Studies taken from the common people or the Cries of Paris: My beautiful Laces, Anne Claude Philippe, Comte de Caylus, 1738

Laces peddler. Street-seller selling shoelaces hanging from a pole which he carries in his right hand; he stands full-length, turned to the right but looking to the left. Date: 1738. Dimensions: image: 8 7/8 x 7 1/16 in. (22.5 x 18 cm) sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (23.5 x 18.1 cm). Medium: etching with some engraving. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Études prises dans le bas peuple ou les Cris de Paris - Mes beaux Lacets