[Lottery seller]

Full-length character seen with the face in profile. He wears a black suit, white shirt and jacket, and black shoes. He has a black hat with a high crown and a short brim. In his right hand he carries a lottery ticket and in his left hand a newspaper.
The lottery seller was the name by which these merchants were known. During the 19th century, the lottery in Lima was administered by the State through the Charity Society, and the money collected was destined for social works. Inscription: "Lucky oder lotterieloos verkaufer/ das loos & 1 real".
It belongs to the album "1871 Praetoria" which contains 39 sheets of which 25 are watercolors and 14 are illuminated lithographs. These images are an example of the nineteenth-century production of pictorial costumbrismo in Peru, a repertoire of typical characters -in this case from the city of Lima-, composed without much context, and rather characterized by their work and clothing.