Harrowing Collection

October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Octobre - Le Louvre. Peasants sowing seed in a ploughed field: the man on the right is broadcasting by hand, as magpies eat the fallen grain

John Deere 7930 tractor with Vaderstad disc cultivator, cultivating arable field, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, August

A harrow being used to implement for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil
3740746 A harrow being used to implement for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil; (add.info.: Hand tinted lithograph depicting a harrow being used to implement for breaking up)

A chain harrow
3732448 A chain harrow; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a chain harrow being used to implement the breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil)

A chain harrow
3732447 A chain harrow; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a chain harrow which would be used to implement the breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil)

A common type of rhomboidal harrow
3732449 A common type of rhomboidal harrow; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a common type of rhomboidal harrow which would be used to implement the breaking up)

A Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies combined plough and rotary harrow
3740603 A Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies combined plough and rotary harrow; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies combined plough and rotary harrow)

General agricultural activities
3732636 General agricultural activities; (add.info.: Engraving depicting general agricultural activities: ploughing, sowing, rolling and harrowing. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A common type of rhomboidal harrow
3732446 A common type of rhomboidal harrow; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a common type of rhomboidal harrow which would be used to implement the breaking up)

Ploughing and harrowing with horses and sowing seed broadcast. In background is a postmill for grinding corn
531499 Ploughing and harrowing with horses and sowing seed broadcast. In background is a postmill for grinding corn. From French La Nouvelle Maison Rustique 8th edition Paris 1762

Ploughing, rolling and harrowing using horses, sowing seed broadcast and with Abbe Soumille's seed drill (Fig 4)
531497 Ploughing, rolling and harrowing using horses, sowing seed broadcast and with Abbe Soumille's seed drill (Fig 4). Fig1 is type of plough invented by Jethro Tull

Ploughing with oxen, sowing seed broadcast and harrowing. In background agricultural tools are being made from wood
531495 Ploughing with oxen, sowing seed broadcast and harrowing. In background agricultural tools are being made from wood

West Texas tenant farmer's wife, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
West Texas tenant farmer's wife. She has worked on this land with him for twenty years

Harrowing a 2, 000 acre wheat field, Antelope Valley, Los Angeles County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Harrowing a 2, 000 acre wheat field which is allowed to fallow alternate years. Antelope Valley, Los Angeles County, California

Harrowing, West Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Harrowing. West Texas

Sowing seed and harrowing, Victorian period

Harrowing possibly in Scotland, Victorian period

Harrowing The Uplands
Etching of three strong work horses pulling a harrow machine, tailed by a farmer. Date: circa 1930

Harrowing a field with a diesel tractor, Seabrook Farm, Bridgeton, N. J. 1942
Harrowing a field with a diesel tractor, Seabrook Farm, Bridgeton, N.J

Cultivating a field, Seabrook Farm, Bridgeton, N. J. 1942. Creator: John Collier
Cultivating a field, Seabrook Farm, Bridgeton, N.J

Wooden Harrow or Cultivator, c. 1937. Creator: Wilbur M Rice
Wooden Harrow or Cultivator, c. 1937

Country Notes, harrowing after the Potato Crop (engraving)
1057677 Country Notes, harrowing after the Potato Crop (engraving) by Bromley, William III (c.1815-c.1888) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Country Notes, harrowing after the Potato Crop)

Harrowing, (oil on canvas)
657593 Harrowing, (oil on canvas) by Fidler, Harry (1856-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrowing. Harry Fidler (1856-1935). Oil on canvas

Rice production (engraving)
6001087 Rice production (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rice production. Illustration for The Saturday Magazine, 24 August 1833.); © Look and Learn

Tomb of The Harrowing of Hell in Bristol Cathedral (grave cover and two graves)
2831374 Tomb of The Harrowing of Hell in Bristol Cathedral (grave cover and two graves), 1832 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Hallowe en Superstitions (engraving)
1047720 Hallowe en Superstitions (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hallowe en Superstitions)

Sketches in Ireland, Harrowing under difficulties, Mountain Farm in County Mayo (engraving)
1613843 Sketches in Ireland, Harrowing under difficulties, Mountain Farm in County Mayo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Ireland)

Window depicting the Harrowing of Hell, 1505-10 (stained glass)
2921679 Window depicting the Harrowing of Hell, 1505-10 (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); Louviers, Eure, France; (add.info.: The Harrowing of Hell (stained glass) Louviers, Eure

Rice production (engraving)
6001083 Rice production (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rice production. Illustration for The Saturday Magazine, 24 August 1833.); © Look and Learn

Agricultural Pictures, Drilling and Harrowing (engraving)
1617425 Agricultural Pictures, Drilling and Harrowing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural Pictures, Drilling and Harrowing)

Window depicting the Harrowing of Hell (stained glass)
1278525 Window depicting the Harrowing of Hell (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); Eglise Sainte Tanche, Lhuitre, France; (add.info.: Lhuitre, Eglise Ste Tanche)

Farming in the Red River Valley (engraving)
1060456 Farming in the Red River Valley (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farming in the Red River Valley)

The harrowing adventure of a New Chum (engraving)
1064338 The harrowing adventure of a New Chum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The harrowing adventure of a New Chum)

Harrowing of Hell, 1512 (engraving)
1070548 Harrowing of Hell, 1512 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 11.4x7.3 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Anonymous Gift; German, out of copyright

The harrow (chromolitho)
977681 The harrow (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The harrow. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Tomb of The Harrowing of Hell in Bristol Cathedral (w / c on paper)
2831373 Tomb of The Harrowing of Hell in Bristol Cathedral (w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Fol. 10v Month of October: Sowing, from Breviarium Grimani, c. 1515 (vellum)
XIR173253 Fol.10v Month of October: Sowing, from Breviarium Grimani, c.1515 (vellum) by Flemish School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice

Harrowing in the Spring (b / w photo)
5998177 Harrowing in the Spring (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrowing in the Spring)

Farming on the plains of North America (coloured engraving)
981840 Farming on the plains of North America (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Harrowing of Hell, 1547. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel
The Harrowing of Hell, 1547

Egge (Harrow), 1916. Creator: Lovis Corinth
Egge (Harrow), 1916

Christ in Limbo, after Raphael, 1541. Creator: Nicolas Beatrizet
Christ in Limbo, after Raphael, 1541

15TH CENTURY COUNTRY
Le Travail des Champs - farm workers sowing, plowing, harrowing, reaping, threshing, digging, planting trees &c. Date: late 15th century

A Filipino Farmer with His Water Buffalo Harrowing a Flooded Rice Field, Luzon, P.I. c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Agriculture in the time of Edward III (From the Luttrell Psalter), (1931). Artist
Agriculture in the time of Edward III (From the Luttrell Psalter), (1931). Medieval peasants ploughing with oxen, threshing, harvesting with sickles, and broadcasting seed

Ploughing, sowing, and harrowing, c1300-1340, (c1900-1920). Scenes from the Luttrell Psalter. A print from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co, (London)

Crop rotation: sowing and harrowing corn, 1855. Crop rotation is the practice of growing different crops alternately on the same patch of ground over a cycle of several years in order to protect

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"Harrowing: Tracing the Threads of Time and Tradition" In the depths of October, as leaves turned to fiery hues, a journey through history unfolds within the hallowed halls of the Louvre. Step back to the 15th century, where Paul Limbourg and Jean Colombe breathed life into their masterpieces, capturing scenes that would transcend time. Meanwhile, in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, a John Deere 7930 tractor with a Vaderstad disc cultivator plows through an arable field. A testament to modernity blending seamlessly with age-old practices. Venturing further back in time to the Victorian period reveals sowing seeds and harrowing techniques employed diligently. From Scotland's rugged landscapes to bustling Istanbul's Chora Church Parecclesion; these ancient rituals shaped agricultural landscapes across continents. The echoes of history reverberate even during times of turmoil. In 1939 New Jersey amidst World War II's chaos, Marion Post Wolcott and John Collier captured poignant images - diesel tractors harrowing fields at Seabrook Farm. The resilience of farmers tending their land despite adversity speaks volumes about human spirit. Artistry too finds its place among these diverse narratives. Pierre noire sketches from c. 1585-90 depict Christ's Life and Last Judgement while serving as preparatory studies for tapestry cartoons adorning Paris' Saint-Merri Church - bridging faith and creativity. Even humble tools like Wilbur M Rice's wooden harrow or cultivator from 1937 hold stories within their worn surfaces – tales whispered by generations who have labored on this very soil. From engravings illustrating country notes after potato crops to oil paintings capturing moments frozen in time – each stroke tells a story worth preserving for posterity. In this intricate dance between man and nature lies the essence of "harrowing" - an eternal cycle connecting past with present, reminding us of the resilience and beauty that emerges from toil.