Visitekaartje van drukker Jean Lots te Brussel 1842

This 1842 lithograph by J. Vandendaelen is a business card for Jean Lots, a lithographer from Brussels. The artwork features a stylized open book with various tools of the trade, including a palette, a quill pen, and a paintbrush, arranged around it. In the center of the book, the artist's name and occupation are printed. The image is characteristic of business card design in the 19th century, using symbolic imagery to represent the printer's skills. This piece is a valuable artifact for understanding printing practices in the mid-19th century in Belgium.