Elisabeth Haussard

Élisabeth Haussard (1700 in Paris – 1804) was a French scientific illustrator and engraver.

Elisabeth Haussard

Biography

Élisabeth Haussard was born the youngest daughter of the family of engraver Jean-Baptiste Haussard. Along with her older sister Catherine, she took part in illustrating scientific and technical works, specialising in engraving legends and labels for geographical maps.[1][2]

Her signature may take the form : « Eth Haussard », « Elth Haussard », « Elis haussard », « E. Haußard », etc.

Works

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.

References

  1. Bliss, Laura. "Meet the Badass Women Cartographers of Early North America". CityLab. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  2. rosepapacreative (2017-03-10). "Female Mapmakers Making History". VinMaps®. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
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