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Shop Collection (#97)

"Exploring the Royal Shopping Experience: From Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Selfridges" Step into a time capsule and transport yourself back to c1953

Background imageShop Collection: Commercant (colour litho)

Commercant (colour litho)
3097813 Commercant (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commercant. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 24 July 1904.); © Look and Learn

Background imageShop Collection: Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving)

Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving)
7212172 Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving) by Gailliard, Franz (Francois) (1861-1932); (add.info.: The Moens bookshop in Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium)

Background imageShop Collection: The cashier at the butcher s, illustration from La Femme a Paris by Octave Uzanne (1851-1931)

The cashier at the butcher s, illustration from La Femme a Paris by Octave Uzanne (1851-1931) 1894 (colour engraving)
REV326184 The cashier at the butcher s, illustration from La Femme a Paris by Octave Uzanne (1851-1931) 1894 (colour engraving) by Vidal, Pierre (b.1849) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

Background imageShop Collection: Men Trying on Wigs, 1800-5 (w / c and ink on paper)

Men Trying on Wigs, 1800-5 (w / c and ink on paper)
6620778 Men Trying on Wigs, 1800-5 (w/c and ink on paper) by Smies, Jacob (1765-1833); 16.5--22 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Background imageShop Collection: A merchant walking down a Georgian London street. 1831 (engraving)

A merchant walking down a Georgian London street. 1831 (engraving)
7234779 A merchant walking down a Georgian London street.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShop Collection: Butchers Row, Coventry, c. 1930 (oil on canvas laid on board)

Butchers Row, Coventry, c. 1930 (oil on canvas laid on board)
3506604 Butchers Row, Coventry, c.1930 (oil on canvas laid on board) by Weston, Florence (c.1868-1942); 40.2x50.3 cm; Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK; © Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Background imageShop Collection: Ceramist (oil on canvas)

Ceramist (oil on canvas)
3743730 Ceramist (oil on canvas) by Attanasio, Natale (1845-1923); Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Collection of paintings, Room of the General Secretary)

Background imageShop Collection: Selling his Wares (oil on canvas)

Selling his Wares (oil on canvas)
827218 Selling his Wares (oil on canvas) by Forti, Ettore (fl.c.1870-1910); 52.7x83.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Selling his Wares. Ettore Forti (1850-1940). Oil on canvas

Background imageShop Collection: Radetsky-Platz, Prague, 1902 (pencil, pastel & w / c on paper)

Radetsky-Platz, Prague, 1902 (pencil, pastel & w / c on paper)
997138 Radetsky-Platz, Prague, 1902 (pencil, pastel & w/c on paper) by Teschner, Richard (1879-1948); 39x32 cm; Private Collection

Background imageShop Collection: Shop Early, 1927 (colour litho)

Shop Early, 1927 (colour litho)
694137 Shop Early, 1927 (colour litho) by Beard, Freda (fl.1921-26); 72x36 cm; London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info)

Background imageShop Collection: Looking west on East Flagler Street from near First Avenue, 1900 (b / w photo)

Looking west on East Flagler Street from near First Avenue, 1900 (b / w photo)
MIA437305 Looking west on East Flagler Street from near First Avenue, 1900 (b/w photo) by Fishbaugh, William Arthur (1873-c.1950); HistoryMiami, Florida, USA; © HistoryMiami

Background imageShop Collection: Le magasin d apothicaire - The Apothecary Shop - Bakalowicz, Stepan Vladislavovich (1857-1947)

Le magasin d apothicaire - The Apothecary Shop - Bakalowicz, Stepan Vladislavovich (1857-1947)
FIA5399140 Le magasin d apothicaire - The Apothecary Shop - Bakalowicz, Stepan Vladislavovich (1857-1947) - 1903 - Oil on canvas - 61x31 - Private Collection by Bakalowicz

Background imageShop Collection: Vendeur ambulant de tabac devant une boutique de tabac en Russie

Vendeur ambulant de tabac devant une boutique de tabac en Russie. Oeuvre de Eugene Pluchart (1809-1880)
FIA5380536 Vendeur ambulant de tabac devant une boutique de tabac en Russie. Oeuvre de Eugene Pluchart (1809-1880), lithographie et aquarelle, 1825. Art francais, 19e siecle, romantisme

Background imageShop Collection: The old Burgtheater in Vienna - Franz Gerasch (1826-1906). Watercolour on paper, Early 1900s

The old Burgtheater in Vienna - Franz Gerasch (1826-1906). Watercolour on paper, Early 1900s. Dimension : 23x29 cm
FIA5406824 The old Burgtheater in Vienna - Franz Gerasch (1826-1906). Watercolour on paper, Early 1900s. Dimension : 23x29 cm

Background imageShop Collection: Jesus in the carpenters shop (colour litho)

Jesus in the carpenters shop (colour litho)
5224169 Jesus in the carpenters shop (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus in the carpenters shop)

Background imageShop Collection: A Regulation Cat-Skin at Seven-and-Sixpence (colour litho)

A Regulation Cat-Skin at Seven-and-Sixpence (colour litho)
3624281 A Regulation Cat-Skin at Seven-and-Sixpence (colour litho) by Tarrant, Percy (1855-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Regulation Cat-Skin at Seven-and-Sixpence)

Background imageShop Collection: Butchers Row, Coventry, 1937 (oil on canvas)

Butchers Row, Coventry, 1937 (oil on canvas)
3506397 Butchers Row, Coventry, 1937 (oil on canvas) by Weston, Florence (c.1868-1942); 51x30.5 cm; Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK; © Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry; English

Background imageShop Collection: A curious episode of the barbers strike in Treviso (colour litho)

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)

Background imageShop Collection: Anti-free trade postcard (colour litho)

Anti-free trade postcard (colour litho)
818349 Anti-free trade postcard (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anti-free trade postcard.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Background imageShop Collection: A View of Calcutta, c. 1820 (aquatint)

A View of Calcutta, c. 1820 (aquatint)
417248 A View of Calcutta, c.1820 (aquatint) by Fraser, James Baillie (1783-1856); Private Collection

Background imageShop Collection: Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London (b / w photo)

Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London (b / w photo)
7200918 Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London (b/w photo) by McLeish, Donald (1879-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London)

Background imageShop Collection: The Pharmacist Homais, Illustration for Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (1821-80)

The Pharmacist Homais, Illustration for Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) published by Gibert Jeune
PER200541 The Pharmacist Homais, Illustration for Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) published by Gibert Jeune, 1953 (colour engraving) by Brunelleschi

Background imageShop Collection: Buying chocolates by 8: 00pm (colour litho)

Buying chocolates by 8: 00pm (colour litho)
7150960 Buying chocolates by 8:00pm (colour litho) by Maurice, Reg (fl.c.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageShop Collection: Taking tickets (chromolitho)

Taking tickets (chromolitho)
7184874 Taking tickets (chromolitho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taking tickets)

Background imageShop Collection: His absent gaze was quickened into reverential interest and emotion by the sight of Scotlands

His absent gaze was quickened into reverential interest and emotion by the sight of Scotlands famous poet
7159096 His absent gaze was quickened into reverential interest and emotion by the sight of Scotlands famous poet, Robert Burns (litho) by Rhodes, H. J

Background imageShop Collection: An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities. 1831 (engraving)

An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities. 1831 (engraving)
7234803 An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities)

Background imageShop Collection: Frontispiece of 'Delle Riflessioni sopra il buon gusto nelle science e nell arti di Lamindo Pritanio

Frontispiece of "Delle Riflessioni sopra il buon gusto nelle science e nell arti di Lamindo Pritanio
AIS5390862 Frontispiece of " Delle Riflessioni sopra il buon gusto nelle science e nell arti di Lamindo Pritanio. parte prima", 1736 by Muratori

Background imageShop Collection: Le magasin de curiosite (The curiosity Shop). Peinture de Eduardo Vianella (19e siecle)

Le magasin de curiosite (The curiosity Shop). Peinture de Eduardo Vianella (19e siecle)
FIA5347911 Le magasin de curiosite (The curiosity Shop). Peinture de Eduardo Vianella (19e siecle). Huile sur toile, 63, 2 x 88, 7 cm. Art italien du 19e siecle

Background imageShop Collection: Une boucherie (A Butcher Shop). Peinture de Alexei Alexeyevich Morgunov (Morgounov) (1884-1935)

Une boucherie (A Butcher Shop). Peinture de Alexei Alexeyevich Morgunov (Morgounov) (1884-1935), huile sur toile
FIA5346658 Une boucherie (A Butcher Shop). Peinture de Alexei Alexeyevich Morgunov (Morgounov) (1884-1935), huile sur toile, 1910-1911. Art russe 20e siecle, avant garde

Background imageShop Collection: 'Galerie marchande au Kremlin de Rostov'Peinture d Ivan Kalmykov (1866-1925)

"Galerie marchande au Kremlin de Rostov"Peinture d Ivan Kalmykov (1866-1925)
FIA5343251 " Galerie marchande au Kremlin de Rostov" Peinture d Ivan Kalmykov (1866-1925) State Open-air Museum Rostov Kremlin, Rostov by Kalmykov

Background imageShop Collection: An old house in Colmar (b / w photo)

An old house in Colmar (b / w photo)
XIR224449 An old house in Colmar (b/w photo) by French Photographer; Colmar, France

Background imageShop Collection: Grocers shop at Christmas, 1852 (engraving)

Grocers shop at Christmas, 1852 (engraving)
3315957 Grocers shop at Christmas, 1852 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Background imageShop Collection: A Cloth Merchant Measuring Cloth (fresco)

A Cloth Merchant Measuring Cloth (fresco)
XIR154618 A Cloth Merchant Measuring Cloth (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello di Issogne, Val d Aosta, Italy; (add.info.: detail of a draper measuring a piece of fabric; )

Background imageShop Collection: Pawn brokers (engraving)

Pawn brokers (engraving)
3245530 Pawn brokers (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

Background imageShop Collection: The Pharmacy, detail, Anonymous painting, Val d Aosta, Castello di Issogne, 15th century (fresco)

The Pharmacy, detail, Anonymous painting, Val d Aosta, Castello di Issogne, 15th century (fresco)
XIR223616 The Pharmacy, detail, Anonymous painting, Val d Aosta, Castello di Issogne, 15th century (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello di Issogne, Val d Aosta

Background imageShop Collection: The Fruit Sellers Stand, detail from The Fruit and Vegetable Market (fresco)

The Fruit Sellers Stand, detail from The Fruit and Vegetable Market (fresco)
XIR154612 The Fruit Sellers Stand, detail from The Fruit and Vegetable Market (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello di Issogne, Val d Aosta

Background imageShop Collection: Ms Lat 993 L. 9. 28 fol. 30 Weighing Bars of Camphor, from Tractatus de Herbis by Dioscorides

Ms Lat 993 L. 9. 28 fol. 30 Weighing Bars of Camphor, from Tractatus de Herbis by Dioscorides (vellum)
XIR216468 Ms Lat 993 L.9.28 fol.30 Weighing Bars of Camphor, from Tractatus de Herbis by Dioscorides (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Background imageShop Collection: Pawn brokers, early 19th century (engraving)

Pawn brokers, early 19th century (engraving)
3245525 Pawn brokers, early 19th century (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

Background imageShop Collection: Perfumery prepared for the Emperor of China by Alex Ross, London, 1816 (engraving)

Perfumery prepared for the Emperor of China by Alex Ross, London, 1816 (engraving)
5912677 Perfumery prepared for the Emperor of China by Alex Ross, London, 1816 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); (add.info.: Perfumery prepared for the Emperor of China by Alex Ross)

Background imageShop Collection: Ms Lat 993 L. 9. 28 fol. 98v Coconut Merchant from the Tractatus de Herbis by Dioscorides (vellum)

Ms Lat 993 L. 9. 28 fol. 98v Coconut Merchant from the Tractatus de Herbis by Dioscorides (vellum)
XIR159275 Ms Lat 993 L.9.28 fol.98v Coconut Merchant from the Tractatus de Herbis by Dioscorides (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Background imageShop Collection: Busy London street market (engraving)

Busy London street market (engraving)
3245473 Busy London street market (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

Background imageShop Collection: Sideboard with cellaret drawers and cupboards in each pedestal, and a pair of vase knife-cases

Sideboard with cellaret drawers and cupboards in each pedestal, and a pair of vase knife-cases
6339830 Sideboard with cellaret drawers and cupboards in each pedestal, and a pair of vase knife-cases by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info)

Background imageShop Collection: The Pie Maker (fresco)

The Pie Maker (fresco)
BAL63047 The Pie Maker (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello di Issogne, Val d Aosta, Italy




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"Exploring the Royal Shopping Experience: From Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Selfridges" Step into a time capsule and transport yourself back to c1953, where you can witness the regal splendor of shopping during the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Immerse yourself in history as you stroll through Stamford / Lincs in the 1950s, capturing glimpses of a bygone era. But let's not forget that shopping is not just about royalty; it encompasses various aspects of society. Take a detour to Hogarth's Gin Lane, an iconic depiction of drinking and intemperance that reminds us of the darker side often associated with consumerism. For book lovers, Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris beckons with its literary charm. Lose yourself amidst shelves filled with timeless classics and feel inspired by the words that have shaped generations. Embark on an extraordinary journey along El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Along this ancient path, pilgrims find solace while encountering quaint shops offering mementos symbolizing their spiritual quest. Venture across continents to O'Connell Street in Limerick City, Republic of Ireland. Here lies a bustling hub where locals gather for vibrant street markets like Vucciria Market in Palermo, Sicily. The aroma of fresh produce fills the air as vendors proudly display their wares - a true feast for all senses. Travel further south to Central America's Panama and discover Kuna Indian traditional molas at Cristobal. These intricate textiles tell stories passed down through generations and offer unique treasures for those seeking cultural immersion through shopping. Back on British soil, experience retail therapy at its finest within Birmingham's Bullring Shopping Centre or marvel at Castle Junction and Royal Avenue in Belfast - two destinations showcasing modernity alongside historical charm.