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Milk Maid Collection

The milk maid, a timeless symbol of hard work and simplicity, has been depicted in various forms throughout history

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Milk Maid Collection: Edward Jenner / Thiriat
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Milk Maid Collection: Enraged Musician / Hogarth
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Milk Maid Collection: Land Girls WWII
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Milk Maid Collection: Poster advertising Norway
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Milk Maid Collection: Noise Pollution
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Milk Maid Collection: The cow jumped over the moon
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Milk Maid Collection: The Milk Maid, (oil on canvas)
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Milk Maid Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Milkmaid and the milk pail
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Milk Maid Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Milk Maid and the Milkpail
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Milk Maid Collection: 'Nobody asked you, Sir!'she said, from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book, pub
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Milk Maid Collection: 'Shall I marry you my pretty maid?', from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book
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Milk Maid Collection: 'Shall I go with you my pretty maid?', from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book
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Milk Maid Collection: Vue d Amsterdam No. 35. Het Oude Zijds Heeren-Logement. La Maison dite O. Z
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Milk Maid Collection: Havenrak to Broek in Waterland, or The City of Zwolle on the banks of the Ijssel in
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Milk Maid Collection: The Merry Milk Maid, 1733 (engraving)
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Milk Maid Collection: Picture Alphabet, M (engraving)
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Milk Maid Collection: Milk-maid (coloured engraving)
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Milk Maid Collection: Where are You Going to, My Pretty Maid? (colour litho)
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Milk Maid Collection: First Glimpses of the Low Country (engraving)
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Milk Maid Collection: 'Where are you going, my Pretty Maid?', illustration from The Milkmaid, pub
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Milk Maid Collection: The Little Milkmaid, c. 1865 (oil on fabric)
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Milk Maid Collection: Farmyard Scene (oil on wood)
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Milk Maid Collection: A Milkmaid, from The Costumes of Great Britain, pub. By Henry Miller
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Milk Maid Collection: Depiction by J Moore as engraving of the Milk Maid from Hogarths
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Milk Maid Collection: Frontispiece to an illustrated edition of Tess of the D Urbervilles
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Milk Maid Collection: Milk Woman, from Costume of Britain, c. 1819 (colour litho)
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Milk Maid Collection: The Lord Mayors Mansion House, London, c. 1753 (coloured engraving)
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Milk Maid Collection: The cows come home at Aydon Castle Farm to be milked
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Milk Maid Collection: Dutch woman
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Milk Maid Collection: Slightly tipsy Parson remembering his youth
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Milk Maid Collection: Milk Maid
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Milk Maid Collection: Man trying to ride a cow
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Milk Maid Collection: The Man all tattered and torn
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Milk Maid Collection: Charles Dickens Likewise an man who ran over a milk-child
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Milk Maid Collection: The Man all tattered and torn
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Milk Maid Collection: MILKMAID, 1867
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Milk Maid Collection: Woman sitting on milking stool and milking cow by hand in 1900
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Milk Maid Collection: Milk maid berry-picker bee-keepers tree-grafter
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Milk Maid Collection: Dairymaids 1910
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Milk Maid Collection: First Glimpses of the Low Country, the Netherlands, Holland, 1889: Market Boats
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Milk Maid Collection: The Milkmaid, 1815-30 (coloured engraving)
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Milk Maid Collection: London Cries: A Milkmaid, c. 1759 (pen & ink brush, w / c and graphite on paper)
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Milk Maid Collection: Silhouette of milkmaid and calves
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Milk Maid Collection: The Milkmaid of Bordeaux
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Milk Maid Collection: Henrik Ibsen / Skien Birth
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Milk Maid Collection: JENNER: VACCINATION, 1796. The Origin of Vaccination. French cartoon version of Edward Jenners
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Milk Maid Collection: CHILDREN AND BIRD. Our Pets. Steel engraving, 19th century, after the painting, 1868
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Milk Maid Collection: BUTTER CHURN, 1872. American butter churn, 1872. Late 19th century line engraving


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The milk maid, a timeless symbol of hard work and simplicity, has been depicted in various forms throughout history. From Edward Jenner's groundbreaking experiments with cowpox to Thiriat's enchanting paintings, the milk maid has captured the imagination of artists and storytellers alike. In Hogarth's famous painting "Enraged Musician, " amidst the chaos of noise pollution on High Street, Oxford, a humble milk maid remains unfazed as she goes about her daily routine. Her resilience is reminiscent of the brave land girls during World War II who took up farming duties to ensure food security for their nation. A poster advertising Norway showcases a picturesque landscape where cows graze freely under clear blue skies. It brings to mind the nursery rhyme where "the cow jumped over the moon, " highlighting the whimsical nature associated with these dairy workers. One cannot forget Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece "The Milk Maid. " With meticulous brushstrokes and warm colors, he immortalized this working-class woman pouring milk into an earthenware jug. The painting exudes tranquility and invites contemplation on life's simple pleasures. La Fontaine also contributed to our understanding of the milk maid through his fables. In "The Milkmaid and the Milk Pail, " we learn about ambition when a young girl dreams of wealth while carrying her pail full of fresh milk. However, her dreams are shattered when she loses focus and spills it all. From children's books like "The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book" comes memorable dialogue such as "Nobody asked you, Sir. " or romantic proposals like "Shall I marry you my pretty maid?" These phrases capture both defiance and courtship within the context of a dairy worker's life. Whether it be scientific discoveries by Edward Jenner or artistic interpretations by Thiriat or Hogarth, each portrayal adds depth to our understanding of what it means to be a milk maid.