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Street vendors

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  • A man is carrying a sack on his back, a basket and wooden spoons in his hand. Coloured engraving.
  • A woman cooking pancakes is passing food on a plate through the window to people outside: one of them counts out his coins. Engraving by P. de Colle after  C.W.E. Dietrich.
  • 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.
  • A seller of red wine crying up in his wares. Colour lithograph.
  • Constantinople: a street seller of confectionery with honey. Engraving by G. Scotin, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.
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    A water seller in Naples offers a glass of water as refreshment to a woman who is carrying a large bundle under her arm. Watercolour.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 30274i
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    Two young children are talking to an older boy who is selling prints on the street. Lithograph by Villain after Charlet.

    Charlet, Nicolas-Toussaint, 1792-1845. | Date: [1822] | Reference: 29173i
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    A man selling bellows and another selling umbrellas. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

    Duplessi-Bertaux, Jean, 1750-1818. | Date: [approximately 1813?] | Reference: 30544i
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    A man selling bread from a large basket hanging from his shoulders. Watercolour painting.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 30302i
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    A female milk seller is offering two children milk from the metal pails she has unyoked and rested on the ground. Colour process print after L. Schiavonetti after F. Wheatley.

    Wheatley, Francis, 1747-1801. | Reference: 30276i
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