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Sheep Shearing Collection

"Sheep Shearing: An Artistic Journey Through Time" Step into the world as depicted in various artworks throughout history

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: The Flemish Proverbs (oil on canvas)

The Flemish Proverbs (oil on canvas)
BAL67235 The Flemish Proverbs (oil on canvas) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 119.6x164 cm; Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheepshearing, 1818. Creator: Johann Adam Klein

Sheepshearing, 1818. Creator: Johann Adam Klein
Sheepshearing, 1818

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Shearing the Sheep, c. 1820. Creator: Henry Singleton

Shearing the Sheep, c. 1820. Creator: Henry Singleton
Shearing the Sheep, c. 1820. Attributed to Henry Singleton

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: July, July 10, 1789. Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi

July, July 10, 1789. Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi
July, July 10, 1789

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Woman Shearing Sheep, 1853, after drawing made in 1852. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille

Woman Shearing Sheep, 1853, after drawing made in 1852. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille
Woman Shearing Sheep, 1853, after drawing made in 1852

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Tonte; Sheep-shearing; Schafschur (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Tonte; Sheep-shearing; Schafschur (engraving)
7197762 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Tonte; Sheep-shearing; Schafschur (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tonte; Sheep-shearing; Schafschur)

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: The Sheepshearers, 1857 / 61. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

The Sheepshearers, 1857 / 61. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
The Sheepshearers, 1857/61

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheep-Shearing (colour litho)

Sheep-Shearing (colour litho)
3653390 Sheep-Shearing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheep-Shearing. Illustration for The Farm by F M B and A H Blaikie)

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Agricultural Pictures (engraving)

Agricultural Pictures (engraving)
1617221 Agricultural Pictures (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural Pictures. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 July 1846)

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: The Flemish Proverbs (oil on panel)

The Flemish Proverbs (oil on panel)
KSG153836 The Flemish Proverbs (oil on panel) by Balten, Pieter (c.1525-98); 87x115 cm; Private Collection; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Australia: Sheep-Shearing (engraving)

Australia: Sheep-Shearing (engraving)
5218027 Australia: Sheep-Shearing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheep-Shearing)

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheep shearing, from The History of Australasia by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson

Sheep shearing, from The History of Australasia by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson
619579 Sheep shearing, from The History of Australasia by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879 (engraving) by Australian School

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheepshearing, Esthwaite Hall Farm, from a portfolio of prints from the original

Sheepshearing, Esthwaite Hall Farm, from a portfolio of prints from the original
STC363534 Sheepshearing, Esthwaite Hall Farm, from a portfolio of prints from the original watercolours, c.1920 (colour litho) by Cooper

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheep shearing

Sheep shearing
LLM338550 Sheep shearing by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheep shearing. Aunt Louisas Nursery Favourite (1870).); © Look and Learn; English, out of copyright

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: The Story of David, painted tabletop, 1534 (oil on panel)

The Story of David, painted tabletop, 1534 (oil on panel)
PWI93875 The Story of David, painted tabletop, 1534 (oil on panel) by Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-50); 128x131 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; German, out of copyright

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheep Shearing (coloured photo)

Sheep Shearing (coloured photo)
5992028 Sheep Shearing (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheep Shearing)

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheep Shearing, 1849. Creator: David Cox the elder

Sheep Shearing, 1849. Creator: David Cox the elder
Sheep Shearing, 1849

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheepshearing Beneath a Tree, ca. 1854. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Sheepshearing Beneath a Tree, ca. 1854. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Sheepshearing Beneath a Tree, ca. 1854

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: June, 1772. Creator: Hendrik Meijer

June, 1772. Creator: Hendrik Meijer
June, 1772

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Northton003

Northton003
Scotland, Isle of Harris, Northton, Isle of Harris Sheep 3

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Northton002

Northton002
Scotland, Isle of Harris, Northton, Isle of Harris Sheep 2

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Northton001

Northton001
Scotland, Isle of Harris, Northton, Isle of Harris Sheep

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Quae Genus at a Sheep-shearing, from The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Li

Quae Genus at a Sheep-shearing, from The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Li
Quae Genus at a Sheep-shearing, from " The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax", February 1, 1822

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheep Shearing, 1901, (c1930). Creator: Dermod O Brien

Sheep Shearing, 1901, (c1930). Creator: Dermod O Brien
Sheep Shearing, 1901, (c1930). Farm workers shearing sheep in front of a large haystack, with a woman hanging clothes out to dry. Painting in the Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, Dublin

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: The Sheepshearing, 1883-1884. Artist: Segantini, Giovanni (1858-1899)

The Sheepshearing, 1883-1884. Artist: Segantini, Giovanni (1858-1899)
The Sheepshearing, 1883-1884. Found in the collection of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: The sheep-shearer (after Millet), 1889. Artist: Gogh, Vincent, van (1853-1890)

The sheep-shearer (after Millet), 1889. Artist: Gogh, Vincent, van (1853-1890)
The sheep-shearer (after Millet), 1889. Found in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: June sheep-shearing

June sheep-shearing
June, sheep-shearing

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheep shearing 1898 Middle East Israel Palestine

Sheep shearing 1898 Middle East Israel Palestine
Sheep shearing 1898, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Two men sheep shearing, ca. 1842. Creator: Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann

Two men sheep shearing, ca. 1842. Creator: Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann
Two men sheep shearing, ca. 1842

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Man shearing wool off sheep, farmhouse and shepherd tending animals in background

Man shearing wool off sheep, farmhouse and shepherd tending animals in background

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: The old and historic shearing shed at Wybalena on Flinders Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia

The old and historic shearing shed at Wybalena on Flinders Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Swimming Sheep

Swimming Sheep
11th August 1951: Sheep-dipping during the shearing season in Hafod-y-Llan, Wales. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5377 - Shearing Time In Snowdonia - pub

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheepshearing Beneath Tree ca 1854 Conte crayon

Sheepshearing Beneath Tree ca 1854 Conte crayon
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Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Illustration, standing Sheep, side view

Illustration, standing Sheep, side view

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Woburn Sheepshearing, engraved by Thomas Morris, 1811 (engraving)

Woburn Sheepshearing, engraved by Thomas Morris, 1811 (engraving)
XJF406205 Woburn Sheepshearing, engraved by Thomas Morris, 1811 (engraving) by Garrard, George (1760-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: image includes a portrait of John Russell)

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Agricultural Pictures: Sheep-Shearing, 1846

Agricultural Pictures: Sheep-Shearing, 1846

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: A Village Scene with Peasants on Banks of a Stream

A Village Scene with Peasants on Banks of a Stream
BAL42388 A Village Scene with Peasants on Banks of a Stream by Droochsloot, Cornelius (1630-73); Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheepshearing in Southern California, from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine

Sheepshearing in Southern California, from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine
KW293373 Sheepshearing in Southern California, from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, May to October, 1883 (litho) by Sandham

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Flemish Proverbs (oil on canvas)

Flemish Proverbs (oil on canvas)
XIR180430 Flemish Proverbs (oil on canvas) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638) (after); Musee de Toulon, France; (add.info.: copy of an original by Pieter Brueghel the Elder; ); Flemish

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Spring, Pieter van der Heyden, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), 1570

Spring, Pieter van der Heyden, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), 1570

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Spring, Pieter van der Heyden, Hieronymus Cock, 1570

Spring, Pieter van der Heyden, Hieronymus Cock, 1570

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: The old and historic shearing shed at Wybalena on Flinders Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia

The old and historic shearing shed at Wybalena on Flinders Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Shorn Sheep

Shorn Sheep
9th July 1949: A sheep lying on its back at Maiden Castle Farm, Dorchester after a cursory shearing. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheep shearing was very hard work. A large jar, probably of ginger beer, awaits

Sheep shearing was very hard work. A large jar, probably of ginger beer, awaits the thirsty shearers, in a bucket of water to keep it cool

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: The Lake District - Cumberland farmers shearing sheep

The Lake District - Cumberland farmers shearing sheep

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: Sheep being hand clipped in Wales

Sheep being hand clipped in Wales

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: A farmer shears his flock of sheep in the paddock. 1935

A farmer shears his flock of sheep in the paddock. 1935

Background imageSheep Shearing Collection: The Lake District - a farmer clipping sheep

The Lake District - a farmer clipping sheep



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"Sheep Shearing: An Artistic Journey Through Time" Step into the world as depicted in various artworks throughout history. From Flemish Proverbs to Woman Shearing Sheep, these masterpieces capture the essence and significance of this age-old practice. In Jacques-Adrien Lavieille's Woman Shearing Sheep, we witness the meticulous process of removing wool from a sheep's body. The attention to detail is evident, showcasing the skill required for this task. Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Tonte; Sheep-shearing; Schafschur engraving further emphasizes the importance of terminology associated with sheep shearing. Jean Francois Millet's The Sheepshearers transports us to a rural setting where hardworking men laboriously shear their flock. Their camaraderie and dedication are beautifully portrayed in this 1857 masterpiece. Meanwhile, Sheep-Shearing (colour litho) captures the vibrant colors that surround this annual event. Agricultural Pictures engraving takes us back in time when sheep shearing was an integral part of agricultural life. This artwork serves as a reminder of how closely intertwined humans and animals were during those times. Traveling across continents, Australia: Sheep-Shearing engraving showcases how this tradition made its way Down Under. David Blair's illustrations in The History of Australasia provide valuable insights into the evolution and impact of sheep sheering on Australian society. Sheep-shearing at Esthwaite Hall Farm presents a glimpse into farm life through prints from original works. These images allow us to appreciate not only the physical effort involved but also the cultural significance attached to such practices. Lastly, The Story of David painted tabletop depicts biblical references to sheep sheering, highlighting its historical roots dating back centuries ago. Through these diverse artworks spanning different eras and styles, we gain a deeper appreciation for sheep sheering as both an art form and essential practice within our history.