LANTÉ (Louis-Marie) - GATINE (Georges-Jacques). [Les Ouvrières de Paris ou Grisettes de Paris]. [Paris, 1817-1827]. - Album in-4, 47 plates. Orange half-maroquin with corners, spine decorated with gilt and mosaic motifs, gilt head, untrimmed (Durand-Thivet). Colas, 1764. Very rare complete suite of this series of color costume engravings, devoted to the female workers of Paris. They were engraved by Georges-Jacques Gatine (1773-1841?) from drawings by Louis-Marie Lanté (1789-1838?). According to Colas: "This series is one of the most interesting of Lanté's designs. He also points out that the last five engravings "are very rare". The subjects are: 1. petite bourgeoise. - 2 Demoiselle de Boutique. - 3. scaler. - 4. laundress. - 5. chambermaid, - 6. seamstress. - 7. milliner. - 8. linen maid. - 9. florist. - 10. Embroiderer. - 11. cook. - 12. Maid. - 13. itinerant haberdasher. - 14. Straw hat merchant. - 15. Boutiquière. - 16. Caterer's maid. - 17. Canvas merchant. - 18. Shoemaker. - 19. Singing school student. - 20. merchant of pleasure. - 21. Crémière. - 22. Ironer. - 23. Bath maid. - 24. Fayencière. - 25. National Guard canteen maid. - 26. Corset seamstress. - 27. Lace washerwoman. - 28. Knitter. - 29. Nanny. - 30. Lodge Opener. - 31. Student painter. - 32. Dance school student. -,33. Servant-mistress. - 34. Hatter. - 35. Mercier. - 36. Traveling linen maid. - 37. Hair braider. - 38. Toilet trader. - 39. Lingerie Mistress. - 40. worker in capotes. - 41. Plucker. - 42. Jeweler. - 43. Candy merchant. - 44. Table maker. - 45. Dramatic artist. - 46. Little Mistress. - 47. Bouquetière du Boulevart Italien. This suite is also known as Costumes des Marchandes et Ouvrières de Paris. Usually dated 1824, its publication was staggered. The first 7 appeared on May 20, 1817, announced in issue no. 25 of the Journal des Dames of May 5, 1817, and the last appeared on August 22, 1827 (see the Bibliographie de la France at this date and the Journal des Dames et des modes of August 31, 1827, page 378). A very fine copy with perfect proofs, full margins and beautiful coloring. It comes from two prestigious libraries, that of Henri Beraldi and that of the Marquis Emmanuel Du Bourg de Bozas. Some minor wear. Minor foxing to a few plates. Provenance: Henri Beraldi, with bookplate (sale V, 1935, no. 267). - Emmanuel Du Bourg de Bozas, with bookplate (sale I, June 1990, no. 121).