Print, Tailleur d’Habits, outils, from Diderot’s Encyclopaedia, 1763

Drawing divided into two registers. On top, a view of a tailor shop. On far left bottom, a man crouched under a table irons clothing. Seated on a table, four women sew clothing. At right, a tailor takes a man’s measurements. Far right, a man cuts fabric. In the bottom register, depictions of the tools used by tailors, all given figure labels.

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