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The poor widow gives money to the treasury of the Temple; Jesus points out her virtue. Engraving by J-M. Delattre, 1794, after W. Artaud.
Artaud, William, active 1795-1800.Date: Jan.y 26th 1794Reference: 22794i
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A lady waiting for the repair of her pan at a tinker's stall. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 31 December 1815Reference: 44002i
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Why the poor pay more / edited by Frances Williams.
National Consumer Council.Date: 1977
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An appeal to the people of Pennsylvania : on the subject of an asylum for the insane poor of the Commonwealth.
Philadelphia (Pa.). Committee on an Asylum for the Insane Poor of Pennsylvania.Date: 1838
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An itinerant salesman in ragged clothes selling toasting forks, files, skewers and other implements. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 31 December 1815Reference: 43997i
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A woman dressed in rags, possibly a beggar, standing barefoot on the ground, with her skirt hitched up, holding a staff and a drinking vessel. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Reference: 43801i
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A family of poor travellers on foot, wrapped up against the cold, travelling with their goat. Etching by F. Londonio, ca. 1759.
Londonio, Francesco, 1723-1783.Date: [1758-1759?]Reference: 2922661i
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A wretched man with an approaching depression; represented by encroaching little devils. Coloured lithograph, 183-.
Date: [between 1830 and 1839?]Reference: 11872i
Part of: Spooner's magic
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An itinerant salesman selling small reproductions of antique and modern sculptures. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 31 December 1815Reference: 44008i
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Voices of the poor. Crying out for change / Deepa Narayan, Robert Chambers, Meera K. Shah, Patti Petesch.
Narayan-Parker, DeepaDate: 2000
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Les médecins des pauvres et la santé publique en Flandre et particulièrement à Roubaix.
Faidherbe, Alexandre Joseph, 1867-Date: 1889
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A street entertainer holding his performing poodle on a leash. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 4 June 1816Reference: 44034i
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An old man in tattered clothes leaning on a broom for support. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 30 April 1816Reference: 44031i
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The Metropolitan Benefit Societies' Asylum, Dalston, London. Coloured lithograph by Francis and Jackson.
Reference: 24177i
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National school, Clerkenwell, London. Wood engraving by J.R. Jobbins.
Date: 1864Reference: 24395i
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An alchemist's laboratory inhabited by monkeys: to the right they are shown calling at the poorhouse, destitute after their obsessive, fruitless experiments. Etching by P. van der Borcht, ca. 1580.
Borcht, Petrus van der, 1545-1608.Reference: 17512i
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A legless man sitting on a wooden cart, presumably begging for alms, is surrounded by two dogs. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 4 June 1816Reference: 44035i
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The human race.
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Report of the Norwich pauper vaccination : from August 10, 1812 to August 10, 1813 &c.
Rigby, Edward, 1747-1821.Date: [1813]
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Travelling gypsies. Etching with engraving by Jacques Callot.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Reference: 46856i
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The apostles Peter and John distributing alms. Coloured lithograph, 1863, after Masaccio.
Masaccio, 1401-1428.Date: 1863Reference: 24821i
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A hawker with a hawker's tray full of rodents. Etching by Jan van der Vliet, c. 1632.
Vliet, Jan Joris van der, approximately 1610-Date: 1632Reference: 43843i
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A bearded man walking the streets with his hat under his arm deeply engrossed in reading a book. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 31 December 1815Reference: 44011i
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An old man in ragged clothes walks with the aid of a broom in his right hand and begs with a hat in his left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 29 May 1816Reference: 44013i
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A lame man sitting on the ground with his injured leg in a sling begging for alms. Etching with woodcut and engraving by F.Bloemaert after A. Bloemaert.
Bloemaert, Abraham, 1564-1651.Reference: 43848i

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The poor widow gives money to the treasury of the Temple; Jesus points out her virtue. Engraving by J-M. Delattre, 1794, after W. Artaud.

A lady waiting for the repair of her pan at a tinker's stall. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

Why the poor pay more / edited by Frances Williams.

An appeal to the people of Pennsylvania : on the subject of an asylum for the insane poor of the Commonwealth.

An itinerant salesman in ragged clothes selling toasting forks, files, skewers and other implements. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

A woman dressed in rags, possibly a beggar, standing barefoot on the ground, with her skirt hitched up, holding a staff and a drinking vessel. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

A family of poor travellers on foot, wrapped up against the cold, travelling with their goat. Etching by F. Londonio, ca. 1759.

A wretched man with an approaching depression; represented by encroaching little devils. Coloured lithograph, 183-.

An itinerant salesman selling small reproductions of antique and modern sculptures. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

Voices of the poor. Crying out for change / Deepa Narayan, Robert Chambers, Meera K. Shah, Patti Petesch.

Les médecins des pauvres et la santé publique en Flandre et particulièrement à Roubaix.

A street entertainer holding his performing poodle on a leash. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

An old man in tattered clothes leaning on a broom for support. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

The Metropolitan Benefit Societies' Asylum, Dalston, London. Coloured lithograph by Francis and Jackson.

National school, Clerkenwell, London. Wood engraving by J.R. Jobbins.

An alchemist's laboratory inhabited by monkeys: to the right they are shown calling at the poorhouse, destitute after their obsessive, fruitless experiments. Etching by P. van der Borcht, ca. 1580.

A legless man sitting on a wooden cart, presumably begging for alms, is surrounded by two dogs. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

The human race.

Report of the Norwich pauper vaccination : from August 10, 1812 to August 10, 1813 &c.

Travelling gypsies. Etching with engraving by Jacques Callot.

The apostles Peter and John distributing alms. Coloured lithograph, 1863, after Masaccio.

A hawker with a hawker's tray full of rodents. Etching by Jan van der Vliet, c. 1632.

A bearded man walking the streets with his hat under his arm deeply engrossed in reading a book. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

An old man in ragged clothes walks with the aid of a broom in his right hand and begs with a hat in his left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

A lame man sitting on the ground with his injured leg in a sling begging for alms. Etching with woodcut and engraving by F.Bloemaert after A. Bloemaert.