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"The Artistry and Craftsmanship of the Blacksmith: A Glimpse into History" Step back in time to 1844, as we explore the captivating world of blacksmiths

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Forge of the Vulcan (oil on canvas)

The Forge of the Vulcan (oil on canvas)
CH376213 The Forge of the Vulcan (oil on canvas) by Thulden, Theodore van (1606-79); 169x121.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Plate 378. Blacksmith, Hammering on Anvil, Two Hands, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)

Plate 378. Blacksmith, Hammering on Anvil, Two Hands, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950348 Plate 378. Blacksmith, Hammering on Anvil, Two Hands, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 28.6x38.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Plate 374. Blacksmiths, Two Models, Hammering on Anvil, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)

Plate 374. Blacksmiths, Two Models, Hammering on Anvil, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950346 Plate 374. Blacksmiths, Two Models, Hammering on Anvil, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 22.5x31.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: A Mule being shod at London Zoo in 1924 (b / w photo)

A Mule being shod at London Zoo in 1924 (b / w photo)
2967822 A Mule being shod at London Zoo in 1924 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Victorian Christmas card with anvil and hammer (chromolitho)

Victorian Christmas card with anvil and hammer (chromolitho)
731712 Victorian Christmas card with anvil and hammer (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victorian Christmas card with anvil and hammer)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Alexandre Millerand and Albert Thomas as blacksmiths forging peace

Alexandre Millerand and Albert Thomas as blacksmiths forging peace
698813 Alexandre Millerand and Albert Thomas as blacksmiths forging peace, front cover illustration from Le Rire Rouge, 31st July 1915 (colour litho) by Leandre

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Detail from a vase depicting artisans (ceramic)

Detail from a vase depicting artisans (ceramic)
XIR229310 Detail from a vase depicting artisans (ceramic) by Chinese School, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); Golestan Palace Library, Tehran, Iran; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Vulcan Presenting Arms to Venus for Aeneas, 1756 (oil on canvas)

Vulcan Presenting Arms to Venus for Aeneas, 1756 (oil on canvas)
CLK339923 Vulcan Presenting Arms to Venus for Aeneas, 1756 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 41.2x45.3 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Mr Herbert Herkomer (colour litho)

Mr Herbert Herkomer (colour litho)
612805 Mr Herbert Herkomer (colour litho) by Gould, Francis Carruthers (1844-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Herbert Herkomer, Painter, sculptor, blacksmith etc, 26 January 1884)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Making Traps, illustration from L Art de l Artillerie

Making Traps, illustration from L Art de l Artillerie
XDT217878 Making Traps, illustration from L Art de l Artillerie by Wolff de Senftenberg, late 16th century (pencil & w/c on paper) (b/w photo) by German School, (16th century); Min

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Forge, 1906 (oil on panel)

The Forge, 1906 (oil on panel)
XKH226764 The Forge, 1906 (oil on panel) by Kardorff, Konrad von (1877-1945); 43.5x59.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Forge of Vulcan (pen & ink with wash, heightened with gouache on paper)

The Forge of Vulcan (pen & ink with wash, heightened with gouache on paper)
CTS413016 The Forge of Vulcan (pen & ink with wash, heightened with gouache on paper) by Mola, Pier Francesco (1612-66); 26x40.5 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: An Army Forge, 1876 (etching)

An Army Forge, 1876 (etching)
497594 An Army Forge, 1876 (etching) by Forbes, Edwin Austin (1839-95); 47.9x60.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: Created by Forbes, a member of the French Etching Club)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Blacksmiths Shop. 1871 (oil on canvas)

The Blacksmiths Shop. 1871 (oil on canvas)
ONT162841 The Blacksmiths Shop. 1871 (oil on canvas) by Krieghoff, Cornelius (1815-72); 56.5x92.1 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; © Art Gallery of Ontario

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Hot coals, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho)

Hot coals, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho)
STC445969 Hot coals, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: puis, elles se servent de ces infirmes)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Forgerons latoukas (engraving)

Forgerons latoukas (engraving)
2814416 Forgerons latoukas (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forgerons latoukas. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1867 1H)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Bladesmith, 1867 (oil on canvas)

Bladesmith, 1867 (oil on canvas)
AIS5354046 Bladesmith, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Fortuny y CarbAo (Fortuny i Marsal), Mariano JoseMarAia Bernardo (1838-74); 75x 52 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Espadero)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: A Provencal Forge (oil on canvas)

A Provencal Forge (oil on canvas)
1772149 A Provencal Forge (oil on canvas) by La Thangue, Henry Herbert (1859-1929); 76.8x92.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Provencal Forge. Henry Herbert La Thangue (1859-1929)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The fire by Brueghel Jan I (1568-1625) 1621 (oil on canvas)

The fire by Brueghel Jan I (1568-1625) 1621 (oil on canvas)
GIA5035881 The fire by Brueghel Jan I (1568-1625) 1621 (oil on canvas) by Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625); Private Collection; eGiancarlo Costa; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Village Blacksmith (chromolitho)

The Village Blacksmith (chromolitho)
733251 The Village Blacksmith (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Village Blacksmith.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: At the Forge, 1790 (pen and w / c over pencil on paper)

At the Forge, 1790 (pen and w / c over pencil on paper)
BIR115508 At the Forge, 1790 (pen and w/c over pencil on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 19.3x26.5 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Going Out in the Morning, a Scene in Windsor Forest, c. 1801 (pen & w / c on paper)

Going Out in the Morning, a Scene in Windsor Forest, c. 1801 (pen & w / c on paper)
NP125737 Going Out in the Morning, a Scene in Windsor Forest, c.1801 (pen & w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 38.1x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Ms 62 f. 215r St. Eligius making a Shrine; St. Eligius at an Anvil, from a Book of Hours

Ms 62 f. 215r St. Eligius making a Shrine; St. Eligius at an Anvil, from a Book of Hours
FIT58517 Ms 62 f.215r St. Eligius making a Shrine; St. Eligius at an Anvil, from a Book of Hours, c.1445-50 (vellum) by Master of the Rohan Hours, (fl.1420-30); Fitzwilliam Museum

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Vulcans Forge, c. 1660 (oil on canvas)

Vulcans Forge, c. 1660 (oil on canvas)
BOO73036 Vulcans Forge, c.1660 (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); 192.5x151.5 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Main Street, Grez-sur-Loing, 1884 (w / c on paper)

The Main Street, Grez-sur-Loing, 1884 (w / c on paper)
BFA161266 The Main Street, Grez-sur-Loing, 1884 (w/c on paper) by Kennedy, William (1859-1918); Private Collection; Photo eThe Fine Art Society in Edinburgh, Scotland; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Craftsmen and their workshops (chromolitho)

Craftsmen and their workshops (chromolitho)
5226737 Craftsmen and their workshops (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Craftsmen and their workshops)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Sweenys Virginia Melodies, c. 1840 (litho)

Sweenys Virginia Melodies, c. 1840 (litho)
6366840 Sweenys Virginia Melodies, c.1840 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Village Blacksmith, 1918 (w / c on paper)

The Village Blacksmith, 1918 (w / c on paper)
2601933 The Village Blacksmith, 1918 (w/c on paper) by Tozer, Henry Spernon (c.1870-1940); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Blacksmiths Forge, (oil on panel)

The Blacksmiths Forge, (oil on panel)
823516 The Blacksmiths Forge, (oil on panel) by Soyer, Paul (1823-1903); 29.7x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blacksmiths Forge. Paul Constant Soyer (1823-1903). Oil on panel

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: 'The Emperor immediately set about blowing the bellows'(engraving)

"The Emperor immediately set about blowing the bellows"(engraving)
2781248 " The Emperor immediately set about blowing the bellows" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: A military blacksmith shoeing horses by a ruin (oil on canvas) (pair to 702587)

A military blacksmith shoeing horses by a ruin (oil on canvas) (pair to 702587)
702588 A military blacksmith shoeing horses by a ruin (oil on canvas) (pair to 702587) by Bloemen, Pieter van (1657-1720); 53.3x62.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The English Smith (colour photo)

The English Smith (colour photo)
3106051 The English Smith (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The English Smith)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning

Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning
6340305 Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats

Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats
6340292 Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Vulcans Forge, 1565 (oil on panel)

Vulcans Forge, 1565 (oil on panel)
SCP9647 Vulcans Forge, 1565 (oil on panel) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); 38x28 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith

Blacksmith
LLM454312 Blacksmith by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blacksmith. Illustration for The Landseer Series of Picture Books (T Nelson, c 1880)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmiths, c. 1870s (b / w photo)

Blacksmiths, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
495532 Blacksmiths, c.1870s (b/w photo) by Hooper, Willoughby Wallace (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Photograph taken while Hooper was serving with the Madras Light Infantry in South)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Relief depicting the interior of a forge (stone)

Relief depicting the interior of a forge (stone)
XIR226145 Relief depicting the interior of a forge (stone) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Museo della Civilta Romana, Rome, Italy; out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Carpentry Workshop in Kupang, Timor, plate 6 from Le Costume Ancien et Modern

Carpentry Workshop in Kupang, Timor, plate 6 from Le Costume Ancien et Modern
STC222050 Carpentry Workshop in Kupang, Timor, plate 6 from Le Costume Ancien et Modern by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Citterio

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: A Farriers Shop, engraved by Willam Pether (c. 1781-1821), 1771 (mezzotint)

A Farriers Shop, engraved by Willam Pether (c. 1781-1821), 1771 (mezzotint)
XYC277136 A Farriers Shop, engraved by Willam Pether (c.1781-1821), 1771 (mezzotint) by Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97) (after); 50.5x35.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Barn of Marechal-Ferrant, 1820-21 (oil on canvas)

The Barn of Marechal-Ferrant, 1820-21 (oil on canvas)
LEF221032 The Barn of Marechal-Ferrant, 1820-21 (oil on canvas) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 33x41 cm; Private Collection; Photo eLefevre Fine Art Ltd. London; French, out of copyright

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The smithy, Penshurst, Kent (colour litho)

The smithy, Penshurst, Kent (colour litho)
977956 The smithy, Penshurst, Kent (colour litho) by Quinton, Alfred Robert (1853-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The smithy, Penshurst, Kent.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The anvil (chromolitho)

The anvil (chromolitho)
977665 The anvil (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The anvil. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Vulcan (chromolitho)

Vulcan (chromolitho)
975889 Vulcan (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vulcan. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Smiths Yard, 1895 (lithograph)

The Smiths Yard, 1895 (lithograph)
1066718 The Smiths Yard, 1895 (lithograph) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 29.7x21.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Carnegie Inc.; American, out of copyright



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"The Artistry and Craftsmanship of the Blacksmith: A Glimpse into History" Step back in time to 1844, as we explore the captivating world of blacksmiths. Renowned artist Edwin Henry Landseer brings their trade to life with his masterpiece "Shoeing. " This painting beautifully captures the skill and dedication required to forge horseshoes, a vital task for horses' well-being. Fast forward to 1875, where we discover an array tools that were essential for their craft. These instruments served as extensions of their hands, allowing them to shape metal with precision and finesse. Intriguingly, even political figures found inspiration in the blacksmith's trade. Bismarck himself was depicted as a blacksmith in 1938, symbolizing his strength and ability to shape nations just like iron at the anvil. Venturing outside the confines of the forge, we witness blacksmiths engaging with their surroundings. Whether it be conversing with fellow craftsmen or taking a momentary break from work, these images reveal glimpses into their daily lives beyond forging metal. The bond between a blacksmith and his equine companions is undeniable. In countless artworks from the 19th century onwards, we see skilled artisans carefully shoeing horses – ensuring both comfort and protection for our four-legged friends. Delving deeper into history reveals colored engravings showcasing Horseshoers hard at work during this era. The vibrant depictions highlight not only their expertise but also serve as testaments to how integral they were within society. Traveling further back in time through oil paintings takes us to c. 1770s when "The Iron Forge Viewed from Without" mesmerized viewers with its depiction of flames dancing amidst billowing smoke—an atmospheric glimpse into this age-old profession.