Design for a trade card for an ornamental sculptor

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French

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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.

Design for a trade card for an ornamental sculptor, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris), Red chalk and sanguine wash over black chalk underdrawing

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