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Merchants

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  • Two merchants and a woman at a table; representing arithmetic. Etching by C. Schut after himself.
  • A harbour in which bales of goods are being traded between two merchants: falsehood and fraud govern the transaction, aided by an untrained clerk; representing the fraudulent use of commercial law. Engraving by H. Goltzius.
  • The Royal Exchange, London: elevation of the entrance facade, top, and ground plan of the courtyard, below, with indications of types of trade in the courtyard, heraldic emblems of the City of London and the Mercers' Company below, with a scale of feet. Engraving by A. Walker, 1808, after I. Donowell.
  • A merchant haggles with another merchant over a large bundle of goods. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A Turkish soldier and merchant standing outdoors to smoke. Coloured lithograph by C. Bour, c. 1870, after E. Prisse.
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    The profile of a businessman, according to Lavater. Drawing, c. 1793.

    | Date: c. 1793 | Reference: 31520i
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    The Italian social fabric symbolised by a chain of social types, with all relations of dependence ultimately relating back to the devil. Etching by G.M. Mitelli, 1691.

    Mitelli, Giuseppe Maria, 1634-1718. | Date: 1691 | Reference: 17932i
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    The Royal Exchange, London: elevation of the entrance facade, top, and ground plan of the courtyard, below, with indications of types of trade in the courtyard, heraldic emblems of the City of London and the Mercers' Company below, with a scale of feet. Engraving by A. Walker, 1808, after I. Donowell.

    Donowell, John, active 1753-1786. | Date: 1828 | Reference: 24379i
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    A Turkish soldier and merchant standing outdoors to smoke. Coloured lithograph by C. Bour, c. 1870, after E. Prisse.

    Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. | Date: 1870 | Reference: 25654i
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    Mercury (Hermes) god of trade, standing next to a monument adorned with portraits of six English merchants in roundels. Engraving by T. Milton, 1806, after R. Smirke.

    Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845. | Date: 1 Jan.y 1806 | Reference: 2870657i
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