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A well groomed itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares from a smart carriage. Steel engraving by K. Schüler (?) after F. Piloty.

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 with several assistants, selling their wares to a small audience in Rome. Etching by W. Unger after D. Helmbreker.

An itinerant medicine vendor proudly presenting his wares to a small group of people. Line engraving by J. van de Velde after W. Buytewech.

An audience of people throwing handkerchiefs (containing money?) onto a stage where an itinerant medicine vendor has been successfully selling his wares. Engraving.

Itinerant actors performing on stage in Rome an attempt to sell medicines to local people. Etching by A. Chataignier and engraving by C. Niquet, the elder, 1818, after J. Swebach-Desfontaines after K. Dujardin, 1687.

An itinerant medicine vendor, draped with live snakes, sells his wares from a stage to an enthusiastic audience. Line engraving by D. Ghisi after G. Romano.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares at a country market, assisted by a woman. Colour stipple engraving by L.-M. Bonnet after J.-P. Caresme.

Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Engraving after M. Laroon.

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

An itinerant medicine vendor and his assistants being pelted off stage with stones from an angry audience. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1798, after J. Schenau.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares on stage to an audience while his assistant draws a tooth from a man. Etching by Diebiey, 1767.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares on stage with the aid of an assistant who is extracting a tooth from a man from the audience. Process print.

Doctor Bossy, an itinerant medicine vendor, selling his wares on stage with the aid of assistants. Coloured etching by W. Birch, 1792, after A. van Assen.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares from a carriage to a crowd of people on the Pont-Neuf, Paris. Process print after G. de Saint-Aubin.

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An itinerant medicine vendor and his assistants being pelted off stage with stones from an angry audience. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1798, after J. Schenau.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares on stage to an audience while his assistant draws a tooth from a man. Etching by Diebiey, 1767.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares on stage with the aid of an assistant who is extracting a tooth from a man from the audience. Process print.

Doctor Bossy, an itinerant medicine vendor, selling his wares on stage with the aid of assistants. Coloured etching by W. Birch, 1792, after A. van Assen.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares from a carriage to a crowd of people on the Pont-Neuf, Paris. Process print after G. de Saint-Aubin.