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A curious episode of the barbers strike in Treviso (colour litho)

2808892 A curious episode of the barbers strike in Treviso (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A curious episode of the barbers strike in Treviso. The strikers who, without obtaining permission, had invaded the Lodge of the Knights, a national monument, and quietly served customers, were forcibly expelled. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 2-9 May 1920.); © Look and Learn

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Captain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator

6337354 Captain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator by Williams, Charles (Ansell) (c.1797-1850) (after); (add.info.: Captain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator. A sailor dressed as Neptune holds a trident and sits on a throne on a gun carriage. Other midshipmen in wigs as Naiads blow horns. Another holds a rough iron hoop used as a shaving razor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Charles Williams from John Mitford's Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy, London, 1819.); © Florilegius

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Les Visites du Jour de l'An - (une foule de creanciers passent la porte de l'appartement d'un jeune homme en brandissant des factures pour les extravagances de l'annee precedente)

FIA5405725 Les Visites du Jour de l'An - (une foule de creanciers passent la porte de l'appartement d'un jeune homme en brandissant des factures pour les extravagances de l'annee precedente. Decembre 1814 Gravure coloree a la main) - The Visitors on New Year's Day par Pochon, Hippolyte (active Early 19th century). Copper engraving, watercolour, 1814, State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow by Pochon, Hippolyte (active 1810s); Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; Photo © Fine Art Images

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