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1954-463, Print
Perruquier-Barbier
1954-463, Print

Perruquier-Barbier

Date1771
Engraver 1734 - 1777
Publisher 1713-1784
Publisher 1717 - 1783
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumEtching with line engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 8 5/8in. (27.9 × 21.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-463
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 1."
Lower margin reads: "Bernard direxit./ Perruquier Barbier/ 32."Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on barbering found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII." Interior of barber and peruke maker's shop with barber shaving customer at center surrended by men and women working on wigs. Drapery and window at left. Wigs hanging on wall in background. Below are shaving basins and other utensils.ProvenanceBefore 1954, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1954-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).