This plate is from an illustrated technical guide to carriage painting published in 1893. Filled with colour and decorative line samples, the book offers detailed explanations for professionals on everything from practical techniques to tools and materials. The author, French artist Paul Fleury, states in the book that the professional carriage painter must possess not only exceptional taste and technique, but also a deep understanding of colour and overall colour harmony.

Artworks, crafts, books, and other items collected by Émile Hermès throughout his life are on display at Ginza Maison Hermès. As the years have passed, Hermès has assembled new collections. Representing different fields of creativity, these more contemporary works illustrate the policy of Hermès to always celebrate tradition and innovation. You can see this in the Hermès Collection of Contemporary Photographs, the silk carrés from Hermès’s illustration and graphic design studio, the decorations for the Faubourg window displays, and—since 2019—the works commissioned to artists by each Maison and flagship store, which make the designs locally relevant and utterly unforgettable.