Supposed trade card of Peter de La Fontaine, goldsmith, with a cartouche containing a view of the interior of a shop, with customers in the foreground and craftsmen at work beyond
Description:
Title etched in image., Full title from more perfect impression in the British Museum. Text continues: "... makes & sells all sorts of gold & silver plate, swords, rings, jewells &c, at [the] lowest prices.", Formerly attributed to William Hogarth and based on his shop card for his sisters Mary and Ann., Also formerly attributed to Sympson., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text.
