Gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

1 volume<br/>13 leaves + 7 leaves + 6 leaves + 36 leaves 8vo. 141/2 x 91/ ; 2 cm Original calf binding worn, one of the two brass and leather clasps wanting. Some leaves at the beginning and end wanting: only a fragment of the first leaf remains.

Barret, Robert.

1 print : process print ; border 13.2 x 18 cm

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Fairs

Images from the collections

Images referencing Fairs

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

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

Barret, Robert.

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

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

Fairs

Images from the collections

Images referencing Fairs

Works from the collections

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

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

Barret, Robert.

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

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

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