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Woodcutters Collection

Woodcutters have long been an integral part of England's history, particularly during the Victorian period

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: An engraving depicting woodcutters in Normandy transporting their fuel in crooks on pack horses

An engraving depicting woodcutters in Normandy transporting their fuel in crooks on pack horses, 19th century
5311073 An engraving depicting woodcutters in Normandy transporting their fuel in crooks on pack horses, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Sawing a log, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Sawing a log, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Sawing a log, 1916.

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Woodcutters Cutting up Tree Trunks. Creator: Jan van de Velde II

Woodcutters Cutting up Tree Trunks. Creator: Jan van de Velde II
Woodcutters Cutting up Tree Trunks

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Lumbering in New Brunswick - Lumbermen at Work in the Forest, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Lumbering in New Brunswick - Lumbermen at Work in the Forest, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Lumbering in New Brunswick - Lumbermen at Work in the Forest, [Canada], 1858. The lumbering business is the leading element of wealth in the province; and the sawmills

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Boxwood Forest on the Shores of the Black Sea, 1858. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith

Boxwood Forest on the Shores of the Black Sea, 1858. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith
Boxwood Forest on the Shores of the Black Sea, 1858. Our Illustration represents one of the numerous boxwood forests on the shore of the Black Sea, in the province of Anatolia, Turkey in Asia

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: The Loggers, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

The Loggers, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
The Loggers, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Logging, felling the tree, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

Logging, felling the tree, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Logging, felling the tree, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: 'Timber-clearing on the Hill-side, Sussex' - painted by Henry Jetsum - from the Exhibition of

"Timber-clearing on the Hill-side, Sussex" - painted by Henry Jetsum - from the Exhibition of the Br Creator
"Timber-clearing on the Hill-side, Sussex" - painted by Henry Jetsum - from the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1856

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: 'The Wood-cutters, after Hubert Herkomer, Esq. A.R.A. c1880-83. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer

'The Wood-cutters, after Hubert Herkomer, Esq. A.R.A. c1880-83. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
'The Wood-cutters, after Hubert Herkomer, Esq. A.R.A. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: The Woodcutters, 1860. Creator: Gustave Courbet

The Woodcutters, 1860. Creator: Gustave Courbet
The Woodcutters, 1860

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Wood chopper's station with fuel for steamers on the Upper Yukon, between c1900 and c1930

Wood chopper's station with fuel for steamers on the Upper Yukon, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Wood chopper's station with fuel for steamers on the Upper Yukon, between c1900 and c1930

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Woodcutters, England, Victorian period

Woodcutters, England, Victorian period

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Two woodcutters fighting with axes (colour litho)

Two woodcutters fighting with axes (colour litho)
2779679 Two woodcutters fighting with axes (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two woodcutters fighting with axes. Un duel a la hache)

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Family of woodcutters in Austria, 1822 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)

Family of woodcutters in Austria, 1822 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986498 Family of woodcutters in Austria, 1822 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by Migliavacca, Innocente (19th century); (add.info.: Family of woodcutters in Austria, 1822)

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Family of woodcutters in Austria, 1822

Family of woodcutters in Austria, 1822. The man stands with an axe, while his wife breastfeeds a child near a well. Familia dei Taalialeana nell Austria

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Peasants dancing in fields, Austria, 1822

Peasants dancing in fields, Austria, 1822. Men and women dance together to music from a fiddler and recorder. Danze dei Contadini dell Austria

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Woodcutters

Woodcutters
Two woodcutters in a country scene take a luch break after cutting down a large tree. Date: circa 1905

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: The Woodcutters (engraving)

The Woodcutters (engraving)
5990990 The Woodcutters (engraving) by Grenier, F. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Woodcutters. Illustration for Pictus Orbis or Book of Beauty for Every Table (A H Payne)

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Woodcutters, Svir River, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Russia, 1909 (photo)

Woodcutters, Svir River, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Russia, 1909 (photo)
5320236 Woodcutters, Svir River, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Russia, 1909 (photo) by Prokudin Gorskii, Sergei Mikhailovich (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: A man in front of a hut for woodcutters and kuria (coal burning) in the forest

A man in front of a hut for woodcutters and kuria (coal burning) in the forest
698966 A man in front of a hut for woodcutters and kuria (coal burning) in the forest, Russian Empire, between 1905 and 1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Ms 170 fol. 59 Historiated initial Q depicting monks chopping wood

Ms 170 fol. 59 Historiated initial Q depicting monks chopping wood
JHG183757 Ms 170 fol.59 Historiated initial Q depicting monks chopping wood, from Moralia in Job by Pope Gregory the Great (vellum) by French School, (12th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Dijon

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Ms 260 volume IV Frontispiece of Treat de la culture des Forets from

Ms 260 volume IV Frontispiece of Treat de la culture des Forets from
XDT266957 Ms 260 volume IV Frontispiece of Treat de la culture des Forets from Iisivetes de M. Vauban contenant plusieurs Memoires ou Ramas de sa way (engraving) (b/w photo) by Vauban

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: The Wood Cutters (oil on canvas)

The Wood Cutters (oil on canvas)
450191 The Wood Cutters (oil on canvas) by Barker, Thomas (1769-1847); 30.6x40.8 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; British, out of copyright

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Bertrand du Guesclin and two of his companions disguise themselves as woodcutters to capture

Bertrand du Guesclin and two of his companions disguise themselves as woodcutters to capture the Castle of
976000 Bertrand du Guesclin and two of his companions disguise themselves as woodcutters to capture the Castle of Grand-Fougeray, 1354 (colour litho) by Semant

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Woodcutters of the Mountains of Cevennes (engraving)

Woodcutters of the Mountains of Cevennes (engraving)
3626174 Woodcutters of the Mountains of Cevennes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woodcutters of the Mountains of Cevennes)

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Wood Cutting in Windsor Forest (coloured engraving)

Wood Cutting in Windsor Forest (coloured engraving)
3622360 Wood Cutting in Windsor Forest (coloured engraving) by Linnell, John (1792-1882); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wood Cutting in Windsor Forest.); © Look and Learn

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Ms. Lat 1173 Haymaking and Woodcutting, from the Hours of Charles d Angouleme, c

Ms. Lat 1173 Haymaking and Woodcutting, from the Hours of Charles d Angouleme, c
EDI190545 Ms. Lat 1173 Haymaking and Woodcutting, from the Hours of Charles d Angouleme, c.1480 (vellum) by Testard, Robinet (fl.1475-1523); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Postcard depicting the sawmill Reviraud in Tence, Haute-Loire, c. 1900 (b / w photo)

Postcard depicting the sawmill Reviraud in Tence, Haute-Loire, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
REV382797 Postcard depicting the sawmill Reviraud in Tence, Haute-Loire, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: carte postale)

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Postcard depicting sawyers in the Cevennes, c. 1900 (b / w photo)

Postcard depicting sawyers in the Cevennes, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
REV382777 Postcard depicting sawyers in the Cevennes, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: carte postale)

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Ms 5064 fol. 198v Cutting Trees and Harvesting, from

Ms 5064 fol. 198v Cutting Trees and Harvesting, from
XIR186270 Ms 5064 fol.198v Cutting Trees and Harvesting, from Livre des Prouffitz Champestres by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1320/21) (vellum) by French School

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Log rafts, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Russia, 1909 (b / w photo)

Log rafts, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Russia, 1909 (b / w photo)
5320237 Log rafts, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Russia, 1909 (b/w photo) by Prokudin Gorskii, Sergei Mikhailovich (1863-1944); Private Collection; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: January: wood-cutters in a winter landscape (chalk, pen & ink on paper)

January: wood-cutters in a winter landscape (chalk, pen & ink on paper)
954927 January: wood-cutters in a winter landscape (chalk, pen & ink on paper) by Brill or Bril, Paul (1554-1626); 19.8x33.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Avon Gorge from Leigh Woods, looking towards St. Vincent Rocks (w / c on paper)

Avon Gorge from Leigh Woods, looking towards St. Vincent Rocks (w / c on paper)
AGN281861 Avon Gorge from Leigh Woods, looking towards St. Vincent Rocks (w/c on paper) by Jackson, Samuel (1794-1868); 22.1x29.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: A Rest in Woodland, 1800 (oil on canvas)

A Rest in Woodland, 1800 (oil on canvas)
XKH179502 A Rest in Woodland, 1800 (oil on canvas) by Kobell, Wilhelm Alexander (1766-1855); 44.4x39.2 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: The Wood-Cutters, 1873 (oil on canvas)

The Wood-Cutters, 1873 (oil on canvas)
2829367 The Wood-Cutters, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Linnell, John (1792-1882); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Given by Sir Frederick Wills, 1908.; English

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Woodcutters at work in the winter (colour litho)

Woodcutters at work in the winter (colour litho)
2779262 Woodcutters at work in the winter (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woodcutters at work in the winter. Tableaux d hiver)

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Lumberjacks about to fell a Giant Redwood with a drag saw, Sacramento, California

Lumberjacks about to fell a Giant Redwood with a drag saw, Sacramento, California
STC247580 Lumberjacks about to fell a Giant Redwood with a drag saw, Sacramento, California, 1893 (albumen print) by American Photographer

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: WOODCUTTERS CHOP LOGS

WOODCUTTERS CHOP LOGS
Woodcutters chop up trees into logs. Date: circa 1810

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: WOODCUTTERS SAW A LOG

WOODCUTTERS SAW A LOG
Woodcutters saw a log. Date: circa 1810

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: 17th Century Woodcutter

17th Century Woodcutter
An early woodcutter Date: 17th century

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Mid Sussex RH17 7 Map

Mid Sussex RH17 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Mid Sussex RH17 7

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Maldon CM0 8 Map

Maldon CM0 8 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Maldon CM0 8

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: The Woodman, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph)

The Woodman, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Hunters woodcutters

Hunters woodcutters
Hunters and woodcutters

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: A Woodcutters Camp In The Ardennes, France In The 19Th Century. From French Pictures By The Rev

A Woodcutters Camp In The Ardennes, France In The 19Th Century. From French Pictures By The Rev. Samuel G. Green, Published 1878

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Paving a French Street

Paving a French Street
French paveurs at work, paving a street with stone blocks, useful for street demonstrations or building barricades. Date: circa 1845

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: Woodcutters Park Place Henley River Thames Beyond

Woodcutters Park Place Henley River Thames Beyond
Artokoloro

Background imageWoodcutters Collection: canada, 19th century, woodcutters, lumberjackers, tree fellers, having diner, vintage

canada, 19th century, woodcutters, lumberjackers, tree fellers, having diner, vintage
Canada, 19th century, Woodcutters, Lumberjackers, tree fellers, having diner



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Woodcutters have long been an integral part of England's history, particularly during the Victorian period. Two woodcutters fighting with axes is a vivid depiction captured in a mesmerizing colour lithograph. Meanwhile, a handcoloured copperplate engraving from 1822 showcases a family in Austria, their humble existence beautifully portrayed. In another scene from Austria in the same year, we witness peasants dancing joyously amidst fields while surrounded by towering trees. The artistry continues to unfold as various mediums bring forth the essence of woodcutting. A captivating photo taken in 1909 along the Svir River on the Volga-Baltic Waterway reveals Russian woodcutters immersed in their laborious task. Their weathered faces tell tales of resilience and dedication to this timeless craft. Further exploration takes us into forests where a man stands proudly before his hut for woodcutters and kuria - coal burning stoves that provide warmth during harsh winters. This image transports us back to simpler times when survival depended on one's ability to master nature's resources. Delving deeper into historical manuscripts, we discover an intricately detailed historiated initial Q depicting monks chopping wood; it serves as a reminder that even those devoted to spiritual pursuits had practical responsibilities within their communities. The cultivation and preservation of forests are subjects not forgotten either, as evidenced by Ms 260 volume IV Frontispiece portraying Treat de la culture des Forets - emphasizing society's recognition of sustainable practices centuries ago. Finally, "The Wood Cutters, " an oil painting on canvas captures the essence of this noble profession through its rich textures and vibrant colors. It immortalizes these unsung heroes who shaped landscapes with every swing of their axe. From England to Austria and Russia across different eras and artistic interpretations, these glimpses into the world remind us that behind every piece of timber lies untold stories etched deep within its grain.