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"Preserving Tradition: Ploughing with Shire Horses in Derbyshire, England" In the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire, England

Background imagePloughing Collection: WW2 poster, For a Certain Harvest invest in National Savings. Date: circa 1945

WW2 poster, For a Certain Harvest invest in National Savings. Date: circa 1945

Background imagePloughing Collection: Carthorses ploughing a field, Sussex

Carthorses ploughing a field, Sussex
Two carthorses pull a plough across open fields in early morning sunshine, Sussex. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePloughing Collection: Oxen ploughing on the South Downs near Seaford

Oxen ploughing on the South Downs near Seaford
circa 1910s

Background imagePloughing Collection: c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - men ploughing

c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - men ploughing
c.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - men ploughing with oxen

Background imagePloughing Collection: Anthonys Double-Acting Patent Churn (engraving)

Anthonys Double-Acting Patent Churn (engraving)
1612104 Anthonys Double-Acting Patent Churn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthonys Double-Acting Patent Churn)

Background imagePloughing Collection: Ice for Summer Consumption at Montreal, Lower Canada (engraving)

Ice for Summer Consumption at Montreal, Lower Canada (engraving)
1609902 Ice for Summer Consumption at Montreal, Lower Canada (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ice for Summer Consumption at Montreal, Lower Canada)

Background imagePloughing Collection: The Royal South Bucks ploughing match and agricultural show at Cippenham, 1913. 1

The Royal South Bucks ploughing match and agricultural show at Cippenham, 1913. 1. Canadas travelling motor show van exhibiting; 2. General view of the ploughing on Gregorys Farm; 3

Background imagePloughing Collection: Ploughing in Lower Egypt (engraving)

Ploughing in Lower Egypt (engraving)
1602443 Ploughing in Lower Egypt (engraving) by Beavis, Richard (1824-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ploughing in Lower Egypt)

Background imagePloughing Collection: Ploughing on the Sussex Downs (engraving)

Ploughing on the Sussex Downs (engraving)
1590728 Ploughing on the Sussex Downs (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ploughing on the Sussex Downs)

Background imagePloughing Collection: After the Blizzard, a New York Ferry-Boat ploughing through the Ice in East River (b / w photo)

After the Blizzard, a New York Ferry-Boat ploughing through the Ice in East River (b / w photo)
1598604 After the Blizzard, a New York Ferry-Boat ploughing through the Ice in East River (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Blizzard)

Background imagePloughing Collection: Canadian North-West Farming, reaping the Harvest in Manitoba (engraving)

Canadian North-West Farming, reaping the Harvest in Manitoba (engraving)
1592257 Canadian North-West Farming, reaping the Harvest in Manitoba (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canadian North-West Farming)

Background imagePloughing Collection: Snow plough drawn by eight or ten horses, 1905 (colour litho)

Snow plough drawn by eight or ten horses, 1905 (colour litho)
STC364706 Snow plough drawn by eight or ten horses, 1905 (colour litho) by Jungman, Nico (1872-1935); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Effects of Good Government, c. 1338 (fresco)

Effects of Good Government, c. 1338 (fresco)
ALI291658 Effects of Good Government, c.1338 (fresco) by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy; (add.info.: Effets du Bon Gouvernement; ); Alinari

Background imagePloughing Collection: Illustration to Miltons Lycidas (w / c and gouache on paper)

Illustration to Miltons Lycidas (w / c and gouache on paper)
AGN125677 Illustration to Miltons Lycidas (w/c and gouache on paper) by Palmer, Samuel (1805-81); 39.4x58.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Detail from the Book of the Dead of the priest Aha-Mer depicting a barque

Detail from the Book of the Dead of the priest Aha-Mer depicting a barque
ALG208448 Detail from the Book of the Dead of the priest Aha-Mer depicting a barque and a farming scene, Third Intermediate Period (papyrus) by Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC); Egyptian Museum

Background imagePloughing Collection: Peace Medal, 1793 (silver)

Peace Medal, 1793 (silver)
AKM205176 Peace Medal, 1793 (silver) by Richardson, Joseph II (1752-1831); Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent; (add.info)

Background imagePloughing Collection: Fol. 3v Month of March: Working in the Fields, from Breviarum Grimani (vellum)

Fol. 3v Month of March: Working in the Fields, from Breviarum Grimani (vellum)
XIR181253 Fol.3v Month of March: Working in the Fields, from Breviarum Grimani (vellum) by Italian School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Harvesting, Rhine School (vellum)

Harvesting, Rhine School (vellum)
XIR226142 Harvesting, Rhine School (vellum) by German School, (13th century); Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Attic black-figure cup depicting workers in a field, from Athens, c

Attic black-figure cup depicting workers in a field, from Athens, c
XIR223617 Attic black-figure cup depicting workers in a field, from Athens, c.530 BC (ceramic) (detail) by Greek, (6th century BC); 15x21.5x30 cm; Louvre, Paris

Background imagePloughing Collection: Chinese Peasants, a General Description from an account of a Dutch Embassy to China

Chinese Peasants, a General Description from an account of a Dutch Embassy to China
STC89215 Chinese Peasants, a General Description from an account of a Dutch Embassy to China, 1665 (engraving) by Meurs, Jacob van (c.1619-a.1680)

Background imagePloughing Collection: Spring

Spring
RAF52856 Spring by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Harrowing, (oil on canvas)

Harrowing, (oil on canvas)
657593 Harrowing, (oil on canvas) by Fidler, Harry (1856-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrowing. Harry Fidler (1856-1935). Oil on canvas

Background imagePloughing Collection: Ploughing (engraving)

Ploughing (engraving)
5224559 Ploughing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ploughing. Illustration for The Sunday Picture Book No 2, Scripture Manners and Customs (SPCK)

Background imagePloughing Collection: German cartoon lampooning womens hairstyles of the time, 1780 (litho)

German cartoon lampooning womens hairstyles of the time, 1780 (litho)
5208516 German cartoon lampooning womens hairstyles of the time, 1780 (litho) by German School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePloughing Collection: The Ploughman Wilmington Polegate, Near Eastbourne, (pencil and watercolour)

The Ploughman Wilmington Polegate, Near Eastbourne, (pencil and watercolour)
659760 The Ploughman Wilmington Polegate, Near Eastbourne, (pencil and watercolour) by Swanwick, Joseph Harold (1866-1929); 59.8x105 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePloughing Collection: The Early Ploughman, 1868 (etching)

The Early Ploughman, 1868 (etching)
6200827 The Early Ploughman, 1868 (etching) by Palmer, Samuel (1805-81); 13.1x19.8 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; English, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Animals beneficial to man (coloured engraving)

Animals beneficial to man (coloured engraving)
5998836 Animals beneficial to man (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals beneficial to manPrint published by Pellerin & Cie, Imagerie D Epinal)

Background imagePloughing Collection: Canadian Mounted Police (colour litho)

Canadian Mounted Police (colour litho)
6010733 Canadian Mounted Police (colour litho) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canadian Mounted Police)

Background imagePloughing Collection: Electric telegraph used in Crimean War, 1854

Electric telegraph used in Crimean War, 1854
Electric telegraph used in the Crimean War, 1854. The plough for laying the wire. The wire is deposited by a subsoil plough in the ground

Background imagePloughing Collection: King Alfred, Angles, Saxons and Norsemen

King Alfred, Angles, Saxons and Norsemen
King Alfred the Great, Angles, Saxons and Norsemen, agriculture, ships and churches. (3 of 4) 9th century

Background imagePloughing Collection: Ploughing in Stormy Weather, 1853 (oil on canvas)

Ploughing in Stormy Weather, 1853 (oil on canvas)
2956825 Ploughing in Stormy Weather, 1853 (oil on canvas) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) and studio; 76.2x191.77 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: This highly successful self taught painter)

Background imagePloughing Collection: He that by the plough would thrive--Himself must either hold or drive, c

He that by the plough would thrive--Himself must either hold or drive, c
3949691 He that by the plough would thriveA--Himself must either hold or drive, c.1825-50 (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); 88.3x213.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Background imagePloughing Collection: Ms 1175 f. 156v Labours, from Vieil Rentier d Audenarde, 1291-1302 (vellum)

Ms 1175 f. 156v Labours, from Vieil Rentier d Audenarde, 1291-1302 (vellum)
NUL121280 Ms 1175 f.156v Labours, from Vieil Rentier d Audenarde, 1291-1302 (vellum) by French School; Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium; French, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Labourer, from the Tomb of Princess Nefertiabet, Old Kingdom (clay)

Labourer, from the Tomb of Princess Nefertiabet, Old Kingdom (clay)
PWI110866 Labourer, from the Tomb of Princess Nefertiabet, Old Kingdom (clay) by Egyptian 4th Dynasty (c.2613-2498 BC); Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Egyptian, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Work - Ploughing (colour litho)

Work - Ploughing (colour litho)
STC386346 Work - Ploughing (colour litho) by English School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Harvesting, Rhine School (vellum) (detail of 226142)

Harvesting, Rhine School (vellum) (detail of 226142)
XIR377114 Harvesting, Rhine School (vellum) (detail of 226142) by German School, (13th century); Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Homeward (oil on canvas)

Homeward (oil on canvas)
XPG380549 Homeward (oil on canvas) by Fidler, Harry (1856-1935); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: The Italy of Mussolini

The Italy of Mussolini
LLM462544 The Italy of Mussolini by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Italy of Mussolini)

Background imagePloughing Collection: Oxen Plowing, 1860 (oil on canvas)

Oxen Plowing, 1860 (oil on canvas)
877097 Oxen Plowing, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Troyon, Constant-Emile (1810-65); 97.2x129.8 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Ploughing a Paddy Field, c. 1900 (albumen photo)

Ploughing a Paddy Field, c. 1900 (albumen photo)
617852 Ploughing a Paddy Field, c.1900 (albumen photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; Japanese, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: View of Carditello (oil on canvas)

View of Carditello (oil on canvas)
NUL116739 View of Carditello (oil on canvas) by Palizzi, Filippo (1818-99); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Dinner Time, from Sun Artists: A Serial of Artistic Photography

Dinner Time, from Sun Artists: A Serial of Artistic Photography
STC192056 Dinner Time, from Sun Artists: A Serial of Artistic Photography, published 1889-91 (photo) by Sutcliffe, Frank Meadow (1853-1941); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imagePloughing Collection: McCormicks Reaping Machine (engraving)

McCormicks Reaping Machine (engraving)
KW200166 McCormicks Reaping Machine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: The Month of April, c. 1400 (fresco) 9see also 498154)

The Month of April, c. 1400 (fresco) 9see also 498154)
ALI75564 The Month of April, c.1400 (fresco) 9see also 498154) by Bohemian School, (15th century); Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trento

Background imagePloughing Collection: Facsimile of October: sowing the winter grain by the Limbourg brothers

Facsimile of October: sowing the winter grain by the Limbourg brothers
BAL65827 Facsimile of October: sowing the winter grain by the Limbourg brothers, from the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (vellum) by Limbourg Brothers (fl.1400-1416) (after)

Background imagePloughing Collection: Morning: Preparing to Plough, 1848 (oil on canvas)

Morning: Preparing to Plough, 1848 (oil on canvas)
AGN281871 Morning: Preparing to Plough, 1848 (oil on canvas) by Herring Snr, John Frederick (1795-1865); 45x71 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Background imagePloughing Collection: Double plough Brabant invented by Antoine Bajac, c. 1900 (colour litho)

Double plough Brabant invented by Antoine Bajac, c. 1900 (colour litho)
REV326136 Double plough Brabant invented by Antoine Bajac, c.1900 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imagePloughing Collection: The Generae of Patriotism, or The Bloomsbury Farmer planting Bedfordshire Wheat

The Generae of Patriotism, or The Bloomsbury Farmer planting Bedfordshire Wheat
NCO191755 The Generae of Patriotism, or The Bloomsbury Farmer planting Bedfordshire Wheat, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray



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"Preserving Tradition: Ploughing with Shire Horses in Derbyshire, England" In the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire, England, a timeless tradition unfolds as majestic shire horses gracefully pull the plough through fertile fields. This age-old practice showcases the deep-rooted connection between humans and animals in agriculture. During the annual Ploughing Match, a magnificent team of shire horses takes center stage. Their sheer strength and elegance captivate onlookers as they navigate the land with precision and power. The rhythmic sound of hooves against soil echoes across the landscape, reminding us of a simpler time when horsepower was truly measured by these noble creatures. As we delve into history, we stumble upon an iconic Women's Land Army poster that depicts women fearlessly guiding horse-drawn ploughs during World War II. These resilient individuals stepped up to fill vital roles on farms while men were away at war – their contribution forever etched in our collective memory. Reflecting back even further, Bruegel's masterpiece "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" comes to mind; amidst this bustling scene depicting everyday life, one can almost imagine farmers diligently tending to their fields using similar techniques passed down through generations. The evolution of technology is evident too – from traditional horse-drawn ploughs to Fowlers Steam Engine revolutionizing farming practices. Yet despite advancements, there remains something enchanting about witnessing a farmer alongside his trusty team of working horses harmoniously turning over rich earth. Photographs from Lealholm Hall Farm transport us back to 1889 when hardworking farmers harnessed nature's strength for agricultural progress. In those days before tractors dominated fields worldwide, it was these loyal equine companions who shared in every triumph and challenge faced by their human counterparts. Today we pay homage to these enduring traditions as well as those who tirelessly preserve them.