Free Trade Collection

Hope Street and Regent Street in Wrexham, North Wales (colour litho)
6031730 Hope Street and Regent Street in Wrexham, North Wales (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hope Street and Regent Street in Wrexham)

Pamir, one of the last commercial sailing ships, off Sydney Heads, Australia (b / w photo)
7156948 Pamir, one of the last commercial sailing ships, off Sydney Heads, Australia (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pamir)

Trade card for J Westwood, gun and pistol maker and dealer, Birmingham (engraving)
7154051 Trade card for J Westwood, gun and pistol maker and dealer, Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for J Westwood)

Advertisement for Layton Brothers Restaurant, Windsor, Berkshire (b / w photo)
5997320 Advertisement for Layton Brothers Restaurant, Windsor, Berkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Perfumers, Sangwine, trade card (engraving)
983967 Perfumers, Sangwine, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perfumers, Sangwine, trade card.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Jay Gould's private bowling alley by Frederick Burr Opper Dated 18820101
2599347 Jay Gould's private bowling alley by Frederick Burr Opper Dated 18820101. Print showing Jay Gould bowling on Wall Street; (add.info)

Thomas A Scott
3585745 Thomas A Scott; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas A. Scott (1823-1881) an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

William Henry Vanderbilt
3586274 William Henry Vanderbilt; (add.info.: Portrait of William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885) an American businessman and philanthropist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pavel Yablochkov's candle arc lamp
5310264 Pavel Yablochkov's candle arc lamp; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Pavel Yablochkov's candle arc lamp (1876). The globe is cut away to show the two parallel carbon rods

The bounty jumper of 1894, 1894
1577298 The bounty jumper of 1894, 1894; (add.info.: The bounty jumper of 1894. Benjamin Harrison standing on the deck of a ship labelled "Republican Party")

Cecil John Rhodes
3733412 Cecil John Rhodes.; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) a British businessman, mining magnate, politician and former Prime Minister of the Cape Colony

President Cleveland as a railroad conductor collecting fares from William McKinley, 1893
1577282 President Cleveland as a railroad conductor collecting fares from William McKinley, 1893; (add.info.: An old imposition)

Protectionist Meeting at Lincoln, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Protectionist Meeting at Lincoln, 1850. A county meeting was the only legitimate mode of making known to the Crown the present grievances of agriculture'

Why?, from Judge, published July 21, 1888. Creator: Bernard Gillam
Why?, from Judge, published July 21, 1888

Scene at the Castle Gate, Lincoln, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene at the Castle Gate, Lincoln, 1850....what was the cause of their present distress? It was simply this - that the tenant-farmers

The Great Protectionist Meeting, in the Castle-Yard, Lincoln, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Protectionist Meeting, in the Castle-Yard, Lincoln, 1850....a meeting of the nobility, gentry, farmers, merchants, and others, of the county of Lincoln, convened by the High Sheriff

Man selling Sbiten drink, Russia
3785676 Man selling Sbiten drink, Russia; (add.info.: Street vendor selling Sbiten drink, Russia. Formerly popular warm drink made of honey, water, fruit juices and spices)

Silk merchant in Tashkent, c. 1900
3785608 Silk merchant in Tashkent, c. 1900; (add.info.: Silk merchant in Tashkent, c. 1900. Modern day Uzbekistan, until 1924 part of Russian Empire.); Lebrecht History

Slav Bazar, Nicolsky, Moscow
3785613 Slav Bazar, Nicolsky, Moscow; (add.info.: Slav Bazar, Nicolsky, Moscow, c. 1900. Large shop or store.); Lebrecht History

Buy A Share In America, 1941 (colour litho)
704822 Buy A Share In America, 1941 (colour litho) by Atherton, John Carleton (1900-52); Private Collection; © Galerie Bilderwelt

French dean (doyen) - costume from 15th century
3780439 French dean (doyen) - costume from 15th century; (add.info.: French dean (doyen) of merchant corporation - costume from 15th century

What do you mean young man? Business or Pleasure? (colour litho)
3641715 What do you mean young man? Business or Pleasure? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What do you mean young man? Business or Pleasure)

Scenes of banking operations, page from a manual, 1496 (parchment)
IND113564 Scenes of banking operations, page from a manual, 1496 (parchment) by Spanish School, (15th century); Archivo de Protocolos Museo Comarcal de Manresa

Interior of a 16th century printing works, copy of a miniature from Chants royaux sur la Conception couronnee du Puy de
IND368808 Interior of a 16th century printing works, copy of a miniature from Chants royaux sur la Conception couronnee du Puy de Rouen (colour litho) by French School

Handmade Sieves in Brittany (photo)
1730067 Handmade Sieves in Brittany (photo) by French Photographer; (add.info.: Handmade sieves in Brittany)

Wool and Silk Dyeing, Aubusson Tapestry Factory, France, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1730069 Wool and Silk Dyeing, Aubusson Tapestry Factory, France, c. 1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c)

Last weeks violent and bloody general strike, an episode in the struggle between... (colour litho)
2815658 Last weeks violent and bloody general strike, an episode in the struggle between... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Olive oil in Tunisia. (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975912 Olive oil in Tunisia. (Illustration, circa 1930) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Power supply. Woman pouring olive oil in Tunisia)

Olive oil in Tunisia. (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975911 Olive oil in Tunisia. (Illustration, circa 1930) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Power supply. Woman pouring olive oil in Tunisia)

Cermaicisits, Noron-la-Poterie, Calvados, Normandy, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1730080 Cermaicisits, Noron-la-Poterie, Calvados, Normandy, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Noron-la-Poterie, Calvados, Normandy, c; 1900 : potters)

Aubusson Tapestry Factory, France, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1730068 Aubusson Tapestry Factory, France, c. 1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c. 1900 : low-warp tapestry weaving)

Bergen harbour, Tollboden, 1880
7262774 Bergen harbour, Tollboden, 1880 by Sorvig, Frederik (1820-92); 57x87 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

A grocery store, detail (fresco)
LRI4664849 A grocery store, detail (fresco) by Maestro Colin (fl.15th century); Castello di Issogne, Val d Aosta, Italy; (add.info.: Daily life in the Middle Ages)

The trading Rue Quincampoix in 1720 (bankruptcy caused by Law). 18th century (engraving)
LRI4676481 The trading Rue Quincampoix in 1720 (bankruptcy caused by Law). 18th century (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris 4th arrondissement)

The shop of the merchant of four seasons, 15th century (fresco)
LRI4664836 The shop of the merchant of four seasons, 15th century (fresco) by Maestro Colin (fl.15th century); Castello di Issogne, Val d Aosta

The four-season merchants shop, 15th century (fresco)
LRI4664829 The four-season merchants shop, 15th century (fresco) by Maestro Colin (fl.15th century); Castello di Issogne, Val d Aosta

The four-season merchants shop, 15th century (fresco)
LRI4664822 The four-season merchants shop, 15th century (fresco) by Maestro Colin (fl.15th century); Castello di Issogne, Val d Aosta

Treaty of Turin, 24th March 1860 (engraving)
1728873 Treaty of Turin, 24th March 1860 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Treaty of Turin march 24, 1860 (Duchy of Savoy annexed to France) : Hippolyte Dieu, Armand Laity

Selling Rabbits, 1796 (coloured mezzotint)
XYC223181 Selling Rabbits, 1796 (coloured mezzotint) by Ward, James (1769-1859) (after); 47.9x60.3 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Two women shop at a perfume sellers stand in ancient Greece 1928 (print)
7237127 Two women shop at a perfume sellers stand in ancient Greece 1928 (print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

A young woman with lacquer parasol smelling a perfume flask, 1928 (print)
7237126 A young woman with lacquer parasol smelling a perfume flask, 1928 (print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ships in the Roads, 1658 (oil on canvas)
7259968 Ships in the Roads, 1658 (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707); 77.2 x 66.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Woman giving a melon to a Marie Antoinettes warder, 1793. 1815 (engraving)
7236010 Woman giving a melon to a Marie Antoinettes warder, 1793.1815 (engraving) by Leroy, Sebastien (Denis Sebastien) (d.1832) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sheep-shearing, Australia (litho)
7191846 Sheep-shearing, Australia (litho) by Macfarlane, John (1857-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheep-shearing, Australia)

Fishermen Selling their Catch on the Beach (oil on canvas)
147384 Fishermen Selling their Catch on the Beach (oil on canvas) by Neyn, Pieter de (1597-1639); 35.2x52.6 cm; Private Collection

17th century Dutch spectacles seller offering his wares to a wom, 1803 (engraving)
7233057 17th century Dutch spectacles seller offering his wares to a wom, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, Psalm cvii (b / w photo)
6002104 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, Psalm cvii (b/w photo) by Burdekin, Harold (1899-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Exploring the Essence of Free Trade: From Gun Makers to Perfumers, a Journey Through Time" Step into the world of trade with J Westwood, renowned gun and pistol maker from Birmingham. This engraved trade card takes us back in time to witness the craftsmanship that fueled commerce. Indulge your senses at Layton Brothers Restaurant in Windsor, Berkshire. This black and white photo advertisement captures the elegance and charm of a bygone era when culinary delights were traded for satisfied smiles. Sangwine Perfumers invite you to experience their enchanting fragrances through this exquisite trade card engraving. A testament to how international trade has brought scents from distant lands right to our doorstep. "Buy A Share In America, " urges this vibrant color lithograph from 1941, reminding us that free trade not only fosters economic growth but also strengthens bonds between nations across borders. Immerse yourself in history as we explore French fashion through centuries with a stunning depiction of a 15th-century dean's costume captured on this captivating artwork. "What do you mean young man? Business or Pleasure?" asks an intriguing color lithograph, highlighting how free trade blurs boundaries between work and leisure, creating opportunities for both profit and enjoyment. Delve into complex emotions depicted in this colorful lithograph titled "Infidelity. " Reflecting upon human nature's intricacies reminds us that even within the realm of commerce, trust is paramount for successful transactions. Meet John Julius Angerstein, Chairman of Lloyds of London, through an elegant engraving capturing his influential role in shaping global insurance markets—a testament to how free trade necessitates risk management mechanisms like Lloyd's today. Uncover ancient banking practices with scenes depicted on a parchment page from a manual dating back to 1496—an invaluable glimpse into early financial systems that laid foundations for modern trade.