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Blacksmithing

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Images about Blacksmithing

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  • Travellers visit the smith in his workshop to have their horses shod. Engraving by A.H. Payne after Ph. Wouwermans.
  • A blacksmith's forge, in which Divine Love prepares to hammer two hearts into one, with the aid of the Soul, who operates the bellows. Coloured etching, 16--.
  • 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.
  • A family grouped around a blacksmith's anvil as he holds his tools in the fire. Engraving by Lavasseur and Claessens after A. Fragonard after Le Nain.
  • Vulcan [Hephaestus]. Engraving by C. Bloemaert after Pietro da Cortona.
  • A blacksmith's forge: smiths making horseshoes. Pen and ink drawing after A. Both.
  • A blacksmith's forge, in which Divine Love prepares to hammer two hearts into one, with the aid of the Soul, who operates the bellows. Coloured etching, 16--.

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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.

    Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. | Date: [1860] | Reference: 29833i
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    A family grouped around a blacksmith's anvil as he holds his tools in the fire. Engraving by Lavasseur and Claessens after A. Fragonard after Le Nain.

    | Reference: 29826i
    Part of: Musée français.
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    A blacksmith's forge: smiths making horseshoes. Pen and ink drawing after A. Both.

    Both, Andries Dirksz, approximately 1608-1641? | Reference: 33794i
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    Vulcan [Hephaestus]. Engraving by C. Bloemaert after Pietro da Cortona.

    Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669. | Date: [between 1670 and 1679?] | Reference: 11280i
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    Travellers visit the smith in his workshop to have their horses shod. Engraving by A.H. Payne after Ph. Wouwermans.

    Wouwerman, Philips, 1619?-1668. | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 29837i
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