Habit de Charon.

£850 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Copper plate engraving from Album des metiers. The artisan is dressed in the accountrements of his occupation and set against a theatrical backdrop which was not included in the later editions. Rich, early impression, inscribed in the margin, some spotting.

• Binding: Hardcover

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