Name: Antique Print-LA-ROCHELLE-CULTURE-OYSTER-MERCHANT-Labrousse-Grasset-1797
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Antique Print-LA-ROCHELLE-CULTURE-OYSTER-MERCHANT-Labrousse-Grasset-1797

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‘MARCHANDE D’HU?TRES DES ENVIRONS DE LA ROCHELLE’

– (Oyster Merchant from the Surroundings of La Rochelle)
This print illustrates a female oyster merchant from the vicinity of La Rochelle, a coastal city in France known for its oyster cultivation. She is dressed in a traditional costume, likely reflecting her occupational and regional identity. The costume consists of a striped dress with a full skirt for ease of movement, a solid apron to protect her attire, and a large, distinctive bonnet that was typical of the region. She carries a yoke over her shoulders, from which two large baskets hang, presumably containing oysters, indicative of her trade. In her right hand, she holds what appears to be a weighing scale, a tool of her trade for selling oysters. The background includes a view of the sea and ships, placing her within the maritime culture of La Rochelle.

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(Oyster Merchant from the Surroundings of La Rochelle)

This print illustrates a female oyster merchant from the vicinity of La Rochelle, a coastal city in France known for its oyster cultivation. She is dressed in a traditional costume, likely reflecting her occupational and regional identity. The costume consists of a striped dress with a full skirt for ease of movement, a solid apron to protect her attire, and a large, distinctive bonnet that was typical of the region. She carries a yoke over her shoulders, from which two large baskets hang, presumably containing oysters, indicative of her trade. In her right hand, she holds what appears to be a weighing scale, a tool of her trade for selling oysters. The background includes a view of the sea and ships, placing her within the maritime culture of La Rochelle.

Made by L. Labrousse after Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur.

Medium: Handcoloured line and aquatint etching on hand laid paper.

Sheet size: 20.5 x 26.1 cm (8.07 x 10.28 inch). Image size: 14.7 x 20.5 cm. (5.79 x 8.07 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Paper edges a bit irregular and brownish from binding. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

LA-ROCHELLE-CULTURE-OYSTER-MERCHANT-TRADITIONAL-ATTIRE-WOMAN-TRADE | PCO-C27-26

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Costumes de Differents Pays …’ by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, c.1797.

Biography engraver: Labrousse was a late 18th C. French engraver.

Biography artist: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757-1810) was born as son of a diplomat in Montreal, Canada. He was exposed to varying cultures at an early age.