Baker

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Zoom in — He is the patron of traders, tailors, butchers, bakers...

Artist

Name:: Johannot, Tony
Dates:: 1803-1852
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: Humor, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Illinois Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le diable boiteux
Author:: Lesage, Alain-René
Publisher:: Paris: Ernest Bourdin et Cie., 1840
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Description:

A baker weighs bread with the help of a devil at his side who presses on the scales with one hand to make the bread appear heavier than it really is.

The caption reads in the original French: C’est le patron des marchands, des tailleurs, des bouchers, des boulangers…

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