Probably the luckiest guy ever

[AHorsa]

Just found this lucky chap in a book and didn´t want to withhold him from you :)

[vilhelmsson]

I hope he has good health insurance!

Is there more info in the book about what he is? Is he the sample and options catalog for a smith? Is he a courtier dressing for his and his colleagues' amusement?

[AHorsa]

Anyhow he shouldn´t stumble :)

There is just the discription "Habit de Fourbisseur", copper engraving by Nicola de Larmessin, Paris around 1695

[vilhelmsson]

Thank you!

Google translate can't handle fourbisseur. But I found a definition in a French dictionary: Person whose task is to furnish, mount or repair bladed weapons to make them brighter.

Also, if you do a Google Image search for "Habit de Fourbisseur" there are a lot of entertaining images from other pages of the same book.

I think they might be costumes for pageant entertainers or the invention of the artist to entertain the nobility with the day-to-day of their subjects?

[alex8765]

Nice Halloween costume!

[M ELEY]

It's hell for him at airports, though... ;)

[mariusgmioc]

It's hell for him at airports, though... ;)

Luckily, they didn't have TSA back then... ;)

[mariusgmioc]

It's hell for him at airports, though... ;)

Luckily, they didn't have TSA back then... ;)

[Kmaddock]

He probably is saying to himself

"I just don't get the point"

sorry i couldn't resist this joke
Ken

[kronckew]

He just lives in a really bad neighbourhood.

[ulfberth]

I alway's wondered were the expression " armed to the teeth" came from ….

[kronckew]

Reminds me of Rick's palace guard

[Will M]

What amazes me is the lack of foot protection, only sandals.
One good cut to the feet and he's down.

[fernando]

How it became a 'modern' plausible situation ... painted and real.


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