Design for a trade card for an ornamental sculptor
Long before Saint-Aubin designed his famous trade card for Périer, he produced advertisements for other artisans and businesses.
Here, in what appears to be an unexecuted design for a tradecard, a tablet bearing a partially legible name and address leans against a vase. The profession given—sculptor—must refer in this case to a metal modeler of decorative objects.
Here, in what appears to be an unexecuted design for a tradecard, a tablet bearing a partially legible name and address leans against a vase. The profession given—sculptor—must refer in this case to a metal modeler of decorative objects.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a trade card for an ornamental sculptor
- Artist: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris)
- Date: 1762
- Medium: Red chalk and sanguine wash over black chalk underdrawing
- Dimensions: Sheet: 4 9/16 in. × 4 in. (11.6 × 10.2 cm)
Frame: 11 1/8 × 10 1/8 in. (28.3 × 25.7 cm) - Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Promised Gift of Stephen A. Geiger, in memory of his parents, Howard W. Geiger and Mildred K. Geiger, and in honor of his brother, Julian R. Geiger
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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