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Pigs Collection (#13)

"Pigs: From Farmyard Companions to Symbolic Icons" In this captivating collection of images, we embark on a journey into the world of pigs

Background imagePigs Collection: Sailors on a Cruise, from Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches

Sailors on a Cruise, from Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches
2655424 Sailors on a Cruise, from Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches, Descriptive of a Life of a Man-of-Wars Man, pub

Background imagePigs Collection: Illustration, Ambition

Illustration, Ambition - climbing to reach a pig on a pole. first published 1838

Background imagePigs Collection: Wild boar and suckling pig pieces montees, designs by Antonin Careme (engraving)

Wild boar and suckling pig pieces montees, designs by Antonin Careme (engraving)
2562822 Wild boar and suckling pig piAces montees, designs by Antonin Carme (engraving) by Careme, Marie Antoine (1784-1833) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePigs Collection: The British Museum, Nineveh Sculptures (engraving)

The British Museum, Nineveh Sculptures (engraving)
1609276 The British Museum, Nineveh Sculptures (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Museum, Nineveh Sculptures)

Background imagePigs Collection: Past and Present (colour litho)

Past and Present (colour litho)
1610055 Past and Present (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Past and Present. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 April 1859)

Background imagePigs Collection: 'Squire Maydukes Daughter, 'Will Teagues House (engraving)

"Squire Maydukes Daughter, "Will Teagues House (engraving)
1588022 " Squire Maydukes Daughter, " Will Teagues House (engraving) by Read, Samuel (1816-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Squire Maydukes Daughter, " Will Teagues House)

Background imagePigs Collection: An Irish Pig Fair (engraving)

An Irish Pig Fair (engraving)
1621671 An Irish Pig Fair (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Irish Pig Fair. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 30 November 1878)

Background imagePigs Collection: The London Christmas Cattle Show of 1858 (engraving)

The London Christmas Cattle Show of 1858 (engraving)
1619566 The London Christmas Cattle Show of 1858 (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The London Christmas Cattle Show of 1858)

Background imagePigs Collection: Autumn Campaign on Dartmoor, Attack on Sheepstor, 42nd Highlanders taking Yellow Mead Farm by

Autumn Campaign on Dartmoor, Attack on Sheepstor, 42nd Highlanders taking Yellow Mead Farm by Assault (engraving)
1620865 Autumn Campaign on Dartmoor, Attack on Sheepstor, 42nd Highlanders taking Yellow Mead Farm by Assault (engraving) by English School

Background imagePigs Collection: Farmer loses control of his pigs

Farmer loses control of his pigs
Pat in trouble. Farmer Pat loses control of his pigs; he has hold of one by the tail and one by the hind leg as they try to go off in different directions, leaving him spreadeagled on the ground

Background imagePigs Collection: Galway Fair, Ireland - the first curraghs putting out

Galway Fair, Ireland - the first curraghs putting out to meet the steamer Dun-Angus

Background imagePigs Collection: The Distress in the West of Ireland (engraving)

The Distress in the West of Ireland (engraving)
1623266 The Distress in the West of Ireland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Distress in the West of Ireland)

Background imagePigs Collection: How Brudder Jake Cotched Dat ar New Yeah Prig (engraving)

How Brudder Jake Cotched Dat ar New Yeah Prig (engraving)
1626146 How Brudder Jake Cotched Dat ar New Yeah Prig (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Brudder Jake Cotched Dat ar New Yeah Prig)

Background imagePigs Collection: 1622190

1622190

Background imagePigs Collection: Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Pigs on the Beach

Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Pigs on the Beach and Swimming. 1897

Background imagePigs Collection: Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Pigs Cycling

Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Pigs Cycling. 1897

Background imagePigs Collection: Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Farmer Pigs

Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Farmer Pigs and the Cat Family. 1897

Background imagePigs Collection: Cot header design, Boxer Pig and Wasp

Cot header design, Boxer Pig and Wasp

Background imagePigs Collection: Prize Animals at the Royal Society of England Meeting at Derby (engraving)

Prize Animals at the Royal Society of England Meeting at Derby (engraving)
1100648 Prize Animals at the Royal Society of England Meeting at Derby (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePigs Collection: The Strawyard at Christmas (engraving)

The Strawyard at Christmas (engraving)
1098443 The Strawyard at Christmas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Strawyard at Christmas)

Background imagePigs Collection: Pig with bottles on a cutout Christmas card

Pig with bottles on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePigs Collection: Two pigs with a bag of gold coins on a cutout card

Two pigs with a bag of gold coins on a cutout card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePigs Collection: Wild Boar (coloured engraving)

Wild Boar (coloured engraving)
1000553 Wild Boar (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraver:Johann Nusbiegel From A Die SAaugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit)

Background imagePigs Collection: The Dispute in the Bacon Trade in Ireland, Police protecting a Drover and his Pigs in Waterford

The Dispute in the Bacon Trade in Ireland, Police protecting a Drover and his Pigs in Waterford (litho)
1036717 The Dispute in the Bacon Trade in Ireland, Police protecting a Drover and his Pigs in Waterford (litho) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePigs Collection: An old farm, Lower Morden Lane, Morden, SW London (Surrey)

An old farm, Lower Morden Lane, Morden, SW London (Surrey). Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePigs Collection: Cutting giant sweetcorn for a giant hog, Canada

Cutting giant sweetcorn for a giant hog, Canada -- fantasy image. Date: 1910

Background imagePigs Collection: The Pleasures of Anticipation (engraving)

The Pleasures of Anticipation (engraving)
1107034 The Pleasures of Anticipation (engraving) by Emslie, Alfred Edward (1848-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pleasures of Anticipation)

Background imagePigs Collection: Our Latest Acquisition in China, the Hinterland of Hong Kong (litho)

Our Latest Acquisition in China, the Hinterland of Hong Kong (litho)
1064078 Our Latest Acquisition in China, the Hinterland of Hong Kong (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Latest Acquisition in China)

Background imagePigs Collection: Thoughts of Christmas (engraving)

Thoughts of Christmas (engraving)
1052649 Thoughts of Christmas (engraving) by Marks, Henry Stacey (1829-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thoughts of Christmas)

Background imagePigs Collection: Mr Plantagenet Trot and his Dogs (engraving)

Mr Plantagenet Trot and his Dogs (engraving)
1060908 Mr Plantagenet Trot and his Dogs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Plantagenet Trot and his Dogs)

Background imagePigs Collection: Pigs (coloured engraving)

Pigs (coloured engraving)
1090886 Pigs (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pigs. Illustration for A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (Blackie)

Background imagePigs Collection: The Nurse and her Patient (engraving)

The Nurse and her Patient (engraving)
1059632 The Nurse and her Patient (engraving) by Waller, Samuel Edmund (1850-1903) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nurse and her Patient)

Background imagePigs Collection: A 'Corner'in Pork (engraving)

A "Corner"in Pork (engraving)
1044002 A " Corner" in Pork (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A " Corner" in Pork)

Background imagePigs Collection: A Double Entendre (engraving)

A Double Entendre (engraving)
1059180 A Double Entendre (engraving) by Waller, Samuel Edmund (1850-1903) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Double Entendre)

Background imagePigs Collection: The Cattle Show at Islington, Some of the Prize-Winners (engraving)

The Cattle Show at Islington, Some of the Prize-Winners (engraving)
1053285 The Cattle Show at Islington, Some of the Prize-Winners (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cattle Show at Islington)

Background imagePigs Collection: Early Works of the Late Sir Edwin Landseer (engraving)

Early Works of the Late Sir Edwin Landseer (engraving)
1049089 Early Works of the Late Sir Edwin Landseer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Works of the Late Sir Edwin Landseer)

Background imagePigs Collection: 'I will arise and go to my father'(chromolitho)

"I will arise and go to my father"(chromolitho)
979011 " I will arise and go to my father" (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " I will arise and go to my father")

Background imagePigs Collection: Anthropomorphic pigs celebrating New Year (chromolitho)

Anthropomorphic pigs celebrating New Year (chromolitho)
5996057 Anthropomorphic pigs celebrating New Year (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthropomorphic pigs celebrating New Year)

Background imagePigs Collection: General arrangement of bacon factory for handling five to ten pigs per week combined with small

General arrangement of bacon factory for handling five to ten pigs per week combined with small creamery (litho)
6024846 General arrangement of bacon factory for handling five to ten pigs per week combined with small creamery (litho) by English School

Background imagePigs Collection: Panama village, late 19th century

Panama village, late 19th century
3786455 Panama village, late 19th century. by Kroupa, Bohuslav (1838-1912); (add.info.: Panama village and its inhabitants, South America c)

Background imagePigs Collection: The Swineherd (bodycolour on paper)

The Swineherd (bodycolour on paper)
1214006 The Swineherd (bodycolour on paper) by Watson, John Dawson (1832-92); 35.7x25.3 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright

Background imagePigs Collection: Scene with Pig Drover (pen & ink on paper)

Scene with Pig Drover (pen & ink on paper)
1214703 Scene with Pig Drover (pen & ink on paper) by Beilby, William (1740-1819); 18.0x11.6 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright

Background imagePigs Collection: The Universal Agricultural Exhibition in Paris, 1856 (engraving)

The Universal Agricultural Exhibition in Paris, 1856 (engraving)
1608907 The Universal Agricultural Exhibition in Paris, 1856 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Universal Agricultural Exhibition in Paris, 1856)

Background imagePigs Collection: The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields (engraving)

The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields (engraving)
1602292 The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields)

Background imagePigs Collection: Southampton Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving)

Southampton Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving)
1625016 Southampton Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePigs Collection: A Midnight Alarm (engraving)

A Midnight Alarm (engraving)
1624920 A Midnight Alarm (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-1896) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Midnight Alarm)

Background imagePigs Collection: Humorous Dogs (chromolitho)

Humorous Dogs (chromolitho)
1624702 Humorous Dogs (chromolitho) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous Dogs. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 1886)

Background imagePigs Collection: Farmyard Scenes (chromolitho)

Farmyard Scenes (chromolitho)
1624676 Farmyard Scenes (chromolitho) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farmyard Scenes. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 September 1886)



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"Pigs: From Farmyard Companions to Symbolic Icons" In this captivating collection of images, we embark on a journey into the world of pigs. From their humble beginnings as kitchen scrap eaters to becoming beloved farm animals and even cultural symbols, these creatures have left an indelible mark on our lives. The first poster reminds us of the resourcefulness of pigs, as they eagerly consume our leftover kitchen scraps to feed hens. Their voracious appetite and ability to turn waste into nourishment is truly remarkable. Moving on, we encounter the Gloucester Old Spot Pig JD 1761, captured in a stunning photograph by John Daniels. Its distinctive markings and regal presence make it a true standout among its kind. Next up is an adorable piglet donning a police hat. This playful image showcases the versatility and charm that pigs possess, proving that they can effortlessly embrace any role with utmost cuteness. We then meet one-week-old Kune Kune piglets - tiny bundles of joy that exude innocence and curiosity. These little ones are sure to melt hearts with their endearing antics. A digital manipulation adds another layer of intrigue as we witness a crossbreed between a Kune Kune piglet and Gloucester Old Spot piglet receiving a present. The fusion of different breeds highlights the diversity within the pig kingdom while reminding us how technology can enhance our imagination. Another delightful addition is a two-week-old Kune Kune piglet showcasing its irresistible charm. With its small snout and expressive eyes, it's hard not to fall head over heels for this miniature creature. Taking us back in time, we stumble upon wartime posters emphasizing the importance of feeding pigs during times when resources were scarce. These reminders serve as testaments to how vital these animals were for sustenance during challenging periods in history. One particularly intriguing poster urges people to keep pigs - perhaps suggesting that having them around was not only practical but also brought joy and companionship.