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  • Christ stands among sick people ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.
  • An old woman wearing a ragged coat leans against the stump of a tree holding a broom in her right hand and a hat in her left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • An old man in ragged clothes and a fur cap with a feather seen from behind walking with two sticks. Etching by Jan Georg van der Vliet, c. 1632.
  • An itinerant poor saleswoman selling hearthstones. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • An old itinerant salesman offering the repair of defect umbrellas. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • An itinerant salesman with artificial arms selling the bootlaces that hang from the hooks of his hands. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • An itinerant salesman selling hot peas from the pot he carries under his right arm. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • Christ stands among sick people and Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.
  • A rich physician feels the pulse of a poor, sick patient; he tells him he is fine. Coloured stipple engraving by J.J. after E.J. Pigal, c. 1840.
  • An itinerant salesman selling small woollen toys from a wicker baket. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
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  • view A man with an artificial arm selling live haddock from a basket he suspends from the hook on his left shoulder. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
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    A man with an artificial arm selling live haddock from a basket he suspends from the hook on his left shoulder. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833 | Date: 31 December 1815 | Reference: 43985i
  • view An itinerant salesman selling reproductions of antique and modern sculptures from a timber board he balances on his head. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
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    An itinerant salesman selling reproductions of antique and modern sculptures from a timber board he balances on his head. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833 | Date: 31 December 1815 | Reference: 44004i
  • view Discourses and essays on subjects of public interest / by Stevenson Macgill.
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    Discourses and essays on subjects of public interest / by Stevenson Macgill.

    MacGill, Stevenson, 1765-1840 | Date: 1819
  • view An old woman wearing a ragged coat leans against the stump of a tree holding a broom in her right hand and a hat in her left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
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    An old woman wearing a ragged coat leans against the stump of a tree holding a broom in her right hand and a hat in her left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833 | Date: 31 December 1815 | Reference: 44015i
  • view A man who claims to be a philanthropist kicks out at a starving family who have asked for help. Process print after G. Cruikshank, 1848.
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    A man who claims to be a philanthropist kicks out at a starving family who have asked for help. Process print after G. Cruikshank, 1848.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 | Reference: 32349i
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