Street Vendors Collection

Orange juice stall, Taroudannt, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Strassenhandler / Street Dealer (colour litho)
8666184 Strassenhandler / Street Dealer (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strassenhandler)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220445 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Letter K: These good conscripts seem to dance polka; they all go like great K, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214912 Letter K: These good conscripts seem to dance polka; they all go like great K, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Tunisia, Maghreb, Bizerte: Old Arab city, c.1900 (photo)
LUX4765697 Tunisia, Maghreb, Bizerte: Old Arab city, c.1900 (photo); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

The vinegar, c.1910 (print)
7293339 The vinegar, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Origins of the vinegar in France. Travelling vinegar maker in the middle age)

Letter S: Saltimbank, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204158 Letter S: Saltimbank, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary). Series number 4 in Albums-chromo on canvas. Chromolithographs on tissue

T: a travelling musician (Homo Titubans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221975 T: a travelling musician (Homo Titubans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Letter B: When one has the mouth in heart, the beak bomb makes a great B, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214996 Letter B: When one has the mouth in heart, the beak bomb makes a great B, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Letters T U V: Saltimbank, Turco (Turkish), Ursula and Ice. Characters sliding on the ice of a village
DUV4204164 Letters T U V: Saltimbank, Turco (Turkish), Ursula and Ice. Characters sliding on the ice of a village, beg of 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Snail eating in Pompei, c.1910 (print)
7293378 Snail eating in Pompei, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Snail shop in Pompei, Ancient Rome. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220565 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220561 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220451 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220438 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Market Outside a Palace, Oviedo, 1936 (w/c on paper)
708914 Market Outside a Palace, Oviedo, 1936 (w/c on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: from 'Days in Old Spain'.); The Stapleton Collection.

The woodcutter, the wood merchant and the merchant's daughter in Vienna. (Vienna..., 1804-1812)
The woodcutter, the wood merchant and the merchant's daughter in Vienna. (Vienna scenes and popular pastimes), 1804-1812. Private Collection

Fanfelluccaro (candy seller), 1799. Creator: Della Gatta, Saverio (Xavier) (1758-1828)
Fanfelluccaro (candy seller), 1799. Private Collection

The Main Gate, New Yoshiwara, c.1745 (hand-coloured woodblock print; toku-oban yoko-e, beni-e)
5859859 The Main Gate, New Yoshiwara, c.1745 (hand-coloured woodblock print; toku-oban yoko-e, beni-e) by Kiyotada, Torii (fl.c.1720-50); 43.4 x 63.9 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Travelling Merchant, 1866-67 ( Hand-coloured albumen silver print)
8677943 Travelling Merchant, 1866-67 ( Hand-coloured albumen silver print) by Felice, Beato (1832-1909); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Full length portrait of a bundled up man.)

Barber giving manicure in Pondicherry, early 20th century (photo)
3788810 Barber giving manicure in Pondicherry, early 20th century (photo); (add.info.: Barber giving manicure, in Pondicherry. Photograph from early 20th century)

Wire merchant. Buy salad baskets. around 1819 (print)
8600307 Wire merchant. Buy salad baskets. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Fagot dealer. To the faggots, to the fagots!, around 1819 (print)
8600297 Fagot dealer. To the faggots, to the fagots!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Jewish junk dealer. For nothing to sell!, around 1819 (print)
8600293 Jewish junk dealer. For nothing to sell!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Boilermaker. To mend the pots!, around 1819 (print)
8600292 Boilermaker. To mend the pots!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Image plate representing twenty small street trades. around 1819 (print)
8600312 Image plate representing twenty small street trades. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Mobile ironer. To iron the razors, the scissors!, around 1819 (print)
8600310 Mobile ironer. To iron the razors, the scissors!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Glazier. The windows need to be redone!, around 1819 (print)
8600311 Glazier. The windows need to be redone!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Brush dealer. Brushes! Buy brushes. around 1819 (print)
8600294 Brush dealer. Brushes! Buy brushes. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Plaster figure dealer. Figure dealer!, around 1819 (print)
8600306 Plaster figure dealer. Figure dealer!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Fish dealer. Poulets! Poulets!, around 1819 (print)
8600303 Fish dealer. Poulets! Poulets!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Image dealer. And the Philosopher's Chiffonnier. around 1819 (print)
8600301 Image dealer. And the Philosopher's Chiffonnier. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Chemical match dealer. There is the chemical merchant. around 1819 (print)
8600295 Chemical match dealer. There is the chemical merchant. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Bordeaux Fruit Merchant (engraving)
2248177 Bordeaux Fruit Merchant (engraving); © Estate of Gerald Bloncourt. All Rights Reserved 2023

The Grindstone, 1850 - 1860 (watercolour on paper)
7528582 The Grindstone, 1850 - 1860 (watercolour on paper) by Lundgren, Egron Sellif (1815-75); 30.9x40.1 cm; Gallery Oldham

Dealer of old rags. There are no old rags for sale!, around 1819 (print)
8600309 Dealer of old rags. There are no old rags for sale!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Seller of small cakes. They are all fresh. around 1819 (print)
8600308 Seller of small cakes. They are all fresh. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Merchant of oblivion. That's the pleasure, ladies. around 1819 (print)
8600305 Merchant of oblivion. That's the pleasure, ladies. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Sand merchant. Buy powder in Vallieres. around 1819 (print)
8600304 Sand merchant. Buy powder in Vallieres. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Umbrella dealer. Umbrellas, umbrellas!, around 1819 (print)
8600299 Umbrella dealer. Umbrellas, umbrellas!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Strawberry merchant. Buy strawberries!, around 1819 (print)
8600298 Strawberry merchant. Buy strawberries!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

A cheese merchant of the Marolles from Les cris de Paris c.1823-25 (litho)
902553 A cheese merchant of the Marolles from Les cris de Paris c.1823-25 (litho) by Vernet, Carle (1758-1836); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Crossroad of the Tison and Jean Bailleul street, 1831(w/c)
902372 Crossroad of the Tison and Jean Bailleul street, 1831(w/c) by Boys, Thomas Shotter (1803-74); 25.9x35.3 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Cake Seller from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho)
XIR189528 The Cake Seller from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho) by Vernet, Carle (1758-1836); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Marchand de gateaux)

Woman with two baskets, Photograph from Travels in Europe and North Africa, 1910 (b/w photo)
3672221 Woman with two baskets, Photograph from Travels in Europe and North Africa, 1910 (b/w photo) by Shaw, Sarah Van Doren (1844-1918); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print)
3671817 Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print) by Castelli, Costanzo (18th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Vegetable seller. Buy turnips, salad. around 1819 (print)
8600302 Vegetable seller. Buy turnips, salad. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Poultry merchant. To the rest of the geese, to the rest!, around 1819 (print)
8600300 Poultry merchant. To the rest of the geese, to the rest!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

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Street vendors are a vibrant and essential part of the cultural tapestry in various corners of the world. From the bustling streets of Taroudannt, Morocco in North Africa to the lively alleys of Bhaktapur, Nepal in Asia, these vendors bring life and flavor to their surroundings. In Taroudannt, Morocco, one can find an orange juice stall that emits a tantalizing aroma as freshly squeezed oranges are transformed into refreshing beverages. The vibrant colors and exotic scents transport visitors to another world. Meanwhile, on the Antwerp quay by the frozen Scheldt in 1622, a crane stands tall amidst a winter landscape. This scene captures not only the beauty of nature but also highlights how street vendors adapt to different seasons and environments. Moving forward in time to Amsterdam during its construction boom between 1652-89, we witness street vendors near the new Town Hall under construction. These individuals catered to both locals and tourists alike as they navigated through this ever-changing cityscape. Artistic depictions also shed light on street vending practices from centuries ago. "The Quack, " painted between 1619-25 on panel, portrays a charismatic vendor selling his wares with flair while captivating his audience with tales of miraculous cures. Fez is another Moroccan city where street vendors thrive; people gather at Place Bou Jeloud for an array of goods ranging from spices to textiles. Here you can experience firsthand how these sellers contribute not only economically but also socially by creating lively meeting points for communities. A fish stall by a harbor depicted on panel brings us closer to maritime scenes where fishermen-turned-vendors offer their fresh catch directly from their boats. The salty breeze mixes with aromas that entice passersby looking for seafood delights. Not all depictions are positive; "The Rat Stinker" etching from 1632 serves as social commentary highlighting unscrupulous practices among some street vendors. This reminds us that while most vendors are honest, there can be exceptions.