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A street vendor selling a assortment of items. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 580799i
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A devil (in human guise) deceiving and tricking an itinerant medicine vendor who proclaims to cure all ailments. Line engraving by S. Nicholls.
Reference: 20542i
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A medicine vendor addressing a crowd. Etching by C.E.C. Hess, 1794, after G. Dou.
Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675.Date: Published May 21st 1794Reference: 43236i
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An old man trying on spectacles at a street vendor's optical shop. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.
Amman, Jost, 1539-1591.Date: [1568]Reference: 16236i
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Doctor Bossy, an infamous medicine vendor, selling his wares to a crowd of sick and lame people at Covent Garden, London. Etching, 1795, after A. van Assen.
Van Assen, Benedictus Antonio, -1817.Date: 1 September 1795Reference: 20575i
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A street vendor selling rice flour (?) to a woman customer. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
Zhou, Pei Qun, active approximately 1890.Date: 1890Reference: 571509i
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Images of the outcast : the urban poor in the cries of London / Sean Shesgreen.
Shesgreen, Sean, 1939-Date: 2002
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The dockside in Naples: a man is cooking snails in a pot over an open fire, while another man reads aloud from a book by Ariosto. Watercolour painting.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 30531i
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Left, a street vendor weighing food on the weighing scales; right, a knife sharpener (?) at work. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 583145i
Part of: Trades and occupations in India
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Marché des Innocents, Paris: stalls selling fruit and vegetables, and the Fontaine des Innocents. Wood engraving, 18--.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 30419i
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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.
Carré, Michiel, 1657-1727.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 30462i
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Wellington and Peel compared with the Siamese twins (above); a rich bishop and a poor parson; and a street vendor of figurines. Etching by W. Heath, 1830.
Heath, William, 1795-1840.Date: 1 January 1830Reference: 12230i
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A woman street vendor weighs some vegetables to sell to another woman, who is holding out her chunni (scarf) to carry them. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 576702i
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The Mukōjima embankment: a street vendor sells articles to caricatures of contemporary figures under the cherry blossom; on the river, boats carrying Japanese students convey Western ideas. Colour woodcut by Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1883.
Kobayashi, Kiyochika, 1847-1915.Date: 1883Reference: 37655i
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A new apothecary's shop open for business, with parody advertisements for different potions; representing the remedies required for different professions and social types. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1802.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.Date: 1 December 1802Reference: 10932i
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Hodder's illustrated almanac / Henry Hodder & Co. (Limited).
Henry Hodder & Co.Date: 1890
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A London dustman is forced by noise abatement legislation to change his trade: he becomes a vendor of cat's meat. Coloured lithograph, 1839.
Date: [1839?]Reference: 2491042i
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The piazza outside St Paul's church, Covent Garden, London, full of people selling their wares: a man is holding a placard advertising the products of Doctor Rock, a medicine vendor, and is holding up a bottle of the medicine. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1738.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Reference: 20634i
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Deeds, Gower Street and Gower Place, London
Date: 1928-1944Reference: WF/L/07/070
Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd
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A travelling medicine vendor. Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Date: 1635Reference: 20476i
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Street traders in a market square. Oil painting by G.S. (?).
S., G. (Painter)Reference: 45034i
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China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.Date: 1981Reference: 19655i
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A cart laden with turnips has arrived in Westminster, and is discussed by King George II and his ministers; representing the introduction and maintenance of Hanoverian troops in Great Britain. Etching, 1743.
Date: 1743Reference: 579657i
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A quack doctor and a dissenting parson selling their respective goods from a fairground booth. Coloured etching, 1795.
Date: Septr. 3 1795Reference: 46947i
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China: Manchu women buying flowers for their headdress, Beijing. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.Date: 1869Reference: 19654i

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A street vendor selling a assortment of items. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.

A devil (in human guise) deceiving and tricking an itinerant medicine vendor who proclaims to cure all ailments. Line engraving by S. Nicholls.

A medicine vendor addressing a crowd. Etching by C.E.C. Hess, 1794, after G. Dou.

An old man trying on spectacles at a street vendor's optical shop. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.

Doctor Bossy, an infamous medicine vendor, selling his wares to a crowd of sick and lame people at Covent Garden, London. Etching, 1795, after A. van Assen.

A street vendor selling rice flour (?) to a woman customer. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.

Images of the outcast : the urban poor in the cries of London / Sean Shesgreen.

The dockside in Naples: a man is cooking snails in a pot over an open fire, while another man reads aloud from a book by Ariosto. Watercolour painting.

Left, a street vendor weighing food on the weighing scales; right, a knife sharpener (?) at work. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Marché des Innocents, Paris: stalls selling fruit and vegetables, and the Fontaine des Innocents. Wood engraving, 18--.

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.

Wellington and Peel compared with the Siamese twins (above); a rich bishop and a poor parson; and a street vendor of figurines. Etching by W. Heath, 1830.

A woman street vendor weighs some vegetables to sell to another woman, who is holding out her chunni (scarf) to carry them. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

The Mukōjima embankment: a street vendor sells articles to caricatures of contemporary figures under the cherry blossom; on the river, boats carrying Japanese students convey Western ideas. Colour woodcut by Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1883.

A new apothecary's shop open for business, with parody advertisements for different potions; representing the remedies required for different professions and social types. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1802.

Hodder's illustrated almanac / Henry Hodder & Co. (Limited).

A London dustman is forced by noise abatement legislation to change his trade: he becomes a vendor of cat's meat. Coloured lithograph, 1839.

The piazza outside St Paul's church, Covent Garden, London, full of people selling their wares: a man is holding a placard advertising the products of Doctor Rock, a medicine vendor, and is holding up a bottle of the medicine. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1738.

Deeds, Gower Street and Gower Place, London

A travelling medicine vendor. Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635.

Street traders in a market square. Oil painting by G.S. (?).

China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

A cart laden with turnips has arrived in Westminster, and is discussed by King George II and his ministers; representing the introduction and maintenance of Hanoverian troops in Great Britain. Etching, 1743.

A quack doctor and a dissenting parson selling their respective goods from a fairground booth. Coloured etching, 1795.

China: Manchu women buying flowers for their headdress, Beijing. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.