Street Performer Collection

Woman selling new potatoes at Middlesex Hospital, London, 1805
Woman selling new potatoes at Middlesex Hospital. In bonnet, fichu, dress and petticoats with wheelbarrow of potatoes. Gate and gardens of Middlesex Hospital, built in 1755 and demolished in 2017

Street performer and Bohemian woman, 16th century
Saltimbanco or street performer with parrot and Bohemian (Romany or gypsy) woman with tambourine, 16th century. Text describes her as Florentine, in dress with blood tears and hand holding a torch

Chinese juggler dancing and juggling with two large vases
Chinese juggler dancing and juggling with two large China porcelain vases, Canton, 18th century. He has a long pien-za pigtail and ribbons tied to his pants. Saltimbanque ou plutot Bateleur Chinois

Fiddler playing on a street corner, 18th century
Fiddler playing on a street corner, with hat and staff on a chair, 18th century. A market fair with tents and stalls in the background

17th century Dutch hurdy-gurdy man in tall cap and cape. The organ grinder, 1647

Cherry seller in front of St. James's Place, London, June, 1805
Cherry seller in front of St. James's Place. Woman in bonnet, fichu and dress holding scales above a wheelbarrow of cherries in June. Entrance to St. James's Palace on Pall Mall

Chair-mender bundle of rushes in Soho Square, London, 1805
Chair-mender looking for customers in Soho Square, London, 1805. Woman in bonnet nursing a baby with a bundle of rushes on her back. The gardens and cobbled square behind her. Chairs to mend

Woman selling pet food in front of Bethlem Hospital, London, 1805. In bonnet, cloak, dress and apron, holding a large knife with a wheelbarrow of horse meat and offal

Brick-dust seller with donkey in Portman Square, London, 1805
Brick-dust seller with donkey in Portman Square. In top hat, jacket, waistcoat, and breeches, with sack of brick dust used for knife-cleaning

Bellows-repairer in Smithfields Market, London, 1805
Bellows-repairer in front of a hay wagon in Smithfields Market, London. Bellows-mender in cap, coat and breeches, with bellows and tools in a bag over his shoulder

Water-cress seller in Hanover Square, London, 1805
Water-cress seller in Hanover Square. Man in cap, coat, waistcoat, apron and boots with basket of fresh water cresses. In front of the garden railings in Hanover Square

Basket seller in front of Whitfields Tabernacle, London, 1805. Basket weaver in top hat, coat, waistcoat, breeches and boots, with stock of rush and willow baskets

Street performer with his peepshow at Hyde Park Corner, London, 1805. A disabled army veteran in tricorne and redcoat uniform with peg leg telling stories with a picture show

Turkish slipper seller in front of Somerset House, London, 1805
Turkish slipper seller in front of Somerset House. Turk in turban, long robe and buckle shoes, with Moroccan slippers in various colours and sizes

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

Sand seller in front of St Giles Church, London, 1805
Sand seller in front of St Giles Church. In hat, coat, waistcoat, breeches and boots, with wagon of sand, basket and spade. Red sand and white sand was used in cleaning kitchen utensils and floors

Jewish old-clothes trader in Fitzroy Square, London, 1805
Jewish old-clothes trader in Fitzroy Square. In wide-brimmed hat, beard, long coat and buckle shoes. Rag traders bought old clothes from the rich to sell in Rosemary Lane market

Rabbit seller in Portland Place, London, 1805
Rabbit-meat seller in Portland Place. In hat, jacket, waistcoat, apron and breeches, with wild and domesticated rabbits hanging from a pole. In front of the railings of the houses on Portland Place

Milk-maid selling fresh milk in Cavendish Square, London, 1805
Milk-maid selling fresh milk in Cavendish Square. Welsh girl in bonnet, coat and skirts, with yoke and two large pales of milk. Milk below

Fishwife selling mackerel at Billingsgate Market, London, 1805. In scarf, cloak, skirt and apron with basket of fresh mackerel

Band-box seller in front of Juvenile Library, London, 1805
Band-box seller in front of Tabart's Juvenile Library, New Bond Street. Box maker in hat, coat and breeches, with stock of colourful pasteboard and paper boxes on a rod

Knife-grinder in front of Whitehall, London, 1805
Knife-grinder sharpening a knife in front of Whitehall. In bowler hat, coat, breeches and boots, using his left leg to drive whetting and grinding wheels to polish a kitchen knife

Gingerbread seller in front of the Pantheon, London, 1805. In bowler hat, coat and waistcoat, selling flat cakes of hot spiced gingerbread from a barrow

Baker selling bread in front of St. Martin's Church, London, 1805. Baker in jacket and breeches, ringing a bell, and selling hot loaves from a basket

Greenpea seller in front of Newgate Prison, London, 1805. Vegetable seller with barrow of Green Hastens peas. In front of the window to the Keeper's house, Newgate Prison, Ludgate Hill

Broom seller in front of Shoreditch Church, London, 1805
Broom seller in front of Shoreditch Church. In hat, coat, waistcoat and breeches, buckle shoes, with horse-hair brooms, brushes, wooden sieves and bowls

Dustman with dust cart in front of New Church Strand, London, 18
Dustman with dust cart in front of New Church Strand. In hat, jacket, waistcoat, breeches and boots, holding a bell and whip. Wagon loaded with broken ladder, basket, and other rubbish

Door-mat seller in Charling Cross, London, 1805
Door-mat seller in front of King Charles I equestrian statue, Charling Cross. Man in hat, coat, breeches and buckle shoes, selling rush and rope mats

Woman apple seller in Stratford Place, London, 1805
Woman apple seller in Stratford Place, London. Woman in bonnet, cloak, apron and skirts, with wheelbarrow full of apples, sold hot in winter

George Romondo, an eccentric mimic, 18th century. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1765. Short bow-legged mimic who imitated animal noises, musical instruments, tool sounds in London public houses

Joseph Clark, famous contortionist in London, 17th century
Joseph Clark, the famous posture master, died 1696. London contortionist capable of dislocating bones and grimacing to pass as a deformed person

Magician performing sleight of hand, Chateau d'Eau, 1820s
Magician at the Chateau d'Eau performing sleight of hand in front of an audience of soldiers and nurses. Cups and balls or the shell game trick

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