Forge Collection (#8)

In the Anchor-Forge at Soderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work (oil on canvas)
SNM124323 In the Anchor-Forge at Soderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work (oil on canvas) by Hillestrom, Pehr (1732-1816); 137x185 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

French munition makers working on nose-pieces of aerial torpedoes, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359635 French munition makers working on nose-pieces of aerial torpedoes, 1914-19 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Carron Iron Works, c. 1800 (w / c & gouache over graphite with gum arabic
877331 Carron Iron Works, c.1800 (w/c & gouache over graphite with gum arabic, on wove paper mounted on cream paperboard) by Turner

The Village Blacksmith (colour litho)
668678 The Village Blacksmith (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Village Blacksmith)

Giulio Romano, Italian artist, with three cupids
Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi, c1499-1546), Italian artist and architect, with three cupids from his painting of Venus persuading Vulcan to forge Cupids arrows (original in the Louvre, Paris)

Music cover, The Jolly Blacksmiths March-Twostep, written by E T Paull and E Braham. 1905

The Blacksmith (vellum)
CHT219379 The Blacksmith (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Old Smiths Story, 1895 (litho on paper)
FSG324549 The Old Smiths Story, 1895 (litho on paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 19.7x15.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

The Blacksmith, 1895-96 (litho on paper)
FSG324547 The Blacksmith, 1895-96 (litho on paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 21.2x16 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

John Smeatons hammer mill at Kilnhurst Forge
John Smeatons design for the hammer mill at Kilnhurst Forge, Rotherham, 1765. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Plan and elevation of an iron forge, 18th century
Plan and elevation of an iron forge, with chafery, finery, blowing engine, and balling or pudding furnace. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Chinese jack of all trades with bamboo yoke, tools, portable forge, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Chinese tinker with portable forge, bellows and tools, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Blacksmith using hammer and tongs to beat a piece of red-hot iron heated in a forge. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

Venus with a mirror and Vulcan
Venus looking at herself in a mirror, and a virile young Vulcan seated on a stool with his arm over his head. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

Trotting Cracks at the Forge, 1868 (hand-coloured lithograph)
3704144 Trotting Cracks at the Forge, 1868 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Ms 62 f. 215r St. Eligius making a Shrine; St. Eligius at an Anvil, from a Book of Hours
3714672 Ms 62 f.215r St. Eligius making a Shrine; St. Eligius at an Anvil, from a Book of Hours, c.1445-50 (vellum) by Master of the Rohan Hours, (fl.1420-30); 24.5x17.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Evangeline and Gabriel at the forge (colour litho)
2794986 Evangeline and Gabriel at the forge (colour litho) by Farmer, Emily (1826-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evangeline and Gabriel at the forge)

Forge in Ancient Egypt (chromolitho)
2788833 Forge in Ancient Egypt (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forge in Ancient Egypt. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

The tremendous casting (Colour Litho)
2778566 The tremendous casting (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The terrible casting)

Workshop, Forge, Workshop, Advanced Woodwork, Central High School, Leeds (b / w photo)
3633324 Workshop, Forge, Workshop, Advanced Woodwork, Central High School, Leeds (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Workshop, Forge, Workshop)

A wild, grimy figure of a man... fashioning a piece of iron (colour litho)
3094317 A wild, grimy figure of a man... fashioning a piece of iron (colour litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: A wild, grimy figure of a man)

Blacksmith shoeing a horse (colour litho)
3092840 Blacksmith shoeing a horse (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blacksmith shoeing a horse)

Le Laos Et Les Laotiens (engraving)
2783136 Le Laos Et Les Laotiens (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Laos Et Les Laotiens)

Before Sebastopol, Forge of the Left Siege Train (engraving)
1608183 Before Sebastopol, Forge of the Left Siege Train (engraving) by Goodall, Edward Angelo (1819-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Before Sebastopol, Forge of the Left Siege Train)

America - George Washngton and his men at Valley Forge
George Washngton addreses his men at Valley Forge. Date: 1776

America - George Washington and Baron von Steuben
George Washington and Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben walk past the Continental Army Camp at Valley Forge Date: 1776

Village blacksmith 1870
Village smithy stands in front of the open forge. Date: 1870

Siberian Blacksmith
A Siberian Blacksmith at work. Date: circa 1890s

St. Johns Gate, Clerkenwell, London. circa 1905

Blacksmith hammering at a lump of metal with a long hammer
Blacksmith in his forge hammering at a lump of metal with a long hammer. Date: 1887

Washingtons HQ, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA
Washingtons Headquarters, Isaac Potts House, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1900

Advertisement, Bradford Dyers and their Products (b / w photo)
1064080 Advertisement, Bradford Dyers and their Products (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Bradford Dyers and their Products)

Bellows in a forge (chromolitho)
977716 Bellows in a forge (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bellows in a forge)

Portable forge (chromolitho)
977676 Portable forge (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portable forge. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A rocky landscape with figures by an iron foundry, a river and houses on the bank beyond
3504152 A rocky landscape with figures by an iron foundry, a river and houses on the bank beyond (oil on panel) by Ryckaert

Page from Vignettes Typographiques (engraving)
3640143 Page from Vignettes Typographiques (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Vignettes Typographiques, Attributs, Melanges, Armes)

Victorian Christmas card with anvil and hammer (chromolitho)
731712 Victorian Christmas card with anvil and hammer (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victorian Christmas card with anvil and hammer)

Alexandre Millerand and Albert Thomas as blacksmiths forging peace
698813 Alexandre Millerand and Albert Thomas as blacksmiths forging peace, front cover illustration from Le Rire Rouge, 31st July 1915 (colour litho) by Leandre

Cupids Forge (w / c & bodycolour on paper) (see also 430973)
PNH356959 Cupids Forge (w/c & bodycolour on paper) (see also 430973) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 32.5x50 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Forging Steel, The Steel Mills (oil on canvas)
XPG329619 Forging Steel, The Steel Mills (oil on canvas) by Forbes, Stanhope Alexander (1857-1947); 75x101 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

An Iron Foundry in Rue Saint-Maur, from Paris, Promenade dans les vingt
CHT163884 An Iron Foundry in Rue Saint-Maur, from Paris, Promenade dans les vingt arrondissements by Alexis Martin, Paris, 1890 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Geoffroy

Making Traps, illustration from L Art de l Artillerie
XDT217878 Making Traps, illustration from L Art de l Artillerie by Wolff de Senftenberg, late 16th century (pencil & w/c on paper) (b/w photo) by German School, (16th century); Min

The Village Blacksmith (oil on canvas)
NUL386960 The Village Blacksmith (oil on canvas) by Hovenden, Thomas (1840-95); 91.5x51 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Indian Training School, Forest Grove, Oregon: Blacksmithing, 1882 (b / w photo)
DPL415573 Indian Training School, Forest Grove, Oregon: Blacksmithing, 1882 (b/w photo) by Davidson, Isaac Grundy (1845-1922); Denver Public Library

Cupids Forge (w / c & bodycolour on paper) (see also 356959)
PNH430973 Cupids Forge (w/c & bodycolour on paper) (see also 356959) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Army Forge, 1876 (etching)
497594 An Army Forge, 1876 (etching) by Forbes, Edwin Austin (1839-95); 47.9x60.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: Created by Forbes, a member of the French Etching Club)

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Forging History: From Valley Forge to the Blacksmith's Forge" Step into the past with a glimpse of history through these captivating images and maps. 🗺️✨ Uncover the secrets of Rivelin Valley Estate in 1934 as you explore its hidden treasures on this vintage map. Travel back to 1797 and witness Sheffield, a bustling town in Yorkshire, beautifully depicted by W. Fairbank and engraved by Thomas Harris. Marvel at the grand vision of W. And J. Fairbank's plan for a canal connecting Sheffield to Tinsley in 1815, showcasing their innovative spirit. Experience the solemn prayer at Valley Forge, where George Washington sought strength during America's fight for independence. Immerse yourself in Arnold Bocklin's masterpiece "Centaur at the Village Blacksmith, " an evocative painting that captures both myth and reality. Witness blacksmiths honing their craft outside their forge, their skilled hands shaping metal with precision and strength. Step inside Fittleworth Smithy, where two blacksmiths work tirelessly amidst sparks flying, creating objects that withstand time itself. Transport yourself to the cusp of industrial revolution with "The Iron Forge Viewed from Without, " an oil painting depicting a bustling forge scene from the 1770s. Witness history unfold as Washington stands side by side with Lafayette at Valley Forge—a testament to friendship forged through adversity. Watch in awe as a blacksmith skillfully works his magic within his fiery forge—each strike forging creations that will stand strong against any challenge they face. Glimpse into everyday life as a blacksmith expertly shoes a Metropolitan Police horse—a vital role ensuring law enforcement can swiftly protect our communities. Journey aboard HMS Coventry during World War II alongside dockyard workers who tirelessly labor to forge a mighty vessel that will defend our shores.