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An itinerant medicine vendor performing on stage with several assistants, selling their wares to a small audience in Rome. Etching by W. Unger after D. Helmbreker.

A country pedlar selling medicines from a basket. Etching by T. Kitchin after D. Teniers the younger.

An itinerant medicine vendor proudly presenting his wares to a small group of people. Line engraving by J. van de Velde after W. Buytewech.

A travelling drug seller. Etching by D. Deuchar after J. van der Vliet.

A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.

An audience of people throwing handkerchiefs (containing money?) onto a stage where an itinerant medicine vendor has been successfully selling his wares. Engraving.

Itinerant actors performing on stage in Rome an attempt to sell medicines to local people. Etching by A. Chataignier and engraving by C. Niquet, the elder, 1818, after J. Swebach-Desfontaines after K. Dujardin, 1687.

A sleeping pedlar's posterior is examined by monkeys, who play with his goods. Line engraving after P. van Harlingen after P. Bruegel, c. 1610.

Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Engraving after M. Laroon.

A pedlar with his tray of wares holds up a pair of scissors. Line engraving after M. Laroon, 1711.

A travelling drug seller. Etching by J. van der Vliet.

A man with a stick selling song-sheets is accompanied by a woman moving with the aid of two crutches. Coloured etching by Lapbame, 1820.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares from a carriage to a crowd of people on the Pont-Neuf, Paris. Process print after G. de Saint-Aubin.

An itinerant medicine vendor performing on stage at a bustling fair. Engraving by J. Moyreau, 1743, after P. Wouwerman.

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A travelling drug seller. Etching by J. van der Vliet.

A sleeping pedlar's posterior is examined by monkeys, who play with his goods. Line engraving after P. van Harlingen after P. Bruegel, c. 1610.

A man with a stick selling song-sheets is accompanied by a woman moving with the aid of two crutches. Coloured etching by Lapbame, 1820.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares from a carriage to a crowd of people on the Pont-Neuf, Paris. Process print after G. de Saint-Aubin.

An itinerant medicine vendor performing on stage at a bustling fair. Engraving by J. Moyreau, 1743, after P. Wouwerman.