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Forge shops

Workshop of a blacksmith, who is an ironsmith who makes iron into tools or other objects

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  • A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained and taunted by her family. Coloured mezzotint.
  • A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained by her family. Etching.
  • Metalwork: a blacksmith's forge. Mezzotint by J. Sharples, 1859.
  • An iron forge in which metal linings are being applied to the rims of wheels. Engraving by R. Bénard after Harguinier.
  • A blacksmith working in his forge, and discussing money with two customers, while a boy shoes a horse. Engraving by C.W. Sharpe after J.M.W. Turner.
  • Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above, symbolising the element fire. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
  • A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained by her family. Etching.
  • A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained and taunted by her family. Coloured mezzotint.
  • The forge of Vulcan: he sits by the forge as his assistants work on iron at the anvil. Engraving by Georges Reverdy.
  • A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained by her family. Etching.
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    Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

    Francesco Albani | Date: 1695 | Reference: 23618i
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    A blacksmith working in his forge, and discussing money with two customers, while a boy shoes a horse. Engraving by C.W. Sharpe after J.M.W. Turner.

    J. M. W. Turner | Date: [1860] | Reference: 29833i
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    Specification of John West : forges.

    John West | Date: 1857
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    Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above, symbolising the element fire. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.

    Francesco Albani | Date: 2 Jan[uar]y 1797 | Reference: 23947i
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    Local people gathered in a Scottish smithy for food and drink. Etching by W. Lizars, 18--.

    William Home Lizars | Reference: 26934i
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Blacksmiths
Iron

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