Milkmaid Collection

Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte
Retro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s

Krishna with Gopis on a Riverbank, 1750-1775. Creator: Unknown
Krishna with Gopis on a Riverbank, 1750-1775. The god Krishna places a water pot on the head of Radha, his beloved. Radha is probably also depicted among the other milkmaids at an earlier moment

The Milkmaid, 1860, (c1915). Artist: Birket Foster
The Milkmaid, 1860, (c1915). Held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

The Servant also called The Milkmaid or The Kitchen Maid c1660. Oil on canvas. Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) Dutch Baroque painter. Young woman standing at table beneath a window pours milk into a bowl

The Milk Churns, c. 1888 (w / c on paper)
712202 The Milk Churns, c.1888 (w/c on paper) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 43x66 cm; Private Collection

Draycott, Cotswold village, Edith Hodgkins, milkmaid
Draycott, Cotswold village, Edith Hodgkins (later Mrs Brown), milkmaid. Date: 1916

The Milkmaid, 1902 (pencil and watercolour)
652074 The Milkmaid, 1902 (pencil and watercolour) by Wilson, Charles Edward (1853-1941); 52.7x34.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Milkmaid. Charles Edward Wilson (1854-1941)

Prince Albert the British Farmer, 1843. Cartoon of Prince Albert (1819-1861) as a farmer. Prince Albert has turned his attention to the promotion of agriculture; and if you have seen

Dr. Edward Jenner collecting cowpox vesicles from the hand of a dairymaid
JENNER: VACCINATION, 1796. Dr. Edward Jenner collecting cowpox vesicles from the hand of a dairymaid, to use for his first vaccination (of young boy at right, background) on 14 May 1796

Poster, Gilbert and Sullivans operetta, Patience
Theatre poster, Gilbert and Sullivans comic operetta, Patience, showing the title character, a dairymaid

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1674) Dutch painter, The Milkmaid

The First Vaccination by Edward Jenner, 14 May 1796. Photogravure, late 19th century
FIRST VACCINATION, 1796. The First Vaccination by Edward Jenner, 14 May 1796. Photogravure, late 19th century, after a painting by Georges Gaston Melingue (1840-1914)

Milkmaid of Cherbourg
5855739 Milkmaid of Cherbourg; (add.info.: Milkmaid of Cherbourg. In Normandy, the women usually carry goods on their shoulders, not on their heads or in their arms)

The milking of a ewe for cheese making
3732558 The milking of a ewe for cheese making; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the milking of a ewe for cheese making in Switzerland. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Welsh milkmaid
3732494 A Welsh milkmaid; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Welsh milkmaid sitting, watching some of the cows in the field. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A milkmaid dropping her pail of milk
3732491 A milkmaid dropping her pail of milk; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a milkmaid dropping her pail of milk. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dr Syntax
3732555 Dr Syntax; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Dr. Syntax, a comic character created by William Combe and the cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson, flirting with a milkmaid)

Dr Syntax
3732536 Dr Syntax; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Dr. Syntax, a comic character created by William Combe and the cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson, flirting with a milkmaid)

The milking shed of Friern Manor Dairy Farm in Peckham
3732497 The milking shed of Friern Manor Dairy Farm in Peckham; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the milking shed of Friern Manor Dairy Farm in Peckham, London)

The Shepherd's Calendar, 1848
3480183 The Shepherd's Calendar, 1848; (add.info.: The milkmaid and her pail of milk. Illustration of January for John Clare 'The Shepherd's Calendar')

A milkmaid milking a goat
3732489 A milkmaid milking a goat; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a milkmaid milking a goat. Goat's milk was often prescribed for consumptive patients)

The milking shed of Laycock's Dairy Farm in Highbury
3732498 The milking shed of Laycock's Dairy Farm in Highbury; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the milking shed of Laycock's Dairy Farm in Highbury, London)

A milkmaid in Normandy
3732493 A milkmaid in Normandy; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a milkmaid in Normandy. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A goat
3732488 A goat; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a goat. Goat's milk was often prescribed for consumptive patients. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Flemish milkmaid, 19th (engraving)
AIS5392830 Flemish milkmaid, 19th (engraving); Private Collection; © Lorio / Iberfoto.

A goat
3732487 A goat; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a goat. Goat's milk was often prescribed for consumptive patients. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A milkmaid next to cows in a stream, 1850
2911587 A milkmaid next to cows in a stream, 1850; (add.info.: Vintage greeting card with illustration of milkmaid next to cows in a stream from the 19th century. 1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woman in a milkmaid bonnet with blue-grey English sheath dress trimmed with white Jeannette ribbon
5856329 Woman in a milkmaid bonnet with blue-grey English sheath dress trimmed with white Jeannette ribbon.; (add.info.: Woman in a milkmaid bonnet with blue-grey English sheath dress trimmed with)

Opera singer Clarisse Sainte-Foy as the milkmaid Denise in Les Deux Gentilhommes by Justin Cadaux
FLO4632892 Opera singer Clarisse Sainte-Foy as the milkmaid Denise in Les Deux Gentilhommes by Justin Cadaux, Theatre de l'Opera Comique, 1844

English actress Anais-Pauline-Nathalie Aubert or Mademoiselle Anais as the milkmaid Kettly in V'la c'qui comes
FLO4631561 English actress Anais-Pauline-Nathalie Aubert or Mademoiselle Anais as the milkmaid Kettly in V'la c'qui comes from Paraitre, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1846

Jewish Pedlar selling fob watches to a milkmaid with jug. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry
FLO4688678 Jewish Pedlar selling fob watches to a milkmaid with jug. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann

Woman in a Milkmaid bonnet over hairstyle with curls, Hat a la Dairy. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere
FLO4606430 Woman in a Milkmaid bonnet over hairstyle with curls, Hat a la Dairy. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzane's Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery from the era of

A Dutch milkmaid
3732492 A Dutch milkmaid; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Dutch milkmaid. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

New technology for milking cows
3732501 New technology for milking cows; (add.info.: Engraving depicting new technology used for milking multiple cows. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A dairy farm
3732486 A dairy farm; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a dairy farm in rural England. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Costumes of the peasantry, France, 18th century. Peasants (near Paris), villager and milkmaid of Bagnolet
FLO4572248 Costumes of the peasantry, France, 18th century. Peasants (near Paris), villager and milkmaid of Bagnolet. Handcoloured lithograph after portraits in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery

The making camembert cheese
3732552 The making camembert cheese; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the making camembert cheese. The young milkmaid is seen putting the cheeses in the drying room)

The making camembert cheese
3732553 The making camembert cheese; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the making camembert cheese. The young milkmaid is seen pouring curd into moulds)

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. 'Sand-eel fisher-girl of Blavand's Bay; peasant girl of Fohr in her Sunday attire; peasant woman of Ostenfeldt in her Sunday

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Laittiere de Babnolet, Bound 1703-1704. Creator: Nicolas Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Laittiere de Babnolet, Bound 1703-1704

Costumes de Différent Pays, Laitiere des Environs de Bordeaux, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Different Pays, Laitiere des Environs de Bordeaux, c1797

Interior of a Cowshed. Creator: Aelbert Cuyp
Interior of a Cowshed, Unknown date

Costumes of Western India, Purdasi milkwoman, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Costumes of Western India, Purdasi milkwoman, 1876. Woman in....ordinary attire...belonging to the humbler orders of native society...Among the castes who sell milk

Milkmaids on the Riverbank, Folio from a Rasikapriya (The Connoisseur's Delights), c1650. Creator: Unknown
Milkmaids on the Riverbank, Folio from a Rasikapriya (The Connoisseur's Delights), c1650

Krishna and Radha Taking Shelter from the Rain, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown
Krishna and Radha Taking Shelter from the Rain, 1775-1800. The milkmaids come to the banks of the Yamuna River to fill their water pots. A storm breaks out

Landscape with Shepherds and Milkmaid, 1700-1800. Creator: N Lamme
Landscape with Shepherds and Milkmaid, 1700-1800

Milkmaid, 1793. Creator: Abraham Delfos
Milkmaid, 1793

Costumes de Différents Pays, Laitiere des Environs de Solure, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Laitiere des Environs de Solure, c1797

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Step back in time with this retro poster featuring the iconic milkmaid. Inspired by the timeless works of Gilbert & Sullivan and D'Oyly Carte, it transports us to a world filled with enchanting melodies and captivating performances. In the quaint village of Draycott, nestled in the picturesque Cotswolds, Edith Hodgkins takes on the role of a milkmaid. With her apron tied tightly around her waist, she gracefully carries out her daily tasks, tending to cows and collecting fresh milk. The Milkmaid is brought to life through delicate strokes of pencil and watercolor in an exquisite artwork from 1902. Another rendition from 1860 captures its essence beautifully, showcasing the talent of artist Birket Foster. Even Prince Albert himself recognized the importance of farming as he proudly embraced his title as "the British Farmer" in 1843. And it was Dr. Edward Jenner who revolutionized medicine by collecting cowpox vesicles from a dairymaid's hand for his groundbreaking vaccination experiments in 1796. A poster advertising Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta Patience features The Milkmaid prominently, highlighting its enduring popularity throughout history. Meanwhile, Johannes Vermeer immortalizes this humble figure in one of his masterpieces—a testament to her significance even centuries ago. From rural landscapes to bustling kitchens, milkmaids have always played an integral role in society. Whether depicted alongside their trusty cows or portrayed as Miss Furrow—the farmer's daughter—they symbolize hard work and dedication that has stood the test of time. So let us raise our glasses filled with creamy goodness and toast to these unsung heroes—the milkmaids—who have left an indelible mark on art, culture, and science alike.