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Flower Sellers Collection

Flower sellers have long adorned the steps of Iglesia De Santo Tomas, adding a vibrant touch to the historic church in Barcelona, Spain

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Flower sellers on the steps of Iglesia De Santo Tomas (Santo Tomas Church)

Flower sellers on the steps of Iglesia De Santo Tomas (Santo Tomas Church), Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Central America

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Flower sellers in Bavarian costumes (postcard)

Flower sellers in Bavarian costumes (postcard)
7377734 Flower sellers in Bavarian costumes (postcard); (add.info.: "Kauft's uns a Bleam'l ab"); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: The Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London (engraving)

The Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London (engraving)
8677169 The Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: South Africa: Flower Sellers, Capetown (colour litho)

South Africa: Flower Sellers, Capetown (colour litho)
8645798 South Africa: Flower Sellers, Capetown (colour litho) by Peers, Charles Ernest (1875-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flower Sellers, Capetown)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: The flower-sellers (engraving)

The flower-sellers (engraving)
8646943 The flower-sellers (engraving) by Tito, Ettore (1859-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: The flower-sellers. Corso, Rome)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Flagman, Flag-staff, Flintlock, Floodgate, Florist, Flowers, Fly-trap, Fly-wheel, Foot-ball

Flagman, Flag-staff, Flintlock, Floodgate, Florist, Flowers, Fly-trap, Fly-wheel, Foot-ball, Foot-bridge, Foot-guards
8650049 Flagman, Flag-staff, Flintlock, Floodgate, Florist, Flowers, Fly-trap, Fly-wheel, Foot-ball, Foot-bridge, Foot-guards, Footlights (engraving) by German School

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Just a few words (colour litho)

Just a few words (colour litho)
8656527 Just a few words (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Just a few words. Two flower girls. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Trade card for H Eagle, milliner, florist and plumassier, London (engraving)

Trade card for H Eagle, milliner, florist and plumassier, London (engraving)
8677543 Trade card for H Eagle, milliner, florist and plumassier, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for H Eagle, milliner)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: B for Shepherd and Bouquetiere, around 1920 (print)

B for Shepherd and Bouquetiere, around 1920 (print)
8600165 B for Shepherd and Bouquetiere, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Flower market, 1839 (oil on canvas)

Flower market, 1839 (oil on canvas)
903782 Flower market, 1839 (oil on canvas) by Demay, Jean Francois (1798-1850); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: By Jean Francois Demay)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Flower market in May in Barcelona, Spain, Historic, digital reproduction of an original

Flower market in May in Barcelona, Spain, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century image, Europe
7279116 Flower market in May in Barcelona, Spain, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century image, Europe by Unknown Artist

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Flower Girl in Italy, 1888, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Flower Girl in Italy, 1888, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original
7279687 Flower Girl in Italy, 1888, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flower Girl in Italy, 1888)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Flower seller in Venice, 1888, Italy, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century

Flower seller in Venice, 1888, Italy, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century painting, Europe
7279686 Flower seller in Venice, 1888, Italy, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century painting, Europe by Unknown Artist

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Barcelona: Rambla de las Flores (b / w photo)

Barcelona: Rambla de las Flores (b / w photo)
7189306 Barcelona: Rambla de las Flores (b/w photo) by Busquets, Fernando Rus (1871-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rambla de las Flores)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Rote oder weisze Rosen? (Red or white roses, Sir?), 1895 (watercolour)

Rote oder weisze Rosen? (Red or white roses, Sir?), 1895 (watercolour)
7205676 Rote oder weisze Rosen? (Red or white roses, Sir?), 1895 (watercolour) by Gause, Wilhelm (1853-1916); Muzeum Karlovy Vary

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Her Sweetest Flower (engraving)

Her Sweetest Flower (engraving)
1037744 Her Sweetest Flower (engraving) by Stocks, Arthur (1846-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Sweetest Flower. Illustration for The Graphic)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Spring Flowers (engraving)

Spring Flowers (engraving)
1624324 Spring Flowers (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring Flowers. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 April 1883)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Heralds of spring (coloured engraving)

Heralds of spring (coloured engraving)
728652 Heralds of spring (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heralds of spring)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: All A-Blowing! All A-Growing! (engraving)

All A-Blowing! All A-Growing! (engraving)
1612072 All A-Blowing! All A-Growing! (engraving) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: All A-Blowing! All A-Growing)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: A London Flower-Girl (engraving)

A London Flower-Girl (engraving)
1604022 A London Flower-Girl (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A London Flower-Girl. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 11 February 1893)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Fleuriste Florentine Au Moyen Age (engraving)

Fleuriste Florentine Au Moyen Age (engraving)
1588904 Fleuriste Florentine Au Moyen Age (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleuriste Florentine Au Moyen Age)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: A women selling flowers (engraving)

A women selling flowers (engraving)
602254 A women selling flowers (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: A woman wearing a black cloak while holding a young child and a basket of flowers)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Flower sellers, Adderley Street, Cape Town (colour photo)

Flower sellers, Adderley Street, Cape Town (colour photo)
3095137 Flower sellers, Adderley Street, Cape Town (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flower sellers, Adderley Street, Cape Town)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Spring Flowers (engraving)

Spring Flowers (engraving)
1604189 Spring Flowers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring Flowers. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 15 April 1893)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: The Spanish Flowerseller (engraving)

The Spanish Flowerseller (engraving)
1098584 The Spanish Flowerseller (engraving) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish Flowerseller)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Attentions that were too pressing, mobbed by Flower-Sellers at Hong Kong (litho)

Attentions that were too pressing, mobbed by Flower-Sellers at Hong Kong (litho)
1037477 Attentions that were too pressing, mobbed by Flower-Sellers at Hong Kong (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attentions that were too pressing)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Spring Flowers in Town (engraving)

Spring Flowers in Town (engraving)
1053503 Spring Flowers in Town (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring Flowers in Town)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: For the patients (coloured engraving)

For the patients (coloured engraving)
728665 For the patients (coloured engraving) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: For the patients)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: The London Flower Girl (colour litho)

The London Flower Girl (colour litho)
602224 The London Flower Girl (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of The Million (published in March 1895)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Dick Jenkins, The Captain, Lady Halibut & Lydia Enjoying a Lounge in the Italian

Dick Jenkins, The Captain, Lady Halibut & Lydia Enjoying a Lounge in the Italian
CHT185940 Dick Jenkins, The Captain, Lady Halibut & Lydia Enjoying a Lounge in the Italian Boulevard, from Life in Paris by David Carey, published in 1822 (coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: The Tourist in Venice, the Band on the Piazza of St Marks (engraving)

The Tourist in Venice, the Band on the Piazza of St Marks (engraving)
1590685 The Tourist in Venice, the Band on the Piazza of St Marks (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tourist in Venice)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Paris: a flower stall (colour litho)

Paris: a flower stall (colour litho)
3622005 Paris: a flower stall (colour litho) by Crane, Thomas (1808-59); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris: a flower stall)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Rue Royale, Paris, 1898 (oil on canvas)

Rue Royale, Paris, 1898 (oil on canvas)
5615623 Rue Royale, Paris, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Schryver, Louis de (1863-1942); 56.5 x 83.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Going to the Flower Sermon at St Catherine Cree s, on Whit Tuesday (engraving)

Going to the Flower Sermon at St Catherine Cree s, on Whit Tuesday (engraving)
1613730 Going to the Flower Sermon at St Catherine Cree s, on Whit Tuesday (engraving) by Bayes, Alfred Walter (1858-1903) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: London Street Scene at the New Year, Chrysanthemum-Sellers (litho)

London Street Scene at the New Year, Chrysanthemum-Sellers (litho)
1593067 London Street Scene at the New Year, Chrysanthemum-Sellers (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Street Scene at the New Year)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Violets and Primroses (engraving)

Violets and Primroses (engraving)
1052982 Violets and Primroses (engraving) by Faed, Thomas (1826-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Violets and Primroses)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Sketches in London, a Flower Girl (engraving)

Sketches in London, a Flower Girl (engraving)
1057887 Sketches in London, a Flower Girl (engraving) by Holl, Frank (1845-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in London, a Flower Girl)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Rome, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Importunate Flower Girl (engraving)

Rome, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Importunate Flower Girl (engraving)
1057802 Rome, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Importunate Flower Girl (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rome)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Chrysanthemums (colour photo)

Chrysanthemums (colour photo)
2782472 Chrysanthemums (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chrysanthemums)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Berlin: Blumenfrauen am Potsdamer Platz; Flower Sellers on the Potsdamer Platz (b / w photo)

Berlin: Blumenfrauen am Potsdamer Platz; Flower Sellers on the Potsdamer Platz (b / w photo)
6019283 Berlin: Blumenfrauen am Potsdamer Platz; Flower Sellers on the Potsdamer Platz (b/w photo) by Stone, Sasha (1895-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Heralds of Spring (engraving)

Heralds of Spring (engraving)
1590335 Heralds of Spring (engraving) by Emslie, Alfred Edward (1848-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heralds of Spring. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 9 April 1881)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: The Season at Kissingen, the Early Morning Promenade (litho)

The Season at Kissingen, the Early Morning Promenade (litho)
1043764 The Season at Kissingen, the Early Morning Promenade (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Season at Kissingen, the Early Morning Promenade)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: A Spanish Flowerstall (engraving)

A Spanish Flowerstall (engraving)
1057162 A Spanish Flowerstall (engraving) by Topham, Frank W. W. (1838-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Spanish Flowerstall)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Move On! (engraving)

Move On! (engraving)
1047654 Move On! (engraving) by Strutt, Alfred William (1856-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Move On! Illustration for The Graphic)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: For the Patients (engraving)

For the Patients (engraving)
1047098 For the Patients (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For the Patients)

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: John Grooms Sekforde Street, London

John Grooms Sekforde Street, London
Inmates at work at John Grooms home for poor and disabled flower-sellers on Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell. Date unknown

Background imageFlower Sellers Collection: Groom, John A and Junior

Groom, John A and Junior
John Alfred Groom and his son. Groom was a London engraver and evangelical preacher, whose concern for poor and often disabled flower-sellers




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Flower sellers have long adorned the steps of Iglesia De Santo Tomas, adding a vibrant touch to the historic church in Barcelona, Spain. This flower market in May is a sight to behold, reminiscent of an era captured in digital reproductions of 19th-century images. In Italy, an enchanting Flower Girl captivates hearts with her beauty and grace. This digital reproduction from 1888 takes us back to a time when such scenes were common on the streets of Europe. Similarly, a charming Flower Seller in Venice transports us to another era through an original 19th-century painting. The allure of flowers extends beyond street corners and into exhibitions like the Flowers of Dresden Exhibit in Germany during 1936. An advertisement for this event entices visitors with promises of floral wonders that await them. Barcelona's Rambla de las Flores has been immortalized in black and white photography, capturing the essence of its bustling flower market. The image evokes nostalgia for simpler times when nature's beauty was celebrated amidst busy city life. Delving further into history, we encounter Rhynwick Williams, known as the London Monster. A lithograph from 1869 depicts him among flowers - perhaps hinting at his deceptive charm or contrasting his dark deeds with their innocent allure. "Rote oder weiße Rosen? (Red or white roses, Sir?)" asks a watercolor artwork from 1895 set against a backdrop of blossoms. It invites viewers to ponder choices while appreciating nature's delicate creations. From engravings like "Her Sweetest Flower" and "Spring Flowers, " we witness artists' attempts to capture fleeting moments where blooms symbolize love and renewal. These works serve as reminders that even centuries ago, flowers held profound significance in human lives. Finally, "Heralds of spring" presents colored engravings that celebrate nature's awakening after winter slumber while "All A-Blowing. All A-Growing. " captures the joyous spirit of blossoming flora.