Merchants Collection (page 9)

An Arab Merchant (chromolitho)
2780181 An Arab Merchant (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Arab Merchant. Illustration for Chatterbox (1896).); © Look and Learn

The President of France visiting Dunkirk (colour litho)
2779421 The President of France visiting Dunkirk (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The President of France visiting Dunkirk)

Two days of battle in the Mediterranean, against an English convoy (Colour Litho)
2778582 Two days of battle in the Mediterranean, against an English convoy (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two days of battle in the Mediterranean)

The Village Printseller (oil on copper)
2829426 The Village Printseller (oil on copper) by Seekatz, Johann Conrad (1719-68); 24.2x19 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Frontispice du Livre des "monnoyes etrangeres"(engraving)
3644610 Frontispice du Livre des " monnoyes etrangeres" (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Marchands de coton a Bombay (engraving)
3635639 Marchands de coton a Bombay (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marchands de coton a Bombay)

Merchants float carrying musicians, Spanish Netherlands, 16th Century (colour litho)
3620667 Merchants float carrying musicians, Spanish Netherlands, 16th Century (colour litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merchants float carrying musicians)

Sir Thomas Lipton, 1903 (gelatin silver photo)
3697761 Sir Thomas Lipton, 1903 (gelatin silver photo) by Beals, Jessie Tarbox (1871-1942); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Lipton in captains hat and bow tie)

Hanseatic House in Antwerp (chromolitho)
735204 Hanseatic House in Antwerp (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hanseatic House in Antwerp)

Streetsellers (chromolitho)
735687 Streetsellers (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Streetsellers. Liebig card)

T & I Dobson, wholesale and retail grocers and tea dealers, trade card (engraving)
731595 T & I Dobson, wholesale and retail grocers and tea dealers, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: T & I Dobson)

E Pitts, stationer, toy and fancy dealer, trade card (coloured engraving)
731584 E Pitts, stationer, toy and fancy dealer, trade card (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: E Pitts, stationer, toy and fancy dealer)

W Alexander & Son, booksellers and stationers, trade card (engraving)
731579 W Alexander & Son, booksellers and stationers, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: W Alexander & Son, booksellers and stationers)

Road by the Porticus Octaviae, 1888 (w / c on paper)
702463 Road by the Porticus Octaviae, 1888 (w/c on paper) by Roesler Franz, Ettore (1845-1907); Museo di Roma, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Via Rua a Portico d Ottavia.); Italian, out of copyright

Trade card, Key & Bloor (engraving)
732119 Trade card, Key & Bloor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card, Key & Bloor, wholesale retail, linen and woollen drapers)

Arrival of Queen Elizabeth I at Nonesuch Palace and men and women from Tudor society
KDC324184 Arrival of Queen Elizabeth I at Nonesuch Palace and men and women from Tudor society, 1598 (hand coloured copper engraving) by Hoefnagel

Stock Exchange Entrance in Capel Court, 1891 (engraving)
GHL239455 Stock Exchange Entrance in Capel Court, 1891 (engraving) by Bogle, William Lockhart (fl.1881); London Metropolitan Archives

The Pantheon Bazaar, Oxford Street, London (engraving)
585980 The Pantheon Bazaar, Oxford Street, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pantheon Bazaar, Oxford Street)

Covent Garden Market, London (coloured engraving)
584839 Covent Garden Market, London (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Covent Garden Market)

Whip-minders: an old tradition of Londons vegetable market; Covent Garden, London (litho)
584835 Whip-minders: an old tradition of Londons vegetable market; Covent Garden, London (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whip-minders)

The merchants walk (south west angle), Royal Exchange (engraving)
583559 The merchants walk (south west angle), Royal Exchange (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The merchants walk (south west angle)

Group of men drinking wine at G. L. Nicholas, wine and liquor dealers, 43 Beaver Street
MNY381011 Group of men drinking wine at G.L. Nicholas, wine and liquor dealers, 43 Beaver Street, New York, 1895 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

English women of the Elizabethan era, 1598 (hand coloured copper engraving)
KDC384161 English women of the Elizabethan era, 1598 (hand coloured copper engraving) by Hoefnagel, Joris (1542-1600); Private Collection; (add.info.: L to R:English maiden, wives of merchants)

The Famous Corbeille at the Paris Bourse, c. 1885 (litho)
CHT169643 The Famous Corbeille at the Paris Bourse, c.1885 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Effects of Good Government in the City, detail of a merchant and craftsmen in the shoemakers shop, 1338-40 (fresco)
ALI171516 Effects of Good Government in the City, detail of a merchant and craftsmen in the shoemakers shop, 1338-40 (fresco) by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); Palazzo Pubblico, Siena

Afghan Traders, c. 1860s-70s (b / w photo)
498611 Afghan Traders, c.1860s-70s (b/w photo) by British Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Afghan traders in India, probably Delhi.); British, out of copyright

Odd sights for the tourist in Naples, Italy (b / w photo)
6002617 Odd sights for the tourist in Naples, Italy (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odd sights for the tourist in Naples, Italy)

Arrival of the Southern Barbarians (Portuguese traders at Nagasaki), Kano school
1191883 Arrival of the Southern Barbarians (Portuguese traders at Nagasaki), Kano school, early 17th century (ink, colour & gold leaf on paper)

Advert for Croggon & Co. Iron and zinc merchants (engraving)
609377 Advert for Croggon & Co. Iron and zinc merchants (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advert for Croggon & Co)

View from West Street of Mercantile Activity in New York Harbour, c
CHT206511 View from West Street of Mercantile Activity in New York Harbour, c.1880 (litho) (b/w photo) by Quevero, (fl.1880); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Seven Dials, London (engraving)
583795 Seven Dials, London (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seven Dials, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Ms 927 f. 145r The Mint, from Aristotles Ethics, Politics, Economics
XIR58898 Ms 927 f.145r The Mint, from Aristotles Ethics, Politics, Economics, from a French translation by Nicholas Oreme (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Rouen

Ms Fr 2810 f. 3v, Kublai Khan giving Nicolo and Marco Polo safe conduct to Peking
REV68252 Ms Fr 2810 f.3v, Kublai Khan giving Nicolo and Marco Polo safe conduct to Peking, with his golden seal to the Polos at Cambaluc in 1292, from Le Livre des Merveilles

Bethlehem, Rosary merchants (b / w photo)
5214468 Bethlehem, Rosary merchants (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bethlehem, Rosary merchants)

Portrait of Sir Thomas Gresham (engraving)
819433 Portrait of Sir Thomas Gresham (engraving) by Woodman, Richard (1784-1859); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas Gresham, English merchant and founder of the Royal Exchange)

Market stall in St Petersburg, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
833361 Market stall in St Petersburg, c.1900 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Calmann & King Ltd; Russian, out of copyright

Christ Cleansing the Temple, c. 1655 (oil on canvas)
3545786 Christ Cleansing the Temple, c.1655 (oil on canvas) by Mei, Bernardino (c.1605-1676); 104.1x141 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Instructions for young merchants, 17th Century (engraving)
3646849 Instructions for young merchants, 17th Century (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Instructions for young merchants, 17th Century)

Warehouses in London (chromolitho)
735200 Warehouses in London (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warehouses in London)

The German Bridge in Bergen (chromolitho)
735201 The German Bridge in Bergen (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The German Bridge in Bergen)

Trade card, Frederick George, silk mercer and laceman (engraving)
732129 Trade card, Frederick George, silk mercer and laceman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card, Frederick George, silk mercer and laceman)

Thomas Taylor, timber merchant, builder etc, trade card (engraving)
731592 Thomas Taylor, timber merchant, builder etc, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Taylor, timber merchant, builder etc)

J & J Clark s, hosiery, glove, fringe, worsted and umbrella warehouse, trade card (engraving)
731581 J & J Clark s, hosiery, glove, fringe, worsted and umbrella warehouse, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J & J Clark s, hosiery, glove)

John Keet, wholesail and retail linen and woollen draper, trade card (engraving)
731597 John Keet, wholesail and retail linen and woollen draper, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Keet)

La rue des marchands d habits, a Kalgan (engraving)
2789971 La rue des marchands d habits, a Kalgan (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La rue des marchands d habits, a Kalgan)

Silk merchants in Ancient Rome (chromolitho)
2782871 Silk merchants in Ancient Rome (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silk merchants in Ancient Rome)

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"Tracing the Footsteps of Merchants: From Poland to London and Beyond" they have long played a pivotal role in shaping economies and cultures across the globe. In Greater Poland, specifically in Poznan's Old Town, Market Square has been a bustling hub for centuries, witnessing countless transactions and exchanges. The vibrant Haymarket in Sheffield, 1937, epitomized the spirit of commerce as merchants showcased their wares amidst an atmosphere of excitement. Across England, marketplaces like Market Place in Romford and Old Towngate in Holmfirth served as meeting points for traders from all walks of life. These historic locations were not only centers of trade but also cultural melting pots where ideas were exchanged alongside goods. The influence extended beyond physical markets; they often shaped public opinion through art and media. Artists like Hogarth captured the essence of merchant life with their masterful brushstrokes while newspapers such as The Times chronicled their triumphs and challenges. Looking further back into history, we find that merchants formed powerful alliances like the Hanseatic League which spanned vast territories around 1400 AD. Their extensive network facilitated trade routes that connected distant lands and fostered economic growth. In London's Billingsgate Fish Market - standing amid the catch - one can almost smell the salty air mingling with whispers of negotiations between fishmongers and customers alike. Meanwhile, decorations for Singapore's Coronation highlighted how even on grand occasions, merchants played a crucial role by providing luxurious goods fit for royalty. From T & W Farmiloe Limited on Rochester Row to Berry Bros and Rudd Wine Merchants in London's United Kingdom – these iconic establishments stand as testaments to generations of dedicated merchants who have catered to diverse tastes throughout history. Finally, let us not forget artists like Boris Michaylovich Kustodiev whose evocative painting portrays a merchant donning a fur coat against a backdrop reminiscent of the 1920s.