Merchants Collection (#10)

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)

The Sausage Woman; or, a Scene in Covent Garden (engraving)
584860 The Sausage Woman; or, a Scene in Covent Garden (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sausage Woman; or)

Covent Garden, London (w / c on paper)
584821 Covent Garden, London (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Covent Garden, London)

Piazza Caricamento, Genoa, 1891 (oil on canvas)
ALI79349 Piazza Caricamento, Genoa, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Nomellini, Plinio (1866-1943); 120x160 cm; Private Collection; Alinari

Shops under a Covered Market, after a miniature in a 14th century translation of
STC444546 Shops under a Covered Market, after a miniature in a 14th century translation of Aristotles Ethics and Politics by Nicolas Oresme (c.1323-82) (coloured engraving) by French School

Emperor Charles V visiting the Fuggers, 1882 (litho)
446538 Emperor Charles V visiting the Fuggers, 1882 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Drug Merchant, 1827-35 (colour litho)
478552 Drug Merchant, 1827-35 (colour litho) by Burnouf, M.E. (fl.1827-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: CA'moutti ou Marchand de drogueries, illustration from L Inde Francaise)

Petticoat Lane (Middlesex Street), 1870 (engraving)
489352 Petticoat Lane (Middlesex Street), 1870 (engraving) by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Carpet Merchant, c. 1887 (oil on canvas)
488069 The Carpet Merchant, c.1887 (oil on canvas) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 86x68.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Frontispiece of Le Parfait Negociant by Jacques Savary, Paris
CHT207799 Frontispiece of Le Parfait Negociant by Jacques Savary, Paris, 1665 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Landry, Pierre (c)

Rotunda at the Bank of England, 1804 (engraving)
GHL239456 Rotunda at the Bank of England, 1804 (engraving) by Edwards (fl.1804); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info)

The Hongs of Canton, c. 1852 (gouache on paper)
PEM282596 The Hongs of Canton, c.1852 (gouache on paper) by Tinqua, (fl.1860); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Sellers of Bric a Brac (etching)
1067384 Sellers of Bric a Brac (etching) by Brouet, Auguste (1872-1941); 9.2x14.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Marchand de Bric a Brac); Anonymous Gift; French, out of copyright

Cotton fabrics (chromolitho)
961349 Cotton fabrics (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton fabrics. Trade card produced by A Loew, lace merchant, 23 Boulevard Sebastopol, Paris)

Cornelis van der Geest, 1827 (oil on panel)
3035942 Cornelis van der Geest, 1827 (oil on panel) by White, T.S. (fl.1827); 24x17.5 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Cornelis van der Geest (1577 - 10 March 1638)

Sir Jamsetjee Jejeeboy (engraving)
1097986 Sir Jamsetjee Jejeeboy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Jamsetjee Jejeeboy)

The Late Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy, Esquire, of Bombay (engraving)
1096350 The Late Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy, Esquire, of Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy, Esquire, of Bombay)

Uitenhage (b / w photo)
3092468 Uitenhage (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uitenhage. Illustration for Picturesque South Africa (Dennis Edwards)

H. K. & F. B. Thurber & Co. trade booklet, recto (engraved booklet)
1079197 H.K. & F.B. Thurber & Co. trade booklet, recto (engraved booklet) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Hardware and Toyman, Brasbridge and Slade, trade card (engraving)
984113 Hardware and Toyman, Brasbridge and Slade, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hardware and Toyman, Brasbridge and Slade)

Goldsmiths and Silversmiths, Thomas Daniell, trade card (engraving)
984099 Goldsmiths and Silversmiths, Thomas Daniell, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goldsmiths and Silversmiths, Thomas Daniell)

Fruiterer, Eleanor Ogle, trade card (engraving)
984094 Fruiterer, Eleanor Ogle, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fruiterer, Eleanor Ogle)

Engravers of Seals, J Kirk, trade card (engraving)
984090 Engravers of Seals, J Kirk, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engravers of Seals, J Kirk)

Engraver and Printer, Bland, trade card (engraving)
984087 Engraver and Printer, Bland, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraver and Printer, Bland, trade card)

Colourmen, James Newman, trade card (engraving)
984073 Colourmen, James Newman, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colourmen, James Newman)

Clog Makers, Thomas Berry, trade card (engraving)
984069 Clog Makers, Thomas Berry, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clog Makers, Thomas Berry, trade card)

Clock and Watch Makers, John Ellicott, trade card (engraving)
984068 Clock and Watch Makers, John Ellicott, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clock and Watch Makers, John Ellicott)

Cabinet Maker, James Kinlock Walker, trade card (engraving)
984056 Cabinet Maker, James Kinlock Walker, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabinet Maker, James Kinlock Walker)

Brushmaker, John Grant, trade card (engraving)
984054 Brushmaker, John Grant, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brushmaker, John Grant, trade card)

Weaver and Mercer, John Crozier, trade card (engraving)
984027 Weaver and Mercer, John Crozier, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaver and Mercer, John Crozier)

Tin Man, trade card (engraving)
984015 Tin Man, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tin Man, trade card. Date, c 1756.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Tea Urn Makers, I H Barlow, trade card (engraving)
984013 Tea Urn Makers, I H Barlow, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tea Urn Makers, I H Barlow)

Stationer, William Roach, trade card (engraving)
984000 Stationer, William Roach, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stationer, William Roach, trade card)

The Inside View of the Royal Exchange, London (coloured engraving)
CHT169634 The Inside View of the Royal Exchange, London (coloured engraving) by Probst, Georg Balthasar (1732-1801); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German

Trade, 1871 (pen & ink on paper)
5888951 Trade, 1871 (pen & ink on paper) by Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915); 15.9x14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: inscribed twice G.W.Y. Feby 1871. Lilliput Lectures. IV)

Trade card for James Shoolbred & Company, linen and woollen drapers, silk mercers, carpet and damask merchants
6032165 Trade card for James Shoolbred & Company, linen and woollen drapers, silk mercers, carpet and damask merchants, warehousemen, cabinet manufacturers and upholsterers, Tottenham House

New Years Festival Procession at Yokohama, Japan (engraving)
1613488 New Years Festival Procession at Yokohama, Japan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Years Festival Procession at Yokohama, Japan)

Johannes de Eyck fecit hic, 1434 (engraving)
1616975 Johannes de Eyck fecit hic, 1434 (engraving) by Eyck, Jan van (c.1390-1441) (school of) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes de Eyck fecit hic, 1434)

Market Place, Tangier (bodycolour on paper)
1213946 Market Place, Tangier (bodycolour on paper) by Brabazon, Hercules Brabazon (1821-1906); 56.0x37.3 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

Chinese Merchants in Burmah, who were mistaken for Dacoits and fired upon (engraving)
1624710 Chinese Merchants in Burmah, who were mistaken for Dacoits and fired upon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Merchants in Burmah)

Bombay Brokers and Traders (engraving)
1057110 Bombay Brokers and Traders (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombay Brokers and Traders)

A Nursery for Officers of the Mercantile Marine (engraving)
1056642 A Nursery for Officers of the Mercantile Marine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Nursery for Officers of the Mercantile Marine)

Haberdashers, Edward Griffitts, trade card (engraving)
984111 Haberdashers, Edward Griffitts, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haberdashers, Edward Griffitts)

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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.