Natural or legal person who enters into a debt relationship; entity that owes a debt to another entity

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A young man outside a pharmacy and unfortunately bumping into his creditor. Aquatint by D.T. Egerton after himself.

A debt collector (?) thumbing through his papers outside a front door. Mezzotint by W. Bonnar after T. Bonnar the elder.

Three London scenes: a man being cajoled by two prostitutes, a young man being accosted by two debt-collectors, and a physician attending a patient. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank after J. Sheringham, 1821.

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Debtor and creditor

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Images about Debtor and creditor

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A young man outside a pharmacy and unfortunately bumping into his creditor. Aquatint by D.T. Egerton after himself.

A debt collector (?) thumbing through his papers outside a front door. Mezzotint by W. Bonnar after T. Bonnar the elder.

Three London scenes: a man being cajoled by two prostitutes, a young man being accosted by two debt-collectors, and a physician attending a patient. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank after J. Sheringham, 1821.