A fanciful and entertaining illustration of a clockmaker, his clothes made up of items related to his profession, engraved and issued by Valck after a suite of designs by Nicolas de Larmessin II entitled "Les Costumes grotesques et les métiers." The series shows the 'habit' or dress of each trade, with their elaborate costumes executed in a style reminiscent of the imaginative mannerist portraits of the Italian painter Arcimboldo from a century earlier. The current example, a clockmaker, is covered head to toe in examples of his craft. His body is enclosed in a large case-clock, with a diatonic of bells above his head in place of a hat. In his right hand he holds a carriage clock, in his left a clock mechanism upon a decorative torchere. Pocket watches hang from his sleeves, skirts, and garters, and clockmaker's tools are suspended from his belt. Behind him, steps lead to an orangery.