Turkish rhubarb seller on Russell Square, London, 1805

Turkish rhubarb seller on Russell Square. Turk in turban, jacket, harem pants and boots, holding scales and a box of medicinal rhubarb powder. In front of the railings around the garden in the new Russell Square. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Edward Edwards after an illustration by William Marshall Craig from Description of the Plates Representing the Itinerant Traders of London, Richard Phillips, No. 71 St Paul's Churchyard, London, 1805

1805 Catchphrase Cries Of London Description Of The Plates Edward Edwards Harem Pants Herbal Medicine Medicinal Modern London Railings Richard Phillips Sales Sales Patter Salesman Scales Slogan Street Entertainer Street Performer Tradesman Turk William Marshall Craig

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