The Shop of M.Périer, Ironwork Merchant. Artist: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724-1780 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (15.5 x 23.5 cm)
image: 4 15/16 x 7 1/8 in. (12.5 x 18.1 cm). Date: 1767.
This design for a business card or an announcement shows an ironmonger's shop as if the façade were removed, presenting the interior as a theatrical tableau. In a setting cluttered with wares, a male customer discusses the merits of a lock with a female employee. This impression is an early, unfinished state on which the artist made certain additions in pen and ink to indicate where he intended to further work the plate.
Técnica/material:
Etching and drypoint, reworked with pen and brown ink