19th Century Daily Life

Artistic engravings depicting everyday life and interactions among people in historical settings, focusing on social activities.

Naaukeurige en uitvoerige beschryving van kaap de Goede Hoop Amsterdam By B. Lakeman 1727 south africa natural history Cape of Good Hope description and travel Cape of Good Hope, South Africa Khoikhoi African people, The scene depicts a historical moment showcasing a group of people engaged in fishing along a riverbank. In the foreground, several individuals are seen either catching fish or preparing their catch. Two figures in the center, dressed in period clothing, appear to be in conversation, possibly discussing fishing techniques or sharing knowledge. They are surrounded by others who are actively participating in the fishing process, some using nets, while a nearby figure is seen looking at the catch. In the background, a large sailing ship can be seen anchored in the water, hinting at trade or exploration activities. The setting is lush with trees, suggesting a natural, unspoiled environment, adding to the scene's sense of daily life in a

Three men arguing mid-19th century Victor Adam French. Three men arguing 638442

A horse-doctor and his assistants administer medicine to a horse restrained in an outdoor stall, observed by a man with two horses. Etching, 1730/1790

People playing a game of skittles (bowling) in the garden of an inn, as others sit on the grass drinking, smoking and chatting. Engraving by E. de Ghendt after J. Steen.

Arm family walking on a country road, Isaac Weissenbruch, after Jan Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper family life. the poor. road, path. walking

Man leaning on stick in landscape; Twelve landscapes. A landscape with a man in the foreground, leaning on his stick. In the background left houses. In the background right a man with a horse and a woman on horseback.

Naaukeurige en uitvoerige beschryving van kaap de Goede Hoop Amsterdam By B. Lakeman 1727 south africa natural history Cape of Good Hope description and travel Cape of Good Hope, South Africa Khoikhoi African people, The scene depicts a historical moment showcasing a group of people engaged in fishing along a riverbank. In the foreground, several individuals are seen either catching fish or preparing their catch. Two figures in the center, dressed in period clothing, appear to be in conversation, possibly discussing fishing techniques or sharing knowledge. They are surrounded by others who are actively participating in the fishing process, some using nets, while a nearby figure is seen looking at the catch. In the background, a large sailing ship can be seen anchored in the water, hinting at trade or exploration activities. The setting is lush with trees, suggesting a natural, unspoiled environment, adding to the scene's sense of daily life in a

Itinerant cocoa or hot chocolate seller, Paris, circa 1800. She wears a tank of hot chocolate on her back, carries cups on her chest, and serves a cup to a soldier in uniform with musket and backpack. Illustration drawn by Carle Vernet, woodcut by Huyot from Paul Lacroix's "Directoire, Consulat et Empire," Paris, 1884.

17th century peasants listening to a street fiddler. An old woman with straw basket, staff and keys on her belt, a boy with hoop and stick. Copperplate engraving by David Deuchar from A Collection of Etchings after the most Eminent Masters of the Dutch and Flemish Schools, Edinburgh, 1803.

Hungary. Villagers and peasants. Engraving, 19th century.

Going Home, Samuel Howitt, 1756-1822, British, undated, Watercolor, with pen, in gray ink, brown ink and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, wove paper, Mount: 9 1/2 × 12 inches (24.1 × 30.5 cm) and Sheet: 7 × 9 7/16 inches (17.8 × 24 cm), cottage, cow, dog (animal), doorway, genre subject, home, horse (animal), horseback riders, horseback riding, house, men, trees, women

The New Game of Martelle, the "Queen of the Lawn", Drawn by A. Lumley, Harper's Weekly, June 29, 1867

Entry of winners on horseback. One of them holds a trophy in his hand. They are received by people looking on along the road., Entry of winners, print maker: Willem de Famars Testas, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1844 - 1896, paper, etching, h 93 mm × w 94 mm

Meeting in the forest. There are two women on a bench in an open space in the forest. A third woman is and takes a bunch of flowers from a Lord. He has taken his hat. Further on a horse on horseback awaits the Lord's horse.

An engraving depicting children cradling for gold during the New South Wales gold rush, Australia. Dated 19th century

A dwarf throwing away a knife and exclaiming to a startled man and a dog, amidst a rural setting. Etching after G. Cruikshank, 1836.

The charming little boy! said the American, vintage engraved illustration.

StraScène with merchants, 1819 print StraScène with a seller of chocolate milk, a blind beggar with a stick and dog, a fruit saleswoman and a print dealer. In the background a soldier and a horse carriage. paper etching street-trader. merchant, salesman. print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph. private soldier. chocolate, cocoa

Debat-Ponsan, Eduard Bernard, Midi, Reproduction of a painting of a peasant in the village by Eduard Bernard Debat-Ponsan, photomechanical print, page, reproduction, photographs, photographically illustrated books, height 223 mm, width 298 mm, maker, producer, 1885 - 1901, paper, papier, autotype, French, 1847-04-25 - 1913-01-29

De Scheveningen Visser, 1840-1841, 1841 De Visser from Scheveningen. Man walking with a basket with fish on the back. Numbered: 11. Illustration in the book 'The Netherlands: Character sketches, clothes, attitude and prevention of different positions', a book with character sketches, professions and traditional costumes of Dutch allotments from 1841. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: The Hague paper letterpress printing Scheveningen De Visser from Scheveningen. Man walking with a basket with fish on the back. Numbered: 11. Illustration in the book 'The Netherlands: Character sketches, clothes, attitude and prevention of different positions', a book with character sketches, professions and traditional costumes of Dutch allotments from 1841. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: The Hague paper letterpress printing Scheveningen

Horse herd watchers in Balta. Brandt, Józef (1841-1915), painter

Rural children in the pasture, drawing for reproduction according to the picture "Sielanka. After a storm"; Chełmoński, Józef (1849-1914); 1885 (1885-00-00-1885-00-00);

A man holding a guitar is leaning against a wall, two children are lying asleep on the ground beside him. Etching by J.J. Martínez Espinosa.

British immigrant family in Australia clearing ground and creating their new home and farm, engraving, 1850

A sketch on Newmarket Heath in July, 1889, the Prince of Wales takes a brief holiday, UK.

On the beach , Beaches, Sunbathing. Charles H. Woodbury (1864-1940). Prints

Ostade, Adriaen van, Northern Netherlands, Visscher, Jan de, Backgammon players, verso - stamped, In a village, in front of an inn under a lean-to, four men are playing backgammon, enjoying a pipe or a drink. In the background, others are entertaining themselves with talking, smoking and drinking., print, prints, height 309 mm, width 255 mm, 1633 - 1692, print maker, printmaker, 1643 - 1692, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1610-12-19 - 1685-04-28

Labourers. Date/Period: 1789. Genre subject. Etching, stipple engraving, roulette and rocker on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper. Height: 524 mm (20.62 in); Width: 699 mm (27.51 in). Author: George Stubbs.

The Malayo-Chinese Dispersion - Nomads at the Oasis of Merv

Women Wash Textiel in the Scheldt near Sint-Amands, Jean Théodore Joseph Linnig, 1852 print Antwerp paper etching laundering Sint-Amands. Scales

Two men moor on an island, Paul Gavarni, 1835 print Paris paper island. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.. explorer

Set dancing for a farmhouse to the music of a bagpipe player, Elias Baeck, 1694 - 1744 print With caption in Latin and German. print maker: GermanyAugsburg paper etching bagpipe, musette - CC - out of doors. one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple

Francesco Londonio, Shepherd in Repose near a Pack Horse, c 1762 Shepherd in Repose near a Pack Horse

Indians prepare 'Caldo' from tobacco leaves. Different phases of the preparation of 'Caldo' (flavored tobacco extract). An Indian uses a mortar. Behind it serves a man to press the juice from the tobacco leaves. Another Indian pours the obtained tobacco juice into a tub. A man and woman are bending over a boiler above a fire, in which the 'Caldo' is further prepared. In the background in a shed there are two men smoking pipe. In addition to the print, the charter signature D2, the title and the page number.

Traditional costume of Den Bosch in Noord-Brabant, 1857; Meijerij van S 'Bosch. Noord-Brachand / V. Quilt of the Meierij van den Bosch in the province of Noord-Brabant. Man on foot with two women in a car. Illustration in a book from 1857 with 56 plates of Dutch market forces.

Hungarian Children Going to School Artist's working dates 1838 France. Lithograph in black on gray chine laid down on ivory wove paper . Denis Auguste Marie Raffet

SWEDISH LAPLANDERS

Residents of the Loango-Angola Kust, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Jacques Kuyper, 1806 print A woman, with her child on her back, shows her husband respect by clapping in her hands in front of him. The man has a rocket in his hand. They wear traditional clothing. Amsterdam paper etching human races; peoples; nationalities (+ costume). postures and gestures of the hand (+ direction of movements) Angola

Alfred Diston, active 1818-1829, Firewood Seller, Tenerife, 1828. Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

A couple from Abruzzo in Italy in typical traditional costume around 1870, Italy, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Iakut woman and child on horseback, 1856. Published in Sanktpeterburg by V Tip. imperatorskoĭ Akdemīĭ Nauk. The image is related to the description and travel of the Okhotsk Region, Siberia, Eastern Russia

Departure of the Prince of Orange from Scheveningen, 1795, Anonymous, 1853 - 1855 print Departure of Prince Willem V from the beach from Scheveningen to England, January 18, 1795. The stadholder says goodbye on the beach, a fisherman spink is waiting on the right. Netherlands paper departure ~ travelling Scheveningen

Indigenous Australian aborigines collecting honey. Queensland, Australia. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Journey to Northeast Australia by Carl Lumholtz 1880-1884 from Le Tour du Monde 1889

A man is cooking macaroni under a large awning in the street, his customers are sitting on benches enjoying their food. Coloured lithograph by Gatti & Dura after G. Dura.

Man and a woman on horseback on a country road, Johannes Vinkeles, 1802 drawing paper. ink. watercolor (paint). gouache (paint) brush / pen .

Reproduction of a painting: Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902), Wieńczenie grobów Święto róż Laying wreaths on graves; The celebration of roses; from: `Tygodnik Ilustrowany` 1903, no. 1 (January 3rd), p. 10. L.J. (fl. ca 1903), photographer, Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1859-1939), publisher

Village fair. Under the guidance of the game of a flute player and the watchful eye of bystanders, a couple dances for an inn. Groups of people entertained in the background.

Coolies, day labourers, at a rest, 1907, Hong Kong, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Asia

Kermesse, kermis, kirmess, Kirchweih festival in upper Bavaria, the end of the party, reproduction of an image published 1880, Germany, Europe

Two running men with a stick in their hand, from behind, 1652 drawing Zwolle paper. ink. chalk brush

Group of ladies and gentlemen, 1840-1850, Mexico 19th century. German engraving.

Illustration depicting a man flying a kite. Dated 19th century

Clothing, fashion in Central America, Mexico, early 19th century, from left, a poblano, a Mexican citizen, then a seminary student, a girl with a pointed mantilla, a creole with a simple mantilla, a rich Mexican with a felt hat and a serano, a night watchman, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, Central America

THE RECENT REBELLION IN CANADA: ON THE TRAIL AFTER BIG BEAR, TRANSPORT WAGONS IN MUKEG (MOSSY BOG) (LEFT); ESCAPE OF FARM INSTRUCTOR APPLEGARTH AND HIS WIFE FROM THE STONY INDIANS (RIGHT)

Slave traders branding an African woman at the Rio Pongo in Guinea, West Africa. The image is sourced from 'Captain Canot, Twenty Years of an African Slaver,' published in 1854. It measures 26 x 21 cm and is presented in black and white. The print includes cropping marks on the recto and features wood engravings and gelatin silver prints

Ladies and gentlemen in their finery promenade along the sea front at Torquay, Devon : some in carriages, some on horseback, others walking with their dogs. 1870

Juegos infantiles. Dos niños practicando el juego de la peonza. Grabado popular coloreado a mano. Siglo XVIII.

Conibo Woman, 1869, Peru

Germany/India: left to right, Dancing Girl of Kashmir, Personal Guard of the Rajah of Kashmir, Rajah of Kashmir, Munchner Bilderbogen, Braun & Schneider, 1861-1890

Naked palm-wine tapper climbing a date palm using a rope to collect a gourd full of sap, Senegambia, 18th century. A man gives instruction to the tapper. A negro ascending a palm tree for its wine. After Rene Claude Geoffroy de Villeneuves LAfrique, Paris, 1814. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: Africa, A description of the manners and customs Moors of the Sahara and of the Negro Nations, R. Ackermann, England, 1821.

Sketches of gipsy life round London - tent at Hackney, 1880. Sketch '...designed to show the squalid and savage aspect of gipsy habitations in the suburban districts, at Hackney and Hackney-wick, north-east of London; where the marsh-meadows of the river Lea, unsuitable for building-land, seem to forbid the extension of town streets and blocks of brick or stuccoed terraces; where the pleasant wooded hills of Epping and Hainault Forest appear in the distance, inviting the jaded townsman, on summer holidays, to saunter in the Royal Chace of the old English Kings and Queens; where genuine ruralit

Distressed natives carry their belongings on their heads and set off towards the relief works Date: 1874

Villagers near huts on the coast Chile. 1838

Possible design for a print, Dancing countrymen and spectators at a village La Fete du village, draughtsman: Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1746 - 1810, paper, pen, brush, h 229 mm × w 313 mm

Europeans in Mexico row a caught mulllatin with her children to shore.

Water mill. Landscape with a water mill on a stream. In the stream a man with a bale hay runs on his back. In the yard for the mill there is a farmer's and walk a few chickens. Two children playing on the waterfront.

La lidia. En el patio de caballos. Los picadores y sus ayudantes a la espera de salir al ruedo.Año 1883.

Two studies of a seated man at the side of the road. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1700 - 1800. Measurements: h 253 mm × w 390 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Two Patagonian dancers playing the flute and tambourine. Argentina, South America. Three years of captivity among the Patagonians by Auguste Guinnard 1856

Engraving showing some female slaves, smartly dressed with white aprons and bow ties, seated with children on their knees, waiting to be sold at an auction, Virginia, 1856. Date: 1856

Grinder to grind the olives, women working in the grinding of the olives, Kabylia. Northern Algeria, Africa. Excursion in Great Kabylia by Commander Emile Duhousset 1864 from Le Tour du Monde 1867

AGRICULTURAL SHOW AT CHELTENHAM, UK, 1867

Mode, Kleidung, Trachten in Frankreich, um das 19. Jahrhundert, von links, ein Bauer in Pont-de-Vaux, ein Bauer aus der Bresse, ein bürgerliches Ehepa...

Russian Peasants Made 1841 France. Lithograph in black on gray chine laid down on ivory wove paper . Denis Auguste Marie Raffet

INDIA IN SCOTLAND, UK, 1889: AN INDIAN PRINCE RETURNING FROM A DAY'S SHOOTING IN THE HIGHLANDS.

A couple of Sami people. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century. Date: 1818

Illustration depicting a one man band. He is managing to entertain people with a Hurdy Gurdy, Pan Pipes, Spoons, Drum, Triangle, Cymbals, Bells, Tambourine strapped to his knee, and what looks like an accordion under his arm. Dated 19th century

A man tugs boats on the Rhine river, Alsace, France. Drawing by Frédéric Théodore LIX (1830 - 1897) Through Alsace and Lorraine, 1884 By Charles Grad (1842 - 1890) Le Tour du Monde 1886

Two women, preparing food, sitting, traditional house, open fire, cooking pot, basket, historical illustration 1881, Central America

Sinhalese Man With Knopsack, Esaias Boursss, 1662 A Singalese man is squatting on a block of stone, outside the road. He is wearing a suspended hip rug (Vesthi, Lungi); His torso is uncovered. His arms rest on his thighs, the hands together. He has medium -length curly hair, a large mustache and short full beard. A hat on his head. In front of him on the floor is a long pointed stick with a round button, and a densely tied bag. The stick is probably a sling. Leaf 9 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets. Sri Lanka paper. ink brush Asiatic races and peoples (SRILANKANS). Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME). knapsack, rucksack Sri Lanka. Colombo

'The Last War-Whoop' Native American Indian giving his last war cry watched by a settler he has wounded. Lithograph by Currier and Ives, New York, c1870.

. A grain field with harvesting farmers. In the foreground two farmers with soda cutting halms.

Captain Barclay's Rally Match - The Finish, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, undated, Watercolor with pen and red-brown and gray ink over graphite on thick, moderately textured, wove paper, Sheet: 5 11/16 x 9 3/16 inches (14.4 x 23.3 cm), buildings, cane, crowd, drinking, flags, food, hats, men, parasol, sporting art, tents, trees, windmill, women

Edward Hull, 1810-1877, Riding a pair: 1. The Time O'Day, 1820. Hand colored lithograph.

A restless impresario, street artist with donkey and dogs shows tricks in the street, painting by Giovanni Battista Quadrone, Italy, historical, digit...

Portrait of Stuart Robson, created by C.A. Muller, approximate date 1870-1897. Watercolor artwork depicting an actor from the United States

Dawson City on the Fourth of July - a town of tents and bars Date: 4 July 1898

Marabouts of Goree, Senegal, drawing by Jules Fesquet (1836-1890) from a photograph, from Croisieres a la cote d'Afrique, 1868, by the Rear-admiral Fleuriot de Langle (1809-1881), from Il Giro del mondo (World Tour), Journal of geography, travel and costumes, Volume IV, Issue 13, August 24, 1876.

Four Sudanese musicians playing drums and wind instruments. Wood engraving by H.T. Hildibrand after O. Mathieu after G. Schweinfurth.

Illustration depicting a peasant family storing winter fodder in the roof of a shed in Siberia, Russia. Dated 19th Century

A water carrier carries water on a donkey, Ibiza. Balearic island, Spain. Trip to the Balearic Islands Menorca and Cabrera 1888 by Gaston Charles Vuillier (1845 - 1915) Le Tour du Monde 1890

Cartoon on the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States. A black slave of the Southern States jubilantly shows the newspaper headline to his white slave owner who carries a cat o'nine tails and looks very disgruntled. Date: December 1860

African porters carrying Stanley´s dismantled boat Lady Alice, Central Africa. Travel to unexplored Africa, the mysterious continent of Henry Morton Stanley. Old engraved illustration from the 19th century, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

NEWFOUNDLAND is established by sir Humphrey Gilbert Date: 5 August 1583

Watermolen, Martinus Antonius Kuytenbrouwer Jr., 1850 print Landscape with a water mill on a stream. In the stream a man with a bale hay walks on his back. There is a farmer's wife in the yard in front of the mill and a few chickens. Two children playing on the waterfront. Brussels paper. etching watermill in landscape. agricultural products and by-products: hay. fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.). brook. farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife

Members of a camping club, having pitched their tents, cook by their camp fire - well at least the women do, the chap on the other hand doesn't want to get his suit dirty! Date: 1926

Fruit vendor at Donghuamen market, Beijing, China. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Trip to Beijing and North China 1873

Fuegians at Woollya, with the Fitzroy expedition's camp in the background, 1831 (1839). Artist: Unknown

A disputed heat: Claiming a foul! - A participant appeals to the Judges at a horse race, 1878

An engraving depicting an itinerant Chinese florist and potted plant seller. Dated 19th century

From the strange / (2); New Dutch childrens prints. Leaf with 6 performances of figures from different parts of the world, for example a Spanish farmer, a Javanese basket seller and a Chinese fruit saleswoman. Under every image a caption. Numbered at the top right: No. 103.

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