Merchant Collection (page 6)

A Georgian merchant in front of his shop and a Circassian and Ingush man framing the portrait of a Chechen
FLO4634407 A Georgian merchant in front of his shop and a Circassian and Ingush man framing the portrait of a Chechen. Lithography for the book

Japan: Soup dealer and client, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced with watercolor
LUX4748994 Japan: Soup dealer and client, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced with watercolor; (add.info.: Japan: Soup dealer and client)

France: a shop front selling coffee, 1890 - Specialite de cafe, cafe the chocolate pepper and chicoree
LUX4748395 France: a shop front selling coffee, 1890 - Specialite de cafe, cafe the chocolate pepper and chicoree, fine wines and ordinary liqueurs, deliveries to baskets, wine bordeaux

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: a wine merchant and his employees pose in the yard with barrels
LUX4760748 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: a wine merchant and his employees pose in the yard with barrels where there is a hippomobile cart loaded with barrels ready for

Tunisia, Sfax: Walking at the foot of the walls. Merchants, camels branch loads and mules bag loads, 1900
LUX4766032 Tunisia, Sfax: Walking at the foot of the walls. Merchants, camels branch loads and mules bag loads, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: Walking at the foot of the walls)

Tunisia, Maghreb, Bizerte: Merchant of sieves and bird cages. Shoemaker. Craftsmen and shopkeepers in an alley, 1900
LUX4765685 Tunisia, Maghreb, Bizerte: Merchant of sieves and bird cages. Shoemaker. Craftsmen and shopkeepers in an alley, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Maghreb)

Tunisia, Sfax: The Arab march with bags, pottery and baskets, animated view with many merchants and buyers, 1900
LUX4765874 Tunisia, Sfax: The Arab march with bags, pottery and baskets, animated view with many merchants and buyers, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: The Arab march with bags, pottery and baskets)

Greece, La Chania, Chania, Crete: Rue des Ecuries with Arab horse and donkeys dealers and renters, 1906
LUX4765068 Greece, La Chania, Chania, Crete: Rue des Ecuries with Arab horse and donkeys dealers and renters, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Chania)

Egypt, Cairo: Manakh Street and Mouski Street, West-West Arabic Street, right and wide with street lights, sidewalks
LUX4764139 Egypt, Cairo: Manakh Street and Mouski Street, West-West Arabic Street, right and wide with street lights, sidewalks, gates and shutters

Algeria, Oraanie, Mascara: the broker of fried peppers, 1900
LUX4767450 Algeria, Oraanie, Mascara: the broker of fried peppers, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Oraanie, Mascara: the broker of fried peppers, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

A merchant being visited by death
3478601 A merchant being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a merchant being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A male
3329982 A male; (add.info.: Illustration of a male by Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601) a Flemish illustrator, painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant

Cotton merchants at their stalls
2602535 Cotton merchants at their stalls; (add.info.: Cotton merchants at their stalls, surrounded by bales of raw cotton, Mumbai (Bombay), India

Print of 'Etienne Marcel' by Lucien Stephen Melingue
3077781 Print of 'Etienne Marcel' by Lucien Stephen Melingue; (add.info.: Print of 'Etienne Marcel' by Lucien Stephen Melingue (1841-1889)

pope Benedict XII receiving letter sent by the Great Kaan,15th century (illumination)
1753554 pope Benedict XII receiving letter sent by the Great Kaan,15th century (illumination); (add.info.: pope Benedict XII receiving letter sent by the Great Kaan of Katey in 1338)

Envoys of Sultan, old merchant on crutches acting as interpreter, discussing ransoms with Christian knights taken
533836 Envoys of Sultan, old merchant on crutches acting as interpreter, discussing ransoms with Christian knights taken prisoner during a Crusade

Sea Monster, illustration from 'Historiae Animalium' by Conrad Gesner, 1553 (colour litho)
FAT877032 Sea Monster, illustration from 'Historiae Animalium' by Conrad Gesner, 1553 (colour litho) by Swiss School

Chinese merchants selling local products to rich Western tourists at the Wagon Lits Hotel in Beijing, China
AIS5377928 Chinese merchants selling local products to rich Western tourists at the Wagon Lits Hotel in Beijing, China, 1913 (illustration); © Iberfoto.

The Choice between the Three Baskets, Illustration for "The Merchant of Venice"
AIS5354596 The Choice between the Three Baskets, Illustration for "The Merchant of Venice", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: Election among the 3 baskets)

Indochina: Studio photo of a traveling merchant, 1923 - Len Ken
LUX4756277 Indochina: Studio photo of a traveling merchant, 1923 - Len Ken; (add.info.: Indochina: Studio photo of a traveling merchant, 1923 - Len Ken); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A family of traders pose on the doorstep of their clothing trade, 1890
LUX4749519 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A family of traders pose on the doorstep of their clothing trade, 1890; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

France, Centre: Family and rural hotel and wine trade with owner, family and employees, 1890 - Wine trade catering A
LUX4748239 France, Centre: Family and rural hotel and wine trade with owner, family and employees, 1890 - Wine trade catering A

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): front of the Ridel jewelery, 21 rue des Marais, 1895
LUX4748230 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): front of the Ridel jewelery, 21 rue des Marais, 1895; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): front of the Ridel jewelery, 21 rue des Marais

K: The Merchant - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222022 K: The Merchant - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon.

Medieval costume: portrait of an Arab merchant, c.1860 (steel engraving)
DUV4216119 Medieval costume: portrait of an Arab merchant, c.1860 (steel engraving); 7.5x9.5 cm; (add.info.: Steel engraving by J)

Letter Q Hardware. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""
DUV4211533 Letter Q Hardware. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"". A work in which a child, while having fun

Double page; Q Rs T; Q Hardware; R Rotisseur;s Locksmith (manufactures locks); T Cooperier
DUV4211523 Double page; Q Rs T; Q Hardware; R Rotisseur;s Locksmith (manufactures locks); T Cooperier. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: a slaughter front for beef gras, 1909
LUX4723661 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: a slaughter front for beef gras, 1909; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: a slaughter front for beef gras

Little girl filling, carrying on the shoulder a pierced chair, with a basket in her arm
FLO4666977 Little girl filling, carrying on the shoulder a pierced chair, with a basket in her arm. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815)

Little girl from the dairy, carrying two big buckets of milk. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815)
FLO4666951 Little girl from the dairy, carrying two big buckets of milk. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815)

Outfit of a wealthy London merchant, in the time of Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
FLO4672260 Outfit of a wealthy London merchant, in the time of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), wearing a long sleeve embroidered coat on red stockings. According to Gasper Rutz, 1588

Ecaillere - Oyster shucker of Paris, in bonnet, shawl and clogs, wearing a long white apron with pocket - Handcoloured
FLO4658519 Ecaillere - Oyster shucker of Paris, in bonnet, shawl and clogs, wearing a long white apron with pocket - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie

Demoiselle de boutique - Shop girl of Paris, wearing a bonnet, lace collar and long coat
FLO4658434 Demoiselle de boutique - Shop girl of Paris, wearing a bonnet, lace collar and long coat and carrying a bolt of fabric - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration

Merciere ambulante - Itinerant haberdasher, Paris, early 19th century, in black apron over green coat with epaulettes
FLO4658384 Merciere ambulante - Itinerant haberdasher, Paris, early 19th century, in black apron over green coat with epaulettes

A woman in wine-coloured redingote, from the English "riding coat."
5856318 A woman in wine-coloured redingote, from the English "riding coat."; (add.info.: A woman in wine-coloured redingote)

The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread
5856313 The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread.; (add.info.: The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread)

Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style
5856344 Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style.; (add.info.: Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

Oval chinoiserie candlestick
5856341 Oval chinoiserie candlestick.; (add.info.: Oval chinoiserie candlestick. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

Woman in redingote with four collars, wearing an anonymous hat, and a "ribbon of love" on which is found
5856333 Woman in redingote with four collars, wearing an anonymous hat, and a "ribbon of love" on which is found the letters L. M

Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat, and woman in violet-blue caraco and yellow gauze hat
5856331 Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat, and woman in violet-blue caraco and yellow gauze hat.; (add.info.: Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat)

Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet
5856330 Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet.; (add.info.: Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet)

Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets
5856321 Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets.; (add.info.: Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets)

Fish merchant at Dieppe
5855728 Fish merchant at Dieppe; (add.info.: Fish merchant at Dieppe. All the women at the port wear short petticoats. The background shows the main dock)

The attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1880 (engraving)
5616315 The attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting the attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) a French weaver and merchant

Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Portrait
7243362 Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Portrait.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1577-1618)

Pirates dressed in women's clothing attempt to decoy a merchant ship, 19th century (coloured engraving)
7337501 Pirates dressed in women's clothing attempt to decoy a merchant ship, 19th century (coloured engraving) by Biard, Francois Auguste (1798-1882); 45.4x62 cm; National Maritime Museum

Jean Vigier, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4835158 Jean Vigier, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dedication of Jean Vigier, stopping his studies to work and take care of his old and sick mother)

Postcard, Satirical in Colors, 1914_9: On Liquid - War of 14 -18, Liege - William II Illustration by D'Amy
ICA4838024 Postcard, Satirical in Colors, 1914_9: On Liquid - War of 14 -18, Liege - William II Illustration by D'Amy; (add.info.: Postcard, Satirical in Colors)

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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.