Vintage Education Scenes

Engravings from the 19th century depicting educational scenarios, including mothers addressing school absences and women examining prints.

Engraving depicting a sewing class at the Ladies Charity School, Powis Gardens, Notting Hill, London, founded in 1702.
Engraving depicting a sewing class at the Ladies Charity School, Powis Gardens, Notting Hill, London, founded in 1702.
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Illustration a Scholar. Dated 20th Century
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Printing. Composing room of a print shop. The gallery proof, is usually printed. Encyclopedie. Edited by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783). Published C. 1770. Engraving. (Later colouration).
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London Home for Boys, Stepney Causeway. This was home for 300 deprived orphans and homeless boys from the streets of London. As well as being provided with a bed and food and clothing, the boys were taught a trade such as tailoring, brush making or carpentry. From 'The Quiver' (London, 1883).
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Photo collection Government information service. 1888 School Act revision. undated
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teaching of the young Maximilian, later Maximilian I, King of the Romans, King of the Germans, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459 - 1519 / Unterricht des späteren Kaisers Maximilian I., historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.
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Illustration depicting girls during a physical education class. Dated 19th century
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The blind chinese children, Agnes and Laura, reading the lesson, the invention of characters in relief; stenographic characters; britannic universal alphabet for the blind;
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School for the blind, home for the blind, blind workers at the brush factory, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original, exact original date not known
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Woodblock print depicting a philosopher reading aloud. Dated 20th century
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19th-century illustration of Chicago school children recording a lesson on an Edison Phonograph. 1893
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Christian girls' school in Hong Kong, China, wood engraving, about 1880, Asia
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Engraving depicting girls during a cooking lesson at a London School Board.
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Sculpture workshop in the School of Fine Arts, Paris, France, illustration from L'Illustration, No 2381, October 13, 1888.
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Workshop of a bookbinder, 16th century. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874
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CLASE DE PIANO GRABADO DEL S XVIII.
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1909 French illustration depicting two elderly educators discussing school rules
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The Schreber's posture corrector, school desk with seat, ca. 1885, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a model from the 19th century.
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Posture, sitting position of a student at a desk while writing, 1896, illustration, reproduction from a 19th century template. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, historical, boy sitting at a table and concentrating in a sketchbook
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Children working in an industry. Early 19th century. Engraving. Colored.
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Illustration depicting two Chinese children reading their lessons aloud at the London Society for Teaching Reading to the Blind. Dated 19th Century
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School for the blind, home for the blind, blind people taking writing lessons, reading lessons, braille, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original, exact original date unknown
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Printing press. 15th century. Engraving. Color.
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Engraving depicting young ladies taking a class in the Life Room at an Art School.
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Textiles: carding and spinning of cotton. Engraving.
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Illustration depicting two Chinese children reading their lessons aloud at the London Society for Teaching Reading to the Blind. Dated 19th Century
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Illustration depicting a game of draughts. Dated 19th century
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Board school girls are taught to make a bed. Date: 1893
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Prang's aids for object teaching--The kitchen | Library of Congress
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The Moens bookshop in Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium. Customers browsing books. After a work dated 1919 by Franz Gailliard.
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Boy yawning while reading, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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How is it falling in Japan according to A. de N. Sharpening from a German magazine Laplante, Charles (1837 1903), monogrammist A. de N.
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Woman and youth playing a board game, early 14th century, England, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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The effect of university education for women on everyday life. Cartoon from 'Punch', London, 14 February 1917. Waitress, late of Girton College, Cambridge, is able to advise surprised diner on the nutrition he will derive from his meal.
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School for the blind, home for the blind, blind woman giving piano lessons with piano teacher, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original, exact original date not known
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The tax collector and the Pharisee, Luke chapter 18, verse 13, customs collector, collect customs, interest, tenth, heaven, look up, duty, room, Jesus, door, open, God, mercy, pray, kneel, ground, sinner, sin, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885
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A pupil at the School of Carpet-making run by Madame Delfau. Date: 1930s