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Bartholomew Fair, site of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, pictured in 1721. Aquatint with etching after T. Loggon, c. 1824 (?).

Date

[1824?]

Reference

23495i

A brightly coloured puppet stand with two puppets; a woman in a blue dress walks towards it waving; in the background a fairground. Gouache by Brenda Marshall, 1956.

Date

31/12/56 [31 December 1956]

Reference

3005084i

Part of

Adamson Collection

An itinerant medicine vendor performing on stage at a bustling fair. Engraving by J. Moyreau, 1743, after P. Wouwerman.

Date

1743

Reference

20496i

A medicine vendor selling to a crowd at a fair. Process print after C. Pears, 1912.

Date

1912

Reference

15398i

A bustling country fair full of stalls of people selling their wares. Etching by D. Deuchar, 1788, after A. Ostade.

Date

1788

Reference

20505i

Crowds at Greenwich Fair, watching performers in booths with drums, whips, etc: a mounted policeman moves through the throng. Wood engraving.

Reference

33084i

Bartholomew Fair, London: scene of night-time revelry at the fair in Smithfield, outside St Bartholomew's Hospital. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck after Pugin and Rowlandson, 1808.

Date

1 February 1808

Reference

22172i

A couple sit laughing in a bumper car at a fair with the words "Saturday Night Fever"; an advertisement for safe sex by the Senatsverwaltung für Gesundheit und Soziales and Senatsverwaltung für Frauen, Jugend und Familie, Berlin. Colour lithograph.

Date

[between 1990 and 1999]

Reference

674091i

A salesman in Rome with a snake selling amulets as antidotes or prophylactics against snake-bite to a crowd of people. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1821.

Date

1821

Reference

20995i

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares as part of a performance on stage, at a gigantic travelling country fair known as the Fiera dell' Impruneta. Etching by J. Callot.

Reference

20443i

Barret, Robert

Date

c. 1660

Reference

MS.1070

An itinerant medicine vendor performing on stage at a bustling fair. Engraving by J. Moyreau, 1743, after P. Wouwerman.

Date

1743

Reference

21185i

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares with the aid of assistants and snakes to a captivated audience, Tianjin, China. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1858, after T. Allom.

Date

1858

Reference

21435i

Doctor Botherum, an itinerant medicine vendor (perhaps based on Doctor Bossy) selling his wares on stage with the aid of assistants to a raucous crowd. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1800.

Date

6 March 1800]

Reference

20582i

Crowds at Greenwich Fair, watching performers in booths, eating, etc.: the twin domes of Greenwich Hospital are visible in the background. Wood engraving by [I.B.] after Findlay.

Reference

33083i

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

Date

Septr. 3 1795

Reference

46947i

A village fair in the Netherlands. Engraving by J. Scott, 1816, after W.M. Craig after P. Wouwermans.

Date

November 1, 1816

Reference

2267540i

Dr Dulcamara, played by L. Lablache, sells a love philtre to Nemorino played by G. Mario at a country fair. Coloured lithograph by C. Vogt after A. de Valentini.

Date

[1835?-1840]

Reference

22168i

Crowds at Greenwich Park, dancing, watching side shows, etc. Engraving by A. H. Payne after A. Wray.

Reference

33082i

British politicians as acrobats at a fair: performances by Lord John Russell balancing on a pole inscribed "Irish corporation billl...", Daniel O'Connell swallowing a sword inscribed "Repeal", and Thomas Spring-Rice balancing on his chin an object with a picture of a church, watched by political onlookers. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1837.

Date

30 March 1837

Reference

36633i

Part of

HB sketches

Doctor Humbugallo, an itinerant medicine vendor, selling his wares from a stage with an assistant dressed as a court fool. Watercolour by T. Rowlandson.

Reference

20633i

A salesman in Rome with a snake selling amulets as antidotes or prophylactics against snake-bite to a crowd of people.. Pen drawing by B. Pinelli, 1821.

Reference

20993i

An historical account of Sturbridge, Bury, and the most famous fairs in Europe and America; interspersed with anecdotes curious and entertaining: and considerations upon the origin, the progress and decline of all the temporary marts in this kingdom.

Date

[1773?]

A man at a funfair by the seaside, being compelled to move rapidly by his dog pulling him forwards; representing exercise as good for the heart. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2000.

Date

[2000?]

Reference

749549i

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares on stage as part of a performance to a small audience. Etching by D. Deuchar (?).

Reference

20506i