Broker Collection (#2)

The Lady Ratclif, wife of Robert, 1st Earl of Sussex of the Ratcliffes. Probably the erudite Mary Arundell (d.1557)
FLO4645944 The Lady Ratclif, wife of Robert, 1st Earl of Sussex of the Ratcliffes. Probably the erudite Mary Arundell (d.1557), only child of Sir John Arundell of Cornwall

Sir Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (1496-1567), Lord Chancellor during the reign of King Edward VI
FLO4645938 Sir Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (1496-1567), Lord Chancellor during the reign of King Edward VI. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein

John Poins or John Poyntz (ca. 1485 ð 1544). English broker and politician, Member of Parliament for Devizes
FLO4645920 John Poins or John Poyntz (ca. 1485 ð 1544). English broker and politician, Member of Parliament for Devizes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein

John More, son of Sir Thomas More and his first wife Jane. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi
FLO4645854 John More, son of Sir Thomas More and his first wife Jane. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein

William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 1532. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans
FLO4645795 William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 1532. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein

Frances Howard, Countess of Surrey (c.1516-1577), wife of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, and daughter of John de Vere
FLO4645771 Frances Howard, Countess of Surrey (c.1516-1577), wife of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, and daughter of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford

Elizabeth Tuke, Lady Audley. Wife to George Tuchet, 9th Baron Audley. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis
FLO4638614 Elizabeth Tuke, Lady Audley. Wife to George Tuchet, 9th Baron Audley. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by

Nicholas Borbonius, preceptor, Latin poet of middling fame, tutor to the children of Margaret Queen of Navarre
FLO4638476 Nicholas Borbonius, preceptor, Latin poet of middling fame, tutor to the children of Margaret Queen of Navarre, 1503-c1550

Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English nobleman, cup bearer to Anne Boleyn, 1509-1572
FLO4638473 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English nobleman, cup bearer to Anne Boleyn, 1509-1572. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of

Woman in large striped hat-hat over a gauze night cap, and woman in black felt hat with feather trim
FLO4671964 Woman in large striped hat-hat over a gauze night cap, and woman in black felt hat with feather trim, ribbons and plumes

Woman in canary-yellow taffeta demi-redingote, pink pointed bodice, white taffeta petticoat, and fichu
FLO4671912 Woman in canary-yellow taffeta demi-redingote, pink pointed bodice, white taffeta petticoat, and fichu. Her straw hat is decorated with ribbons and plumes

Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, fichu of white Italian gauze, and hat-hat in white crepe
FLO4671855 Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, fichu of white Italian gauze, and hat-hat in white crepe. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times

Marie Antoinette's sleigh, a carriage mounted on skis. Marie Antoinette raced Madame de Lamballe around Versailles
FLO4671811 Marie Antoinette's sleigh, a carriage mounted on skis. Marie Antoinette raced Madame de Lamballe around Versailles

Woman in redingote in black wool with two collars, bonnet a la grande pretesse with artificial roses
FLO4671803 Woman in redingote in black wool with two collars, bonnet a la grande pretesse with artificial roses, and woman in striped taffeta robe, fichu

Striped satin hood hat with ribbons and plumes, bonnet a la captif in satin nacarat, headband bonnet in Italian gauze
FLO4671786 Striped satin hood hat with ribbons and plumes, bonnet a la captif in satin nacarat, headband bonnet in Italian gauze, and huge morning bonnet in Italian gauze with violet ribbon

Woman in large black felt hat with a poppy-red ribbon, caraco jacket, violet corset, and black and poppy petticoats
FLO4671780 Woman in large black felt hat with a poppy-red ribbon, caraco jacket, violet corset, and black and poppy petticoats, white fichu and falbala, 1787

Woman in satin robe a la turkish in violet and green stripes, canary corset, white petticoat and fichu
FLO4671767 Woman in satin robe a la turkish in violet and green stripes, canary corset, white petticoat and fichu, and a bonnet a la turkish decorated with heron plumes

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4899371 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. History of the founder and fifth king of Rome according to the account of Livy)

Parade to pay tribute to the arrival of Fernando VII to Barcelona (1827), 19th century (lithograph)
CUL4935211 Parade to pay tribute to the arrival of Fernando VII to Barcelona (1827), 19th century (lithograph); (add.info.: FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833)

Stockbrokers basket trading in the French Stock Exchange, 19th century, from L'Univers Illustre pub. 1867
3506130 Stockbrokers basket trading in the French Stock Exchange, 19th century, from L'Univers Illustre pub. 1867; (add.info.: Stockbrokers basket trading in the French Stock Exchange)

I Fleece You All, 1875
1574444 I Fleece You All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts a broker at his window, asserting the importance of the farmer in American society)

MURILLO, Bartolome Esteban (1617-1682). "El pintor Murillo visitando El Escorial"
CUL4932596 MURILLO, Bartolome Esteban (1617-1682). "El pintor Murillo visitando El Escorial" (" Painter Murillo visiting El Escorial). Litography by L. Turgis, 19th c. Romanticism

Presentation in 1801 of the experiments on the electric battery to the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte by Volta
CUL4932588 Presentation in 1801 of the experiments on the electric battery to the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte by Volta (engraving); (add.info.: Volta)

Male and female Mandarins (magistrates) in summer dress, imperial court of China
FLO4590223 Male and female Mandarins (magistrates) in summer dress, imperial court of China. Embroidered square on their tunic reveals their rank and type: bird for civil, animal for military

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4898962 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. History of the founder and fifth king of Rome according to the account of Livy)

Elizabeth Calthorpe, Lady Parker, wife of Sir Henry Parker. Also identified as Lady Grace Parker and Jane Parker
FLO4646008 Elizabeth Calthorpe, Lady Parker, wife of Sir Henry Parker. Also identified as Lady Grace Parker and Jane Parker, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn

Portrait of an unknown sitter, c. 1532. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein
FLO4638592 Portrait of an unknown sitter, c. 1532. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams

Mary Brandon, Lady Monteagle, wife of Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Monteagle (1507-1560). Lady-in-waiting to Jane Seymour
FLO4638588 Mary Brandon, Lady Monteagle, wife of Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Monteagle (1507-1560). Lady-in-waiting to Jane Seymour. Also identified as Ellen Preston

Joan Ashley, Lady Meutas, wife of the broker Sir Peter Meutas (1517-1551)
FLO4638568 Joan Ashley, Lady Meutas, wife of the broker Sir Peter Meutas (1517-1551). Lady of the privy chamber to Queen Jane Seymour

Sir Philip Hobby, English Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire and Flanders (1505-1558)
FLO4638522 Sir Philip Hobby, English Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire and Flanders (1505-1558). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of

The Lady Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, later Queen Mary I of England (1516-1558)
FLO4638520 The Lady Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, later Queen Mary I of England (1516-1558). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein

Simon George of Quocoute, Cornwall. Married Thomasine Lanyon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi
FLO4638484 Simon George of Quocoute, Cornwall. Married Thomasine Lanyon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans

Sir John Gage, English broker and politician, 1479-1556. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after
FLO4638446 Sir John Gage, English broker and politician, 1479-1556. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein

Margaret (nee Abarrow), Lady Elyot, d 1569. Wife of Sir Thomas Elyot, English diplomat and scholar
FLO4638400 Margaret (nee Abarrow), Lady Elyot, d 1569. Wife of Sir Thomas Elyot, English diplomat and scholar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein

Edward, Prince of Wales, aged 3-5, later King Edward VI of England, 1537-1553. Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
FLO4638378 Edward, Prince of Wales, aged 3-5, later King Edward VI of England, 1537-1553. Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour

William Reskimer, a Cornish gentleman and broker to King Henry VIII. (Mislabeled as his brother John Reskemeer)
FLO4645907 William Reskimer, a Cornish gentleman and broker to King Henry VIII. (Mislabeled as his brother John Reskemeer)

Connetable d'Armagnac, Constable of Armagnac. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans
FLO4645873 Connetable d'Armagnac, Constable of Armagnac. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein

Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443-1524). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis
FLO4645766 Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443-1524). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans

Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Viscount Lisle (c.1484-1545). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis
FLO4645761 Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Viscount Lisle (c.1484-1545). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by

Sir Richard Southwell (c.1502- 1564), English Privy Councillor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis
FLO4645705 Sir Richard Southwell (c.1502- 1564), English Privy Councillor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans

Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet: she wears a jacket with three collars in Peking puce
FLO4671759 Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet: she wears a jacket with three collars in Peking puce, a gilet and petticoat in Peking apple-green

Fancy dress ball in the Picture Gallery, Buckingham Palace. The Duchess of Cambridge as Anne of Bretagne with her court
FLO4669566 Fancy dress ball in the Picture Gallery, Buckingham Palace. The Duchess of Cambridge as Anne of Bretagne with her court at Queen Victoria's Bal Costume of Queen Philippa, May 12, 1842

Woman in bonnet-hat in red, green and white, with yellow plumes and artificial roses
FLO4671939 Woman in bonnet-hat in red, green and white, with yellow plumes and artificial roses, and woman in hat of gauze and taffeta surmounted by feathers

Woman in taffeta pierrot caraco jacket, white linen petticoat, fichu in English gauze
FLO4671905 Woman in taffeta pierrot caraco jacket, white linen petticoat, fichu in English gauze, and headdress of artificial roses and ribbons

Woman dancing a minuet in apple-green caraco over a white gilet, white fichu-jabot, pink satin petticoat
FLO4671833 Woman dancing a minuet in apple-green caraco over a white gilet, white fichu-jabot, pink satin petticoat, and green slippers

English woman in court costume, reign of King Charles X, 1825. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka
FLO4573103 English woman in court costume, reign of King Charles X, 1825. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4899247 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. History of the founder and fifth king of Rome according to the account of Livy)

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4899188 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. History of the founder and fifth king of Rome according to the account of Livy)

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"From Indian Rice Merchants in Rangoon to Drunk Stockbrokers: A Journey Through the World of Brokers" Step into the fascinating world of brokers, where cultures collide and fortunes are made. In the bustling streets of Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma), Indian Rice Merchants trade their precious goods, weaving a tapestry of commerce that spans continents. But not all they are as composed as these merchants. Picture a confused stockbroker, overwhelmed by numbers and charts, trying to unravel the mysteries of the market while being perplexed by something as simple as a toilet roll. The chaos is real. Travel back in time to Black Friday 1869 when financial mayhem erupted on Wall Street. Traders outside the New York Stock Exchange scramble for answers amidst pandemonium, showcasing both the excitement and risks inherent in this profession. In an era before digital tickers ruled trading floors, brokers relied on ticker-tape machines to keep up with market movements. Witness their intense focus as they decipher streams of paper pouring from these mechanical marvels. Even during tea breaks, brokers never stop working. An advert for Blue Cross Pekoe Souchong Tea reminds us that even amidst high-stakes deals and fast-paced transactions, there's always time for a refreshing cuppa. London Trade Card introduces John Flude - part pawnbroker and part silversmith - highlighting how diverse brokerages can be. His card serves as a glimpse into London's vibrant trading scene centuries ago. Nineteenth-century colored engravings bring alive scenes from busy brokerage houses where traders hustle and bustle tirelessly. These images capture both the energy and dedication required to succeed in this demanding field. Delve into art history with "Triumphs of Mother God or Panos de Oro, " an exquisite tapestry dating back to c. 1500-02 depicting religious themes intertwined with symbols representing wealth accumulation – reminding us that brokering has deep historical roots.