Raisin Collection

The Preparation of Dry Grapes, 1890, (c1932). Artist: Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida
The Preparation of Dry Grapes, 1890, (c1932). From Modern Art by Charles Marriott & Tis & Tis. [Colour Ltd. London, 1909]

Coptic Art: Hanging with Harvest Love (4th century AD), Paris, Musee Du Louvre
JLJ4601722 Coptic Art: Hanging with Harvest Love (4th century AD), Paris, Musee Du Louvre by Coptic (4th Century); Louvre, Paris

Grape vine, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4986925 Grape vine, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Grape bunch (muscadine). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877)
FLO4687825 Grape bunch (muscadine). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877), published in the "Pomology Magazine" (1828-1830) by John Lindley (1795-1865)

A Garden in the Holy Land - Engraving by Gabry, from The Book of Perfumes by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), England
FLO4689443 A Garden in the Holy Land - Engraving by Gabry, from The Book of Perfumes by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), England, 1865 - A garden in the holy land - Woodcut engraving by W

Pedestal for the Borghese or Campana Vase, decorated with reliefs of grapevines and festoons. Chromolithograph by W
FLO4689158 Pedestal for the Borghese or Campana Vase, decorated with reliefs of grapevines and festoons. Chromolithograph by W

Literature. Almanac by Jean Raisin "John Grape" for 1854. Poster by Nadar, France, 1853. (poster)
3434619 Literature. Almanac by Jean Raisin "John Grape" for 1854. Poster by Nadar, France, 1853. (poster); (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature)

Variety of grapes: white and black
FLO4726060 Variety of grapes: white and black.; (add.info.: Variety of grapes: white and black.); © Florilegius.

Letter V Harvesters. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"
DUV4211565 Letter V Harvesters. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers". A work in which a child, while having fun, can learn about the most useful Arts to the Society

The mystical press, stained glass painted with the enamel (circa 1620), which was long believed to be offered by a wine
YOU4419849 The mystical press, stained glass painted with the enamel (circa 1620), which was long believed to be offered by a wine merchant churchwarden

Red grapes, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4628255 Red grapes, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Black Hamburgh grapes, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his
FLO4595186 Black Hamburgh grapes, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own " Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc

White Frontiniac grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his
FLO4595176 White Frontiniac grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own " Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc

Letters U Usurer; V Harvesters; V Vinegar (manufacturer and dealer of vinegar); Y Eyes (oculist)
DUV4211558 Letters U Usurer; V Harvesters; V Vinegar (manufacturer and dealer of vinegar); Y Eyes (oculist). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"

Mingrelien - Mingrelian man in hat, tunic over trousers, carrying sneakers full of grapes
FLO4723910 Mingrelien - Mingrelian man in hat, tunic over trousers, carrying sneakers full of grapes, wearing a tobacco pipe in his belt - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier from " Moeurs

Fruits of the vine: bunches of black and white grapes. Coloured copper engraving
FLO4726638 Fruits of the vine: bunches of black and white grapes. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle

Food and Beverage. Wine making: the cellar of the Clos Vougeot and the old burgundian press
3434930 Food and Beverage. Wine making: the cellar of the Clos Vougeot and the old burgundian press. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Food and Beverage. Champagne making: sectionplan of the Moet et Chandon cellars
3434925 Food and Beverage. Champagne making: sectionplan of the Moet et Chandon cellars. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll)

Letter: X (Xeres). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)
DUV4203863 Letter: X (Xeres). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920). Offered by "La Samaritaine de Nancy"

Still Life. Painting by the Master of Hartford. sd. 19th century. Galleria Estense, Modene
VEN5032546 Still Life. Painting by the Master of Hartford. sd. 19th century. Galleria Estense, Modene.; Galleria e Museo Estense, Gallerie Estensi, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Still Life)

Plaque depicting the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. Chromolithograph by W
FLO4689137 Plaque depicting the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathone's Old Wedgwood

Woman in combed up hairstyle with cap decorated with grapes and feathers called Racy Cap in an English Park
FLO4606322 Woman in combed up hairstyle with cap decorated with grapes and feathers called Racy Cap in an English Park. Galante hat at the English Park

Description of fruits: fig and bunches of white and black grapes
FLO4721578 Description of fruits: fig and bunches of white and black grapes.; (add.info.: Description of fruits: fig and bunches of white and black grapes.); © Florilegius.

Food and Beverage. Winemaking in the Bordelais, removing the grapes from the clusters
3434900 Food and Beverage. Winemaking in the Bordelais, removing the grapes from the clusters. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Food and Beverage. A vinegar factory in Orleans. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434926 Food and Beverage. A vinegar factory in Orleans. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Food and Beverage)

Blue and white muscat grapes, Vinis vitifera
5856583 Blue and white muscat grapes, Vinis vitifera; (add.info.: Blue and white muscat grapes, Vinis vitifera. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

Traminar variety of grape, Vitis vinifera
5856584 Traminar variety of grape, Vitis vinifera; (add.info.: Traminar variety of grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

Food and Beverage. Champagne making: Old chalk quarries tranformed in Champagne cellars around Reims
3434924 Food and Beverage. Champagne making: Old chalk quarries tranformed in Champagne cellars around Reims. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Female peasant of Lombardy, after Titian Vecellio, 1590 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from
FLO4686418 Female peasant of Lombardy, after Titian Vecellio, 1590 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes Anciens et Modernes"

John Flaxman's wine vase decorated with grape foliage, and a satyr grasping a ram's head. Chromolithograph W
FLO4689062 John Flaxman's wine vase decorated with grape foliage, and a satyr grasping a ram's head. Chromolithograph W

Grape de Calmes grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his
FLO4595166 Grape de Calmes grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own " Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc

Large Damask grapes 1,3 and small currants 2, flower, leaf, fruit. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4574121 Large Damask grapes 1,3 and small currants 2, flower, leaf, fruit. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children)

Chiavenna grapes, Vitis vinifera
5856585 Chiavenna grapes, Vitis vinifera; (add.info.: Chiavenna grapes, Vitis vinifera. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

Vigne - Grapes, Vitis vinifera, with vine leaves, tendrils and bunches of white and black grapes
FLO4599597 Vigne - Grapes, Vitis vinifera, with vine leaves, tendrils and bunches of white and black grapes. Handcoloured zincograph by Chabots drawn by Miss M. A

Variety of grapes Hamburg black and large colman. Chromolithography drawn by Walter Hood Fitch, Miss E. Regel and J.L
FLO4625342 Variety of grapes Hamburg black and large colman. Chromolithography drawn by Walter Hood Fitch, Miss E. Regel and J.L

The fee of the vine holds a bunch of grapes, at its feet a broken bottle and a drunk bird holding a glass of wine - Eau
FLO4637700 The fee of the vine holds a bunch of grapes, at its feet a broken bottle and a drunk bird holding a glass of wine - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Roman mythology: Bacchus, god of wine and drunkenness, with a crown of vine leaves
FLO4679870 Roman mythology: Bacchus, god of wine and drunkenness, with a crown of vine leaves, holding a bunch of grapes and leaning on a fawn skin - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Two-coloured or Venice grapes (vine vinifere bicolore), Vitis vinifera bicolor
FLO4575812 Two-coloured or Venice grapes (vine vinifere bicolore), Vitis vinifera bicolor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Stockwood golden hambro grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4626975 Stockwood golden hambro grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Food and Beverage. Vinegar making. the Schutzenbach barrel used for maceration
3434928 Food and Beverage. Vinegar making. the Schutzenbach barrel used for maceration. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll)

Variety of grapes, Hamburgh Mill Hill and Hamburgh Dutch. Drawing Mžtallography by T. C
FLO4625375 Variety of grapes, Hamburgh Mill Hill and Hamburgh Dutch. Drawing Mžtallography by T. C. Rosenberg for the book Companion of Gardens and Florist Guide, by Thomas Moore

White sweet water grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his
FLO4595165 White sweet water grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own " Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc

Food and beverage. Burgundian monks cultivating the grapewines in the Middle Age
3434905 Food and beverage. Burgundian monks cultivating the grapewines in the Middle Age. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll)

Grapevine with grapes, Vitis vinifera. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann
FLO4995393 Grapevine with grapes, Vitis vinifera. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Food and Beverage. Winemaking in Burgundy: removing the grapes from the clusters
3434903 Food and Beverage. Winemaking in Burgundy: removing the grapes from the clusters. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll)

Food and Beverage. Winemaking. The roman emperor Domitian ordered to distroy the grapewines in the Gaul
3434904 Food and Beverage. Winemaking. The roman emperor Domitian ordered to distroy the grapewines in the Gaul. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Still Life, 1849. Creator: Robert Seldon Duncanson
Still Life, 1849

The Grocer's Shop at Christmas - drawn by Foster, 1850. Creator: Edmund Evans
The Grocer's Shop at Christmas - drawn by Foster, 1850. Shoppers queuing to buy dried fruit to make plum puddings. Illustration to a story by John Oxenford

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"From Ancient Egypt to Modern Art: The Timeless Appeal of Raisins" Step into the world of art and history as we explore the captivating journey of raisins. In Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida's masterpiece, "The Preparation of Dry Grapes, " we witness the meticulous process behind transforming grapes into these delectable dried fruits. Dating back to 1890, this painting beautifully captures the essence of this age-old tradition. Traveling further in time, Coptic Art takes center stage with its mesmerizing depiction in "Hanging with Harvest Love. " This 4th-century AD artwork, housed at Paris' Musee Du Louvre, showcases a celebration of bountiful harvests where raisins play a significant role. Shifting gears from art to feline elegance, imagine a hairless sphinx cat adorned with pearls posing for a portrait. This unexpected sight reminds us that even our furry friends appreciate the allure of raisins. Venturing into still life paintings, an exquisite fruit basket steals our attention in a 17th-century oil on canvas masterpiece. Amongst oranges and pears lie clusters of succulent raisins waiting to be savored. Dunhuang's local market in Gansu province offers us an authentic glimpse into Chinese culture as dried they are proudly displayed for sale. A testament to their popularity worldwide. Delving deeper into history reveals fascinating engravings from Alphonse Lemerre's publication "Alphabet. " Letters V and R showcase various elements associated with harvests and nature – including grapes and reindeer – emphasizing the significance of raisins throughout centuries. Moving across Europe, Belgian Flemish paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries depict luscious fruits like cherries, figs, prunes alongside bunches of ripe grapes. These artworks highlight how raisins have been intertwined with religious symbolism and everyday life for generations.