Baker

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He is the patron of traders, tailors, butchers, bakers...

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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
Open Library:
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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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