French artisan, 16th century.
French artisan, 16th century. A carpenter shown in his work clothes using a plane. Other carpentry tools are shown in the foreground, and pieces of church furniture at the rear. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by Lallemand, from Georges Duplessis's "Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles" (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris 1867. The book was a continuation of the series on the costumes of the 12th to 15th centuries published by Camille Bonnard and Paul Mercuri from 1830. Georges Duplessis (1834-1899) was curator of the Prints department at the Bibliotheque nationale. Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard (1825-1902) was an artist, book illustrator, and interior designer for many public buildings and churches. He was named professor at the National School of Decorative Arts in 1874.
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