Merchant Collection (page 12)

Panic of bank customers rushing to collect their money during a financial crisis in the United States, 19th century
NWI4827641 Panic of bank customers rushing to collect their money during a financial crisis in the United States, 19th century

Second hand book: Young woman at the counter of a bookstore, late 1800's. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826406 Second hand book: Young woman at the counter of a bookstore, late 1800's. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Second hand book)

Dutch merchants dealing with American Indians on the island of Manhattan, 17th century. Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826041 Dutch merchants dealing with American Indians on the island of Manhattan, 17th century. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Fur merchant boat with a large pile of beetskin on the river "Bear River", Utah, USA
NWI4825874 Fur merchant boat with a large pile of beetskin on the river "Bear River", Utah, USA. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Marseille Ibex and beggar peasant. Watercolour by Antoine Roux (1765-1835) 19th century Mandatory mention
JEB4911090 Marseille Ibex and beggar peasant. Watercolour by Antoine Roux (1765-1835) 19th century Mandatory mention: Collection fondation regards de Provence, Marseille; Musee Regards de Provence

History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Merchants
NWI4888049 History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Merchants and soldiers in a shop in Fort Dodge, Kansas, 1860s

Parisians reading newspapers in the Tuileries Garden, an old woman holds the press stand under an umbrella
FLO4718450 Parisians reading newspapers in the Tuileries Garden, an old woman holds the press stand under an umbrella, her clients are gentlemen

Nobleman from the Dutch provinces, 1586, and a Dutch merchants wife, 1640
FLO4705555 Nobleman from the Dutch provinces, 1586, and a Dutch merchants wife, 1640. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Le marche aux fleurs, quai Dessaix, every Friday and Saturday, clients observe the potted flowers near the fountain
FLO4718556 Le marche aux fleurs, quai Dessaix, every Friday and Saturday, clients observe the potted flowers near the fountain - Eau forte from an illustration by Victor Auver

Egypt: Cook Cruise, Nile Village, Quay Boats and Merchants, 1900
LUX4778831 Egypt: Cook Cruise, Nile Village, Quay Boats and Merchants, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook Cruise, Nile Village, Quay Boats and Merchants, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, on the road from Cairo to Giza, camel convoy carrying goods
LUX4778809 Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, on the road from Cairo to Giza, camel convoy carrying goods, at the bottom seen from the pyramids, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise)

Algeria, Algiers: central square, a group of young Arabs around a traveling merchant
LUX4780528 Algeria, Algiers: central square, a group of young Arabs around a traveling merchant, 1895 - trade: Heck furnishing house founded in 1850

Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, has a stage, on the bank, merchants offer fabrics
LUX4779231 Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, has a stage, on the bank, merchants offer fabrics and souvenirs to tourists under the watchful eye of a policeman

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Beranger, the flower march in spring, lively view with merchants
LUX4758873 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Beranger, the flower march in spring, lively view with merchants, walkers and customers, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Tunisia, El Djem (jem): Walking at the foot of the Roman amphitheatre, tents serve as stalls for a crowd of barges to
LUX4766200 Tunisia, El Djem (jem): Walking at the foot of the Roman amphitheatre, tents serve as stalls for a crowd of barges to buy goats, sheep and mules, 1907; (add.info.: Tunisia)

Tunisia, Bizerte: Arab city. Coal walk on a small square, coal dealers with bags like headdresses sell coal bags doors
LUX4765641 Tunisia, Bizerte: Arab city. Coal walk on a small square, coal dealers with bags like headdresses sell coal bags doors by mules, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Bizerte: Arab city)

Greece, Chania, CR: bakery front with different breads: chopsticks, crowns and square bread - Numerous customers
LUX4764712 Greece, Chania, CR: bakery front with different breads: chopsticks, crowns and square bread - Numerous customers, scale and child with chechia

Flanders: a couple of dairy in a cart pulled by dogs, 1870
LUX4709769 Flanders: a couple of dairy in a cart pulled by dogs, 1870; (add.info.: Flanders: a couple of dairy in a cart pulled by dogs, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Print of 'Etienne Marcel' by Lucien Stephen Melingue
3077718 Print of 'Etienne Marcel' by Lucien Stephen Melingue; (add.info.: Print of 'Etienne Marcel' by Lucien Stephen Melingue (1841-1889)

A women receiving a Telegram in 1893, 1893
3480002 A women receiving a Telegram in 1893, 1893; (add.info.: A women receiving a Telegram in 1893.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Welser, c.1900 (chromo)
2636221 The Welser, c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economy. The Welser (important German banking and merchant family.) Imagery, France, c.1900.); Photo © CCI.

Marten Triewald's diving bell
3359190 Marten Triewald's diving bell; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Marten Triewald's diving bell. Marten Triewald (1691-1747) a Swedish merchant, engineer and armature physicist

Marten Triewald's diving bell
3359189 Marten Triewald's diving bell; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Marten Triewald's diving bell. Marten Triewald (1691-1747) a Swedish merchant, engineer and armature physicist

A lighter, 1850
3330713 A lighter, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Lighter, a type of flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods and passengers to and from moored ships)

The trading post established by the British East India Company at Surat, India, c.1680
2956650 The trading post established by the British East India Company at Surat, India, c.1680, from 'British Merchant Adventurers', publ

Photographic print of a Chinese tea-house at Shanghai frequented by well-to-do merchants
3521227 Photographic print of a Chinese tea-house at Shanghai frequented by well-to-do merchants; (add.info.: Photographic print of a Chinese tea-house at Shanghai frequented by well-to-do merchants)

Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel, German-born British merchant banker and capitalist, from the magazine The World and His Wife
3502687 Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel, German-born British merchant banker and capitalist, from the magazine The World and His Wife, pub.1907; (add.info.: Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel, 1852-1921)

The art of description at Honore de Balzac (portrait) - engraving by H. Monnier in the edition Houssiaux 1853 of Lost
PCT4286770 The art of description at Honore de Balzac (portrait) - engraving by H. Monnier in the edition Houssiaux 1853 of Lost Illusions

Naples (Italy) - Napoli, Italia - illustration of the book " Moors and Characters of Peoples", edition 1884
PCT4295308 Naples (Italy) - Napoli, Italia - illustration of the book " Moors and Characters of Peoples", edition 1884 -; (add.info.: Naples (Italy) - Napoli

Diary entry by Abel Tasman
3586297 Diary entry by Abel Tasman; (add.info.: Diary entry by Abel Tasman (1603-1659) a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Chinese costumes: a guard in a tiger suit, a monk burning an offering, merchants negociating a deal, a walking barber
FLO4634272 Chinese costumes: a guard in a tiger suit, a monk burning an offering, merchants negociating a deal, a walking barber, and fishermen carrying their boat and fishing birds, circa 1800

Samurai in a sedan chair, courtesans and tradesmen walking in Yoshiwara. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764)
FLO4630813 Samurai in a sedan chair, courtesans and tradesmen walking in Yoshiwara. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo

Sir William Harper (c.1496-1573), Merchant Taylor, Lord Mayor of London, 1561
FLO4636762 Sir William Harper (c.1496-1573), Merchant Taylor, Lord Mayor of London, 1561. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of

A strolling vendor of perfumery in the time of Louis XIV, 18th century, the charlatans sold cologne, powders, elixirs
FLO4689511 A strolling vendor of perfumery in the time of Louis XIV, 18th century, the charlatans sold cologne, powders, elixirs, pilllules and opiaces - Engraving by Gabry

Toy seller wandering, showing a puppet has two children, one of which holds a small paper mill
FLO4667012 Toy seller wandering, showing a puppet has two children, one of which holds a small paper mill. Wood engraving, based on an 18th century book on transport

Little girl with a hat, holding a basket of flowers, accompanied by a small dog
FLO4666928 Little girl with a hat, holding a basket of flowers, accompanied by a small dog. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815)

The peddler (the travelling seller). Accompanied by his dog and heavily loaded
FLO4675726 The peddler (the travelling seller). Accompanied by his dog and heavily loaded, the travelling merchant advances on his way, when he is intercepted by Death

English dandies meeting merchants in the Royal Exchange, London, 1820. Tom pointing out to Jerry a few of the primest
FLO4662058 English dandies meeting merchants in the Royal Exchange, London, 1820. Tom pointing out to Jerry a few of the primest features of Life in London

Faienciere - Crockery seller, Paris, early 19th century, in white dress and bonnet, purple apron
FLO4658463 Faienciere - Crockery seller, Paris, early 19th century, in white dress and bonnet, purple apron, with basket of pottery - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an

Customers within a frame shop
3562283 Customers within a frame shop by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: France 1880-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220549 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Profession Alphabet: Grocer, beg of 20th century (illustration)
DUV4215262 Profession Alphabet: Grocer, beg of 20th century (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unknown illustrator); Photo © Duvallon.

Letter L Lunettier. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"
DUV4211492 Letter L Lunettier. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers". A work in which a child, while having fun, can learn about the most useful Arts to the Society

Letter Q: Hardware - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4216451 Letter Q: Hardware - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph); 20x14 cm; (add.info.: Album containing a simplified reading method and an illustrated abecedary - Pont-a-Mousson Imaging)

Portrait of Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), art ebenist and collector - painting by Anders Zorn (1860-1920) Paris
SYC4195530 Portrait of Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), art ebenist and collector - painting by Anders Zorn (1860-1920) Paris, musee d Orsay.; (add.info.: Portrait of Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919)

Man Peddling Vegetables, Tokyo, Japan, Carpenter Collection, 1890 (b/w photo)
3964088 Man Peddling Vegetables, Tokyo, Japan, Carpenter Collection, 1890 (b/w photo); Private Collection.

Gabriel Varden (Barnaby Rudge) (colour litho)
3666920 Gabriel Varden (Barnaby Rudge) (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colour lithograph from unknown source).

A Set of Six Chippendale Mahogany Riband Back Chairs, from the Towers, Downham Market, Norfolk (b/w photo)
8630335 A Set of Six Chippendale Mahogany Riband Back Chairs, from the Towers, Downham Market, Norfolk (b/w photo) by English Photographer

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"Exploring the Rich History of Merchants: From HMS Worcester to Greenhithe, Kent" Step back in time and delve into the world of merchants with a visit to Greenhithe, Kent. This quaint town holds fascinating secrets that unravel the tales of trade and commerce. Begin your journey at HMS Worcester, where young apprentices once honed their skills on the Compass Drill. The Training Ship Arethusa also played a significant role in shaping future merchants in this maritime hub. Immerse yourself in art history as you admire "The Arnolfini Portrait" by Van Eyck. This masterpiece captures the essence life during its creation in 1434. Travel across borders to Poland's Greater Poland region, specifically Poznan's Old Town Market Square. Here, bustling marketplaces were frequented by ambitious merchants seeking new opportunities for growth and prosperity. TS Arethusa continued its legacy well into 1962, training generations of aspiring traders through Knotting Classes. These skills would prove invaluable as they navigated the ever-changing tides of commerce. Witness an iconic moment from World War II as HMS Jervis Bay fearlessly attacked the Admiral Scheer—an act emblematic ships turned war heroes when duty called. Marvel at historical maps showcasing the vast extent of the Hanseatic League around 1400—a powerful alliance that shaped European trade routes and influenced merchant practices for centuries to come. Join Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims on their road trip towards spiritual enlightenment—a diverse group including merchants who embarked on this famous pilgrimage alongside other social classes. Transport yourself back to 1894 with an advert for United Kingdom Tea Company—an enticing glimpse into how marketing strategies evolved over time to entice discerning customers with quality products. Finally, relive King George V's Silver Jubilee Fleet Review held in 1935—a grand spectacle celebrating Britain's naval might while acknowledging merchants' crucial role in sustaining the empire's prosperity.