Tradesmen Collection

Hogarth, Beer Street. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. A scene of London life in which happy and healthy tradesmen

Malpas Ferry at Tregothnan landing, St Michael Penkivel, Cornwall. Around 1887
A view of the Tregothnan landing place looking towards Malpas with a view of the houses along the top. The gentleman on the far left is Mr Allen, the ferryman, with his daughter Laura, aged 7

London Trade Card - William Johnson, Wig Maker
London Trade Card - William Johnson, Peruke (Wig) Maker, in Castle Alley near Royal Exchange. Wigs for men and women. 18th century

View of the Piazza Navona, Rome (oil on canvas)
XJL109939 View of the Piazza Navona, Rome (oil on canvas) by Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768); Hospital Tavera, Toledo, Spain; Italian, out of copyright

Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, sculpture by Vera Mukhina, Moscow (b / w photo)
7200710 Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, sculpture by Vera Mukhina, Moscow (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worker and Kolkhoz Woman)

Integrity retiring from Office!, 1801
Integrity retiring from Office!, Pub. 1801 (hand coloured engraving). William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) resigns as Prime Minister in protest at Kings rejection of the bills to unite England

Woodsman during a break from forest work, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th
7279735 Woodsman during a break from forest work, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century by Unknown Artist

Bacon, bread and meat slicing machine (litho)
3621827 Bacon, bread and meat slicing machine (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacon, bread and meat slicing machine (Berkels patent)

Early morning in Covent Garden Market (b / w photo)
3637556 Early morning in Covent Garden Market (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early morning in Covent Garden Market)

London Trade Card - William Bull, Musical Instruments - trumpets, kettledrums, French horns, speaking trumpets, hearing horns for deaf people, powder flasks

Horse pulling coal delivery cart
Horse pulling a coal delivery cart of Joyner and Sons with two tradesmen riding on the cart. Date: 1930s

Grocery store in Cairo, Egypt
Grocery store at a street in Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1908

Gleaners at Chambaudoin, 1857 (oil on canvas)
XIR231251 Gleaners at Chambaudoin, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Hedouin, Pierre Edmond Alexandre (1820-89); Musee Municipal, Villefranche-sur-Saone

The Jewel Box, (pencil and watercolour on paper)
823500 The Jewel Box, (pencil and watercolour on paper) by Simonetti, Ettore (19th century); 75.5x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jewel Box. Ettore Simonetti (1857-1909)

Making the Shoreham Railroad, c. 1840 (w/c on paper)
7389747 Making the Shoreham Railroad, c.1840 (w/c on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 22x29 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Arist: Unknown)

St. Tropez, (oil on canvas)
657448 St. Tropez, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: St.Tropez. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Cricket field, Bournville, Birmingham (chromolitho)
7172124 Cricket field, Bournville, Birmingham (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cricket field, Bournville, Birmingham)

Stalls that display the products of many climes in the fruit depsartment at Covent Garden (b / w photo)
3637557 Stalls that display the products of many climes in the fruit depsartment at Covent Garden (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Life Is Just One Damned Thing After Another (colour litho)
3093963 Life Is Just One Damned Thing After Another (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life Is Just One Damned Thing After Another)

St Anthony the Great, patron saint of basket makers (chromolitho)
1094000 St Anthony the Great, patron saint of basket makers (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Anthony the Great, patron saint of basket makers)

London Trade Card - James Potter, Leather Breeches Maker, at the sign of the Boot and Breeches, Shoemaker Row, near Aldgate. 18th century

London Trade Card - Francis Nobles Circulating Library, Otways Head, King Street, Covent Garden. 18th century

Workers from Val De Travers Asphalt Limited, a paving company, working on paving the roof of the London Jewish Hospital in Stepney Green. 1938

Fishermen by the sea with lobster / crab pots
Fishermen with their pots and nets. Watercolour Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Making horse tack in a workshop
Two craftsmen preparing the leatherwork for horse tack; shaping, stretching and sewing the pieces to the correct shape and size. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Bus driver (b / w photo)
3637514 Bus driver (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bus driver. Illustration for Wonderful London by St John Adcock (Fleetway, c 1930)

Archduke Maximilian of Austria visiting an armourer (engraving)
3646316 Archduke Maximilian of Austria visiting an armourer (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archduke Maximilian of Austria visiting an armourer)

Marmottes administratives. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101415 Marmottes administratives. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marmottes administratives)

Picking violets near Parma, Italy (chromolitho)
2782613 Picking violets near Parma, Italy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picking violets near Parma, Italy)

A Welsh coal mine (litho)
3622182 A Welsh coal mine (litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Welsh coal mine)

Two boys throwing snowballs at a chimney sweep, New Years greetings card. (chromolitho)
6031470 Two boys throwing snowballs at a chimney sweep, New Years greetings card. (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Barber of Suez, (oil on canvas)
989488 The Barber of Suez, (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922); 80x58.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Barber of Suez. Leon Bonnat (1833-1922). Oil on canvas

Hogarth, Beer Street. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. A scene of London life in which happy and healthy tradesmen

London Trade Card - James Wheeley, Paper Hanging warehouse, opposite the church in Little Britain. 18th century

"Four Years in the Fight, The Women of France", World War I YWCA, c.1918 (poster)
XND75976 "Four Years in the Fight, The Women of France", World War I YWCA, c.1918 (poster); Private Collection.

Regency gentlemen dining with travelling salesmen at a tradesmen's hotel in Cheltenham
FLO4619221 Regency gentlemen dining with travelling salesmen at a tradesmen's hotel in Cheltenham. The Bagmens Banquet at the Bell Inn Cheltenham

Anglo Saxon agriculture: four-wheel wagon 107, two-wheel wagon 108, plough 109, shovel, scythe and hammer 110, sickle
FLO4702412 Anglo Saxon agriculture: four-wheel wagon 107, two-wheel wagon 108, plough 109, shovel, scythe and hammer 110, sickle, rake and fork 111, harvest cart 112

Parts of the south and west walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293
FLO5000362 Parts of the south and west walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293. After the fire of March 23, 1797. Walls of Caen stone and chalk, timber oak and chestnut

Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street)
FLO5000393 Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street). Copperplate engraving drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith from his Topography of London

Samurai in a sedan chair, courtesans and tradesmen walking in Yoshiwara. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764)
FLO4630813 Samurai in a sedan chair, courtesans and tradesmen walking in Yoshiwara. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo

Men working at the Gateway Soda Factory, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia (b/w photo)
BAL130996 Men working at the Gateway Soda Factory, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia (b/w photo); Private Collection.

These Tradesmen are Preachers in the City of London', broadside published in London, 1647
527983 These Tradesmen are Preachers in the City of London', broadside published in London, 1647. Congregationalists, a nonconformist dissenting Protestant sect who

The hairdresser and the shoe repairer in Vienna. (Vienna scenes and popular pastimes), 1804-1812. Private Collection

Maccaronaro (macaroni seller), 1799. Creator: Della Gatta, Saverio (Xavier) (1758-1828)
Maccaronaro (macaroni seller), 1799. Private Collection

Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876. Creator: C.R
Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876....the ordinary aspects of life in Madrid...manner of collecting the "octroi, " or town tolls

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate: Plate 2

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate: Plate 12

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate: Plate 14

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Tradesmen, the unsung heroes of society, have long been depicted in various forms of art and photography. From William Hogarth's iconic Beer Street to Vera Mukhina's powerful sculpture Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, these images capture the essence of hardworking individuals who contribute to the fabric of our communities. In Hogarth's Beer Street, we see tradesmen enjoying a well-deserved break after a day of labor. The bustling streets are filled with merchants and craftsmen, showcasing their skills and providing for their families, and is a celebration of the working class and their integral role in society. Vera Mukhina's sculpture Worker and Kolkhoz Woman stands tall in Moscow as a symbol of unity and strength. This black-and-white photograph captures its grandeur, reminding us that it can not just individuals but part of a collective effort towards progress. Integrity retiring from Office. , an artwork from 1801, portrays a tradesman bidding farewell to his profession with dignity. It serves as a reminder that integrity should be at the core of every trade or occupation. London Trade Card - William Johnson, Wig Maker showcases one specific trade among many others thriving in London during its heyday. These cards were essential marketing tools for tradesmen like Johnson who relied on craftsmanship to attract customers. The image titled Malpas Ferry at Tregothnan landing takes us back to 1887 Cornwall where tradesmen played crucial roles in transportation services. A horse pulling coal delivery cart reminds us that even mundane tasks require skillful execution by these dedicated workers. A grocery store scene captured in Cairo, Egypt highlights how tradesmen serve diverse communities worldwide. They provide essential goods while creating vibrant marketplaces that reflect cultural diversity. The Jewel Box painting depicts exquisite craftsmanship through delicate pencil strokes and watercolors on paper. Tradesmen involved in jewelry-making showcase their meticulous attention to detail while creating timeless pieces cherished by many.