Merke Collection

Lord Nelsons Funeral Procession by Water from Greenwich Hospital to Whitehall, January 9th, 1806, (1948). Flotilla of boats on the River Thames in London

Hot cross Bunns two a penny Bunns, plate VIII of Cries of London, 1799. Artist
Hot cross Bunns two a penny Bunns. Plate VIII of Cries of London, 1799. A stout woman sells buns to a woman with three children standing in their doorway

All a growing, a growing, heres Flowers for you Gardens, plate VI of Cries of London, 1799
All a growing, a growing, heres Flowers for you Gardens. A plant seller, with a two-wheeled cart drawn by an ass, sells pot plants to a young woman on the doorstep

Water Cresses, come buy my Water Cresses, plate V of Cries of London, 1799. Artist
Water Cresses, come buy my Water Cresses. An old man stands at the door of a brothel at the corner of Portland Street, with two prostitutes leaning out of a first floor window

Do you want any brick-dust, plate VI of Cries of London, 1799. Artist: H Merke
Do you want any brick-dust. A pretty young maidservant stands on a doorstep, while the crier gazes into her face and fills her bowl with brick dust

Last dying speech and Confession, plate III of Cries of London, 1799. Artist: H Merke
Last dying speech and Confession. A stout, ragged woman bawls out her broadsides. In a doorway behind stands a woman holding an infant with a boy and dog next to her

Buy my Goose, my fat Goose, plate II of Cries of London, 1799. Artist: H Merke
Buy my Goose, my fat Goose. A fat tradesman stands at the door of a house chattering with an elderly couple, in each hand he holds a goose by the neck

Buy a Trap, a Rat Trap, buy my Trap, plate I of Cries of London, 1799. Artist
Buy a Trap, a Rat Trap, buy my Trap. A ragged man offers traps to an old man whilst children examine a rabbit in a wicker cage and a dog snarls at two rats in one of the traps

Native Americans fishing by torchlight in North America, 1813. Artist: H Merke
Native Americans fishing by torchlight in North America, 1813

Puffin Shooting, c1806. Artist: Nichols and Merke
Puffin Shooting, c1806. After Philip Reinagle (1749?1833). From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

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