Book Keeper Collection

BOOKKEEPER, 16TH CENTURY. The keeper of accounts in a large merchants house: woodcut, German, 16th century

An engraving depicting a travelling chair for book-keepers and clerks which enabled them to change books without moving
5311214 An engraving depicting a travelling chair for book-keepers and clerks which enabled them to change books without moving out of their chair

And if we fail - we fail! Macbeth, page 7 from Elton
614764 And if we fail - we fail! Macbeth, page 7 from Eltons Comic All-my-nack, 1838 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Textile workers collecting their pay, 1890s
Payday in the weaving department of a textile mill, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

The Payment of the Yearly Dues (oil on panel) (detail of GIR79511)
XIR155376 The Payment of the Yearly Dues (oil on panel) (detail of GIR79511) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); total = 58x88.3 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; Flemish

BOOKKEEPER, 19TH CENTURY. Wood engraving

Plantain Walk - Bookkeeper - Watchman and Hut - man with casks of water / greattoe in stirrup. Date between 1808 and 1816

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Counting-room of a colonial shipping business. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

John Love / Fat Man
Mr John Love, a bookkeeper from Weymouth, is the fatest and heaviest man ever known in England!

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Amidst the bustling 16th century merchant's house, the Bookkeeper diligently keeps accounts, ensuring financial success or failure hangs in the balance, as Macbeth once pondered on the pages of Elton's edition (page 7). Fast forward to the 1890s, where textile workers eagerly collect their hard-earned wages, their relief palpable in this captivating image. Yet, even in the past, the Bookkeeper's role remained vital, as evidenced in the intricate detail of The Payment of the Yearly Dues (oil on panel). In the 19th century, the Bookkeeper's presence continued to be indispensable, as depicted in this wood engraving. Meanwhile, in a more lighthearted moment, John Love's Fat Man, with his calculator and ledger, reminds us that even the most important tasks can bring a smile to our faces.