Hearth Collection (page 9)

Her First Lesson
SOT43036 Her First Lesson by Zampighi, Eugenio (1859-1944); The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, UK; ePotteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-On-Trent; Italian, out of copyright

A Peasant Family at Home, 1661 (oil on panel)
MAK79787 A Peasant Family at Home, 1661 (oil on panel) by Ostade, Adriaen Jansz. van (1610-85); The Makins Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

Dickens playbill: The Cricket on the Hearth at Theatre Royal, Derby
619171 Dickens playbill: The Cricket on the Hearth at Theatre Royal, Derby, January 15th, 1846 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Vue de Salon de la Comtesse de Salverte (nee Daru) a Paris
652007 Vue de Salon de la Comtesse de Salverte (nee Daru) a Paris, 1857 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Genaille

The ideal husband cleaning the fireplace (colour litho)
6000028 The ideal husband cleaning the fireplace (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ideal husband cleaning the fireplace)

The Gossip
MAL36399 The Gossip by Tozer, Henry Spernon (c.1870-1940); Private Collection; eMallett Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Mardi Gras, after an engraving by Joachim von Sandrart (1606-88) (oil on canvas)
RAF145038 Mardi Gras, after an engraving by Joachim von Sandrart (1606-88) (oil on canvas) by Gresely, Gaspard, or Gabriel (1712-56); 33.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery

The Rich Old Widow, French cartoon, 1580 (litho)
5208504 The Rich Old Widow, French cartoon, 1580 (litho) by French School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rich Old Widow, French cartoon, 1580)

Tame peewit relaxing by the fire with pet cat and dog in a house in winter
6337394 Tame peewit relaxing by the fire with pet cat and dog in a house in winter by English School, (19th century); (add.info)

As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young, c. 1663-5 (oil on canvas)
5863950 As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young, c.1663-5 (oil on canvas) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 83.8x91.9 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

English gentleman marrying his bride in a stately home, 1817 (engraving)
5912768 English gentleman marrying his bride in a stately home, 1817 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info)

English gentleman, wife and children relaxing in the parlour, 1817 (engraving)
5912758 English gentleman, wife and children relaxing in the parlour, 1817 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: English gentleman)

Woman Sewing beside a Cradle, c. 1656 (oil on canvas)
5672047 Woman Sewing beside a Cradle, c.1656 (oil on canvas) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 46.5x38 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

A Family in an Interior, (oil on canvas)
989313 A Family in an Interior, (oil on canvas) by Faed, John (1820-1902); 91.5x120m cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Family in an Interior. John Faed (1820-1902). Oil on canvas

Playing Doctor, 1863 (oil on panel)
987319 Playing Doctor, 1863 (oil on panel) by Hardy, Frederick Daniel (1826-1911); 55x76 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing Doctor. Frederick Daniel Hardy (1826-1911). Oil on panel

Ladies Celebrating the Birth of a Child in an Elegant Boudoir, (oil on canvas)
990255 Ladies Celebrating the Birth of a Child in an Elegant Boudoir, (oil on canvas) by Janssens, Hieronymus (1624-93); 86.4x123.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Dining Room, Vienna, c. 1901 (colour lithograph)
991160 Dining Room, Vienna, c.1901 (colour lithograph) by Bauer, Leopold (1872-1938); 40.5x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dining Room, Vienna)

A Young Girl with a Tambourine, (oil on canvas)
827402 A Young Girl with a Tambourine, (oil on canvas) by Irolli, Vicenzo (1860-1945); 54x34.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Young Girl with a Tambourine. Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1949)

The Marraige Contract, 1874 (oil on canvas)
827183 The Marraige Contract, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Escosura, Ignacio Leon y (1834-1901); 40x58.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marraige Contract. Ignacio de Leon y Escosura (1834-1901)

Servantgalism, 1853 (litho)
779966 Servantgalism, 1853 (litho) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Taking the Census, 1854 (oil on canvas)
3613966 Taking the Census, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Edmonds, Francis William (1806-63); 71.1x96.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Goodbye roast (gravure)
3620934 Goodbye roast (gravure) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goodbye roast. Adieu roti)

The Brown Family, 1869 (oil on paper on canvas)
3575602 The Brown Family, 1869 (oil on paper on canvas) by Johnson, Eastman (1824-1906); 59x72.4 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

A Welsh Interior, c. 1844 (oil on panel)
2829720 A Welsh Interior, c.1844 (oil on panel) by Muller, William James (1812-45); 28x39.5 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Bequest of J. W

Interior of the Squires Ancestral Hall: Country Mummers Giving a Christmas Entertainment (colour litho)
2775525 Interior of the Squires Ancestral Hall: Country Mummers Giving a Christmas Entertainment (colour litho) by Kilburne

Une cheminee au Moyen Age (engraving)
2781552 Une cheminee au Moyen Age (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une cheminee au Moyen Age)

Chagrin D Amour, early C19th (engraving)
740549 Chagrin D Amour, early C19th (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Panel from an Old Oak Chest in the Orphan Asylum, Hooks Mills
2832526 Panel from an Old Oak Chest in the Orphan Asylum, Hooks Mills, showing wood gathering during a winter month, 1828 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Manning

The Blue Devils, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving)
2958390 The Blue Devils, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

Little Polly Flinders (colour litho)
3101451 Little Polly Flinders (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Polly Flinders)

Pray Mistress Mouse will you give us some beer, illustration from
616469 Pray Mistress Mouse will you give us some beer, illustration from The Frog would a Wooing Go, by Charles H. Bennett, 1916 (colour litho) by Adams

Fireplace, c. 1620 (carved wood)
BAL1039 Fireplace, c.1620 (carved wood) by English School, (17th century); Great Fosters, Egham, Surrey, UK; English, out of copyright

Smoking Pipe (oil on canvas)
2639974 Smoking Pipe (oil on canvas) by Couse, Eanger Irving (1866-1936); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Bible Reading, 1879
HGM79819 The Bible Reading, 1879 by Bakker-Korff, Alexander Hugo (1824-82); Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands; eKunstmuseum den Haag; Dutch, out of copyright

Cincinnatus in Retirement, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving)
2655362 Cincinnatus in Retirement, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Schweigen, 1786-99 (oil on canvas)
CH343492 Schweigen, 1786-99 (oil on canvas) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 96x101 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: " Silence", illustrationL Il Penseroso V)

The Stranger, or Edward Plummer - The Cricket on the Hearth, c
465477 The Stranger, or Edward Plummer - The Cricket on the Hearth, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937)

Gruff & Tackleton - The Cricket on the Hearth, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
465474 Gruff & Tackleton - The Cricket on the Hearth, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The Holy Family in the Carpenters Shop (pen & ink with wash on paper)
449318 The Holy Family in the Carpenters Shop (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69) (school of); 17.1x22.5 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Ast-Chi, the Sultans Chef, c. 1708 (coloured engraving)
468880 Ast-Chi, the Sultans Chef, c.1708 (coloured engraving) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Afternoon Pastimes, 1917 (oil on canvas)
474162 Afternoon Pastimes, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Pieters, Evert (1856-1932); 88.3x107.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Lady Seated by Fireplace (w / c on paper)
Ma225429 Lady Seated by Fireplace (w/c on paper) by Kilburne, George Goodwin (1839-1924); 17.8x22 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Doctor Sangrado Relieving John Bull of the Yellow Fever (coloured engraving)
CHT235320 Doctor Sangrado Relieving John Bull of the Yellow Fever (coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris, France; (add.info.: fictional dr)

La Cheminee, 1869 (oil on canvas)
CH251423 La Cheminee, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); 51x34.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fireplace; ); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1044862 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements)

A Chapter from a Favourite Author (colour litho)
972723 A Chapter from a Favourite Author (colour litho) by Lelong, Rene (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chapter from a Favourite Author)

Alfred in the neatherds cottage, c. AD 878, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD
984723 Alfred in the neatherds cottage, c.AD 878, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485, pub. London, 1863 (colour litho) by Doyle

Santa Claus Emerging From the Fireplace on Christmas Eve, 1935 (colour litho)
3034921 Santa Claus Emerging From the Fireplace on Christmas Eve, 1935 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); (add.info)

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"Hearth: A Timeless Source of Warmth and Comfort" The hearth, an age-old symbol of warmth and togetherness, has been depicted in various forms throughout history. In "After the Bath, 1890, " a cozy fire crackles in the background as individuals unwind after a long day. Similarly, George Studdy's "A Cat and Dog Life" showcases furry companions basking in the hearth's gentle glow. During Twelfth Night Revels at Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, the grandeur of the great hall is enhanced by a roaring fireplace that invites merriment and joy. Muriel Dawson captures this sentiment beautifully in her painting "Little girl with dog, " where a young girl finds solace beside her loyal canine friend near the comforting flames. However, not all encounters with fireplaces are pleasant. Alfred faces scolding for burning cakes in a humorous color lithograph while an Irish gentleman seeks solace within the walls of a whisky bar located inside Dublin prison during 1821. Throughout history, fireside scenes have provided comfort even during mundane moments like tending to corns or lighting fires on Christmas Eve as seen in hand-colored engravings such as "Comfort to the Corns" from 1800 or Victorian church wardens preparing for festivities. Artists have also captured more intimate moments by depicting individuals engaged in personal activities near their hearths. Gerard Dou's masterpiece "The Prayer of Spinner" portrays a spinner finding solace through prayer beside her flickering companion. Meanwhile, lithographs like "The Squatters First Home" and Godefroy Engelmann's engraving titled "Interior of Coal-Miners Hut" shed light on humble dwellings where families found respite from harsh conditions around their modest hearths. Lastly, female nudity takes center stage alongside warm embers in mantochrome artwork titled "Female Nude Seated by Fireside.