Trade Card for a Textile Merchant
Long before Saint-Aubin designed his famous trade card for Périer, he produced advertisements for other artisans and businesses.
In this example, drapery falling from a Rococo structure fills the foreground while various allegorical figures cavort about. Only in the background can we see hints of what is being advertised: on the left, a woman works at a large loom, and on the right, ships cross the sea, suggesting a merchant in the textile industry.
In this example, drapery falling from a Rococo structure fills the foreground while various allegorical figures cavort about. Only in the background can we see hints of what is being advertised: on the left, a woman works at a large loom, and on the right, ships cross the sea, suggesting a merchant in the textile industry.
Artwork Details
- Title: Trade Card for a Textile Merchant
- Artist: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris)
- Date: 1752
- Medium: Etching, second state
- Dimensions: sheet: 5 5/16 x 7 3/16 in. (13.5 x 18.2 cm)
image: 3 5/16 x 4 3/4 in. (8.4 x 12 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964
- Object Number: 64.642.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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