Trade Card for a Textile Merchant

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 690

Long before Saint-Aubin designed his famous trade card for Périer, he produced advertisements for other artisans and businesses.



In this example, drapery falling from a Rococo structure fills the foreground while various allegorical figures cavort about. Only in the background can we see hints of what is being advertised: on the left, a woman works at a large loom, and on the right, ships cross the sea, suggesting a merchant in the textile industry.

Trade Card for a Textile Merchant, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris), Etching, second state

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Trade Card for a Textile Merchant, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris), Etching, second state
Trade Card for a Textile Merchant, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris), Etching, second state

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