Le Charbonier. Bien qu'on juge, à voir sa figure, Qu'il sort de l'infernal manor; Ce Plumrt, comme on nous asseure, N'est pas si Diable qu'il est noir.
J. Bonnart f. Chez N. Bonnart, rue S.t Jacques a l'aigle avec privil.
Paris, [n.d. c.1675-1700]
Etching and engraving. 265 x 195mm (10½ x 7¾") very large margins.
A street vendor carrying a sack of charcoal on his back. Engraved by Jean-Baptiste Bonnart and published by Nicolas Bonnart from a series of 215 prints of figures in a wide variety of contemporary French costume and fashion.
[Ref: 54880] £130.00
Paris, [n.d. c.1675-1700]
Etching and engraving. 265 x 195mm (10½ x 7¾") very large margins.
A street vendor carrying a sack of charcoal on his back. Engraved by Jean-Baptiste Bonnart and published by Nicolas Bonnart from a series of 215 prints of figures in a wide variety of contemporary French costume and fashion.
[Ref: 54880] £130.00