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A man is carrying a sack on his back, a basket and wooden spoons in his hand. Coloured engraving.

A woman cooking pancakes is passing food on a plate through the window to people outside: one of them counts out his coins. Engraving by P. de Colle after  C.W.E. Dietrich.

An old fish seller is selling fish on the doorstep to a woman in front of her house, while another woman is examining the fish; a shoemender looks on. Engraving by J.F. Beauvarlet after M. Carré.

A seller of red wine crying up in his wares. Colour lithograph.

Constantinople: a street seller of confectionery with honey. Engraving by G. Scotin, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.

People purchasing drinks from a cocoa vendor as others sit resting under a tree in fog. Lithograph by Engelmann after S. Baptiste, 1827.

A woman in Russia is sitting at a table selling bread to an Albanian soldier wearing a long cloak; a child is curled up asleep on the ground. Etching by J.B. Le Prince, 1765.

Family groups and travellers in Naples buy water from a water seller at a stand on the street corner. Coloured lithograph by Gatti and Dura.

A man carrying a large basket filled with melons on his back he is offering one to a woman who smells it. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

A Neapolitan woman has a cauldron of hot chestnuts in a basket to sell. Coloured lithograph by Cuciniello and Bianchi.

A water seller in Naples offers a glass of water as refreshment to a woman who is carrying a large bundle under her arm. Watercolour.

A man selling bellows and another selling umbrellas. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

A man selling bread from a large basket hanging from his shoulders. Watercolour painting.

A female milk seller is offering two children milk from the metal pails she has unyoked and rested on the ground. Colour process print after L. Schiavonetti after F. Wheatley.

Sellers of vegetables and fruit in Italy, with some of their customers. Colour lithograph.

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A water seller in Naples offers a glass of water as refreshment to a woman who is carrying a large bundle under her arm. Watercolour.

A man selling bellows and another selling umbrellas. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

A man selling bread from a large basket hanging from his shoulders. Watercolour painting.

A female milk seller is offering two children milk from the metal pails she has unyoked and rested on the ground. Colour process print after L. Schiavonetti after F. Wheatley.

Sellers of vegetables and fruit in Italy, with some of their customers. Colour lithograph.