Elisabeth Haussard
Appearance
Élisabeth Haussard | |
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Born | 1700 Paris, France |
Died | 1804 |
Occupation(s) | Scientific illustrator and engraver |
Father | Jean-Baptiste Haussard |
Élisabeth Haussard (1700 in Paris – 1804) was a French scientific illustrator and engraver.
Biography
[edit]Élisabeth Haussard was the youngest daughter born into the family of engraver Jean-Baptiste Haussard.[1] Along with her older sister Catherine Haussard, she took part in illustrating scientific and technical works, specialising in engraving legends and labels for geographical maps.[2][3]
Her signature took the form: « Eth Haussard », « Elth Haussard », « Elis haussard », « E. Haußard », etc.
Selected works
[edit]Élisabeth Haussard partly illustrated the following works :
- Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1761). "L'Art de la Draperie". Description des Arts et Métiers. Paris: Chez Saillant & Nyon. p. 150. with fifteen illustrated pages, two by Élisabeth Haussard.
- Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1767). "L'Art du Serrurier". Description des Arts et Métiers. Paris: Chez Saillant & Nyon. p. 302. with 42 illustrated pages, including five by Élisabeth Haussard.
- Abbé Nollet (1765). "L'Art de faire les Chapeaux". Description des Arts et Métiers. Paris: Chez Saillant & Nyon. p. 94. with six illustrated pages, including one by Élisabeth Haussard.
- André-Jacob Roubo (1769–1775). "L'Art du Menuisier". Description des Arts et Métiers. Paris: Chez Saillant & Nyon. p. 1312. with 382 illustrated pages, including numbers 19 and 20 by Élisabeth Haussard.
- Jean-Jacques Perret (1761). "L'Art du Coutelier". Description des Arts et Métiers. Paris: Chez Saillant & Nyon. p. 239. with 72 illustrated pages, including 7 by Élisabeth Haussard.
Selected gallery
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Rouge-gorge
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Merle à plastron blanc
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L'Art du Menuisier - A.-J. Roubo, Planche 19
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L'Art du Menuisier - A.-J. Roubo, Planche 20
References
[edit]- ^ CityLab, Laura Bliss (2016-03-22). "The Forgotten History of Female Mapmakers". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Bliss, Laura (21 March 2016). "Meet the Badass Women Cartographers of Early North America". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ rosepapacreative (2017-03-10). "Female Mapmakers Making History". VinMaps®. Retrieved 2019-12-05.