Scythe Collection (page 9)

Frontispiece to The Saints Everlasting Rest by Richard Baxter
XJF377254 Frontispiece to The Saints Everlasting Rest by Richard Baxter, printed in 1652 (print) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The confession (colour litho)
2818351 The confession (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The confession. L Aveu)

Wheat binders in Silesia (chromolitho)
2782863 Wheat binders in Silesia (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wheat binders in Silesia. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Writing paper, with illustration of Highgate, London (engraving)
6032945 Writing paper, with illustration of Highgate, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Writing paper, with illustration of Highgate)

Reapers - old style and new (b / w photo)
6030214 Reapers - old style and new (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reapers - old style and new)

Ancient Roman reaper sharpening his scythe (engraving)
5997447 Ancient Roman reaper sharpening his scythe (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman reaper sharpening his scythe)

Prague astronomical clocks calendar plate - June, 1865-66 (oil on copper plate)
1163584 Prague astronomical clocks calendar plate - June, 1865-66 (oil on copper plate) by MAanes, Josef (1820-71); Museum of the City of Prague

Relief depicting a cutlery shop (stone)
XIR215712 Relief depicting a cutlery shop (stone) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Museo della Civilta Romana, Rome, Italy; out of copyright

Girl in the Fields
GG37813 Girl in the Fields by Monchablon, Jean F. (1855-1904); Private Collection; Photo eGavin Graham Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

The Mowers (engraving)
6011424 The Mowers (engraving) by Morris, Philip Richard (1838-1902) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mowers. Illustration for The Sunday at Home (1878).); © Look and Learn

Summer: The Harvesters, 1623 (oil on panel)
5962783 Summer: The Harvesters, 1623 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 73x104.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Fol. 59r August: Threshing Wheat (vellum)
XIR161700 Fol.59r August: Threshing Wheat (vellum) by Matfre Ermengaut (d.1322); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; French, out of copyright

Four tarot cards depicting Justice, Temperance, Death and The Hermit
BNP159932 Four tarot cards depicting Justice, Temperance, Death and The Hermit (coloured wood engraving) by French School; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eBibliotheque Nationale

Peasants and Workers - Unite Against the Priests and Barons, propaganda poster
XIR162386 Peasants and Workers - Unite Against the Priests and Barons, propaganda poster, 1920 (litho) by Apsit, Aleksandrs (1860-1943); Museum of the Revolution, Moscow

Father Time showing men and women scenes from life, 1817 (engraving)
5912743 Father Time showing men and women scenes from life, 1817 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Allegorical illustration of Father Time with scythe)

Time Bowling out the Druids, from The Comic History of England, pub. 1864 (woodcut)
3075743 Time Bowling out the Druids, from The Comic History of England, pub. 1864 (woodcut) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas card of a turkey as Ariel, Father Time as Prospero
3605374 A Victorian Christmas card of a turkey as Ariel, Father Time as Prospero and Father Christmas as Ferdinand in a scene from the Tempest, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Pageant sleigh in parade, c. 1640 (pen and ink, watercolour and washes)
3493027 Pageant sleigh in parade, c.1640 (pen and ink, watercolour and washes) by German School, (17th century); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Old Father Time, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731099 Old Father Time, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Father Time)

Battle for civil use in the Marche region, inhabitants of a village who attack the shepherds... (colour litho)
2815642 Battle for civil use in the Marche region, inhabitants of a village who attack the shepherds... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Snake stories for summer (colour litho)
3105671 Snake stories for summer (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snake stories for summer)

Life is like a Sundial, 1878
RCM77691 Life is like a Sundial, 1878 by Pott, Laslett John (1837-98); 58x82 cm; The Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, Cornwall, UK; eRoyal Cornwall Museum; English, out of copyright

The Harvesters, 1909-10 (oil on canvas)
SRM54120 The Harvesters, 1909-10 (oil on canvas) by Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich (1878-1935); 71x102 cm; State Russian Museum, St

Life of George Washington - The Farmer, pub. 1853 (colour litho)
2652873 Life of George Washington - The Farmer, pub. 1853 (colour litho) by Stearns, Junius Brutus (1810-85); Private Collection; (add.info)

Add 18855 September: harvesting, ploughing and sowing, from a Book of Hours, c
SC12052 Add 18855 September: harvesting, ploughing and sowing, from a Book of Hours, c.1540 (vellum) by Bening, Simon (c.1483-1561); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

A Man mowing of Grass with a Scyth, which took all before it
489658 A Man mowing of Grass with a Scyth, which took all before it, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub

Ms 322 f. 4r, July, a man scything, illustration from the De Brailes Psalter, c
476949 Ms 322 f.4r, July, a man scything, illustration from the De Brailes Psalter, c.1250 (vellum) by Brailes, William de (fl.c.1230); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Time unveiling Truth, 1733 (oil on canvas)
CH402222 Time unveiling Truth, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Troy, Jean Francois de (1679-1752); 203x208 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Quatrefoils depicting Cancer and June, c. 1220 (stone)
PC222513 Quatrefoils depicting Cancer and June, c.1220 (stone) by French School, (13th century); Cathedral of Notre Dame, Amiens, France; French, out of copyright

Detail of the tomb of Jean Baptiste Joseph Languet de Gergy (1675-1750
CLG252653 Detail of the tomb of Jean Baptiste Joseph Languet de Gergy (1675-1750) 1757 (marble & wood) (see also 252652) by Slodtz

Tomb of Jean Baptiste Joseph Languet de Gergy (1675-1750) 1757 (marble & wood
CLG252652 Tomb of Jean Baptiste Joseph Languet de Gergy (1675-1750) 1757 (marble & wood) (see also 252653) by Slodtz, Rene Michel (Michel-Ange) (1705-64); 3.38x4.05x1.2 cm; Church of Saint-Sulpice

Summer (oil on canvas)
BAL285681 Summer (oil on canvas) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 54.5x67.3 cm; Private Collection; Johnny Van Haeften Ltd. London; Flemish, out of copyright

Death illuminating Tonkin, illustration from le Don Quichotte magazine
CHT216712 Death illuminating Tonkin, illustration from le Don Quichotte magazine, 20th November 1884 (colour litho) by Gilbert-Martin, Charles (1839-1905); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

A New Years Vision (colour litho)
3648288 A New Years Vision (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: A New Years Vision)

The scythe (chromolitho)
977670 The scythe (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The scythe. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Chariot of Aurora, 1761-9 (oil on canvas)
3086899 The Chariot of Aurora, 1761-9 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 90.2 x 72.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The magic of France (colour litho)
1092331 The magic of France (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The magic of France)

Flirtation, 1887 (oil on canvas)
989961 Flirtation, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Bls, Eugen von (1843-1931); 74.9x100.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flirtation. Eugen von Bls (1843-1931). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1887

Cutting Hay in the Surrey Hills (w / c on paper)
2601845 Cutting Hay in the Surrey Hills (w/c on paper) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

The Haymakers Lunch, 1857 (oil on canvas)
658566 The Haymakers Lunch, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Veyrassat, Jules (1828-93); 65x155 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Haymakers Lunch. Jules Jacques Veyrassat (1828-1893). Oil on canvas

The Reapers, (watercolour heightened with white)
652093 The Reapers, (watercolour heightened with white) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); 76.8x66.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reapers. Myles Birket Foster (1825-1899)

A Young Bedawee from Sinai, 1873 (w / c on paper)
DRE144479 A Young Bedawee from Sinai, 1873 (w/c on paper) by Haag, Carl (1820-1915); 36.5x26 cm; Private Collection; eDreweatt Neate Fine Art Auctioneers, Newbury, Berks, UK; German, out of copyright

Yoruba Door Carving (wood)
HSC185286 Yoruba Door Carving (wood) by Nigerian; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Nigerian, out of copyright

Frontispiece to an agricultural almanach with a portrait of Olivier de Serres (1539-1619
XIR182947 Frontispiece to an agricultural almanach with a portrait of Olivier de Serres (1539-1619) 1816 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French

A garden textile design, from Oeuvre contenant un Receuil de Trophees, Attributs
STC172320 A garden textile design, from Oeuvre contenant un Receuil de Trophees, Attributs, Cartouches, Vases, Fleurs, Ornemens, et Plusieurs Dessins agreeables pour broder les Fauteuils

F. 58v March: Pruning trees (vellum)
XIR175906 F.58v March: Pruning trees (vellum) by Matfre Ermengaut (d.1322); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: March, tree size; ); French, out of copyright

A Peasant Woman, c. 1735 (coloured engraving)
CHT201104 A Peasant Woman, c.1735 (coloured engraving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

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"The Scythe: A Timeless Symbol of Harvest, Death, and Labor" Throughout history, the scythe has played a significant role in various aspects of human existence. In Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece "The Harvesters" from 1565, we witness feudal lords instructing peasant workers as they wield their scythes with precision and determination. This iconic painting captures the essence of laborious agricultural practices that have shaped societies for centuries. Symbolically, death personified on a Tarot card often wields a scythe, reminding us of life's transient nature and inevitable end. The image resonates with both fear and acceptance as we contemplate our mortality. In Winslow Homer's "The Veteran in a New Field, " painted in 1865, an American farmer stands tall amidst golden wheat fields armed with his trusty scythe. This poignant portrayal signifies resilience after war while emphasizing the vital role agriculture plays in rebuilding nations. From Draycott village to Oldborough Farm in Cotswold, men equipped with scythes have tirelessly worked to ensure bountiful harvests throughout generations. Vita Sackville-West eloquently captured this timeless scene at Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood in Leicestershire where men skillfully maneuvered their tools through fields teeming with life. Not limited to rural settings alone, even schoolmasters and clergymen joined forces during harvest time at Weasenham camp in Norfolk. Their collaboration exemplifies unity within communities when it comes to reaping nature's rewards. Pauline Baynes' enchanting illustrations depict scenes from "The Farming Year, " showcasing farmers diligently using their scythes across seasons – sowing seeds under spring sun or harvesting crops beneath autumnal skies. These images remind us of the cyclical nature of farming intertwined with human existence itself. Beyond its practical use lies deeper symbolism; tarot card number thirteen - La Mort (Death).