : Worship of Apis Bull, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Elements from a necklace
LRI741090 Elements from a necklace, by Greek School, (4th century BC); height: 3.7 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

The Doughboys Make Good, 1917. Edward Penfield (1866-1925
528652 The Doughboys Make Good, 1917. Edward Penfield (1866-1925) American artist and illustrator. American soldiers in World War I operating a machine gun on the battlefield

Blenkinsop locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, from
STC246796 Blenkinsop locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, from Costume of Yorkshire engraved by Robert Havell (1769-1832) 1814 (colour litho) by Walker

Selection of jewellery, from the Indus Valley, Pakistan, c. 3000 BC
EAM162923 Selection of jewellery, from the Indus Valley, Pakistan, c.3000 BC by Harappan; National Museum of India, New Delhi, India; Pakistani, out of copyright

Sketches on the Lower Thames (engraving)
1622262 Sketches on the Lower Thames (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches on the Lower Thames)

Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight (detail), 1835 (oil on canvas)
4073442 Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight (detail), 1835 (oil on canvas) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

28-bore Collier patent five-shot hand-rotated flintlock revolving rifle of military type
4072693 28-bore Collier patent five-shot hand-rotated flintlock revolving rifle of military type, c.1819-20 (wood, steel & brass) by Collier

Louve, assise dans un fauteuil. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville
DUV4212401 Louve, assise dans un fauteuil. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Breviere dans la partie intitulee " Voyage d un moineau de Paris" ecrit par George Sand in

the young widow (La jeune veuve) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4214572 the young widow (La jeune veuve) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

The eagle and the snail (L aigle et l escargot) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214135 The eagle and the snail (L aigle et l escargot) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

The wishes (les souhaits) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4214769 The wishes (les souhaits) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Eleonore of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria (1498-1558) Queen of France
JLJ4684453 Portrait of Eleonore of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria (1498-1558) Queen of France, wife of the King of France Francois I Painting of the Spanish School. 16th century

The Chinese Question, the Beginning of the British Occupation of Wei-Hai-Wei
1606271 The Chinese Question, the Beginning of the British Occupation of Wei-Hai-Wei, the Departure of HMS " Narcissus" and the Destroyer " Fame" from Chefoo on 20 May (engraving)

Sleeping Beauty. Creator: Collier, John (1850-1934)
Sleeping Beauty. Private Collection

The iron steam screw collier, "Q. E. D. ", 1844. Creator: Unknown
The iron steam screw collier, " Q. E. D.", 1844. A perfect novelty in the coal trade arrived in the river Thames...and took in her moorings at the tier off Princes Stairs, Rotherhithe

Strike of colliers in Durham 1863
Striking Durham pitmen meet on The Batts, Bishop Auckland. Date: 1863

The Art of Ingeniously Tormenting, February 8, 1808. February 8, 1808
The Art of Ingeniously Tormenting, February 8, 1808

Vanitas Still Life, 1662. Creator: Edwaert Collier
Vanitas Still Life, 1662

Bust of Pope Innocent X, c1690, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier
Bust of Pope Innocent X, c1690, (1881). Etching of a bronze portrait bust of Giambattista Pamphili, Innocent X (1574-1655), made posthumously by Domenico Guidi in Rome

Sarcophagus of Santa Giustina, c1476, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier
Sarcophagus of Santa Giustina, c1476, (1881). Etching of a marble tomb made c1476, probably for the church of Santa Giustina at Padua in Italy, by Gregorio di Allegretto

Apelles: design for a mosaic, c1864, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier
Apelles: design for a mosaic, c1864, (1881). Design for a glass mosaic in the Kensington Valhalla at the South Kensington Museum (later renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum)

Giovanni Cimabue: design for a mosaic, c1868, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier
Giovanni Cimabue: design for a mosaic, c1868, (1881). Design for a glass mosaic in the Kensington Valhalla at the South Kensington Museum (later renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum)

J. Collier, (1650-1726), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Collier, (1650-1726), 1830. Jeremy Collier (1650-1726) English theatre critic, non-juror bishop and theologian, educated at Caius College, University of Cambridge

In The Venusberg, 1901, (c1930). Creator: John Maler Collier
In The Venusberg, 1901, (c1930). Illustration to a folk tale made famous by Wagners opera " Tannhauser" ; the legendary knight Tannhauser visits the goddess of love in her mountain of

Vanitas Still Life, 1661. Creator: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life, 1661. Found in the Collection of Sinebrychoffin Taidemuseo, Helsinki

Southwold from the Beach, c1860-1890, (1906). Creator: Thomas Collier
Southwold from the Beach, c1860-1890, (1906). Watercolour by Tom Collier (1840-1891). Held at Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, UK

Landscape, near Wareham, Dorset - an Outdoor Sketch, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Landscape, near Wareham, Dorset - an Outdoor Sketch, (c1900). Rural scene with sheep in the distance. Print after a late-19th century painting by Thomas Collier

Sir Edwin Cornwall, 1907. Artist: John Collier
Sir Edwin Cornwall, 1907. Cornwall was Chairman of the London County Council in 1905-1906

Moorland Scene, 1878. Artist: Thomas Collier
Moorland Scene, 1878; a path through the moors with heather and sheep

Sir John Lubbock, c1875-1913. Artist: John Collier
Sir John Lubbock, c1875-1913

Llanberis Pass, 1875. Artist: Thomas Collier
Llanberis Pass, Gwynedd, Wales, 1875

GK Colliers Wolseley Wasp, winner of a silver award at the MCC Torquay Rally, July 1937
Wolseley Wasp 1069 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. MJ7588. Event Entry No: 83 Driver: Collier, G.K. Award: Silver. Place: M.C.C. Torquay Rally. Date: 16/17.7.37

Still life with smoking utensils and beer mug, 1664. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Still life with smoking utensils and beer mug, 1664. Found in the collection of Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne

Vanitas. Still Life with Books, Manuscripts and a Skull. Artist: Collier, Edward (active 1662-1708)
Vanitas. Still Life with Books, Manuscripts and a Skull. Found in the collection of National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Letter rack, ca 1698. Artist: Collier, Edward (active 1662-1708)
Letter rack, ca 1698. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia

Trompe-l oeil, 1696. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Trompe-l oeil, 1696. Private Collection

Trompe l oeil Still Life with an Engraving of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1693. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Trompe l oeil Still Life with an Engraving of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1693. Private Collection

Trompe-l oeil, 1698. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Trompe-l oeil, 1698. Private Collection

Vanitas Still Life. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life. Private Collection

Vanitas Still Life, 1662. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life, 1662. Private Collection

Vanitas Still Life, 1632. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life, 1632. Private Collection

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"Unearthing the Depths: A Glimpse into the Life of a Collier" Step back in time to 1881, as we witness a coal miner diligently filling his truck deep within the South Wales mine. The arduous task of extracting coal from the earth was not for the faint-hearted, but rather for those who possessed unwavering determination and resilience. In this captivating portrait by Charles Darwin, aptly titled "Collier, " we see a depiction of one such individual - a rugged figure whose face bears testament to years spent toiling underground. This image serves as a poignant reminder of the countless men who dedicated their lives to this demanding profession. An engraving transports us further into the heart of colliery life during the Victorian period. We catch a glimpse inside the lamp room, where miners would gather before descending into darkness armed with their trusty lamps. These flickering beacons provided both light and safety amidst treacherous conditions. The Miners Gala Parade takes center stage in another snapshot from early 1900s Britain. Proud colliers march through town, united in solidarity and camaraderie. Their presence is an embodiment of strength and unity within mining communities across Aberdare Valley. With pit props slung over their shoulders, these brave individuals venture deep into labyrinthine tunnels that stretch beneath our feet. Each step they take is filled with purpose - ensuring stability and safeguarding against potential cave-ins or collapses. Witnessing miners drilling holes in two-foot seams reveals yet another facet of their laborious work routine. With sweat on their brows and muscles strained, they meticulously prepare each hole for explosives that will shatter rock formations standing between them and precious coal reserves. Even young boys were not exempt from joining this challenging trade; photographs capture them working alongside seasoned veterans at an age when most children are still playing carefree games outside school walls. Advancements brought mechanized drills into play, revolutionizing the mining industry.