Perruquier-Barbier, Etuve et préparation de la Perruque

Date1771

Engraver Robert Bénard 1734 - 1777

Publisher Denis Diderot 1713-1784

Publisher Jean le Rond d'Alembert 1717 - 1783

OriginEurope, France, Paris

MediumBlack and white line engraving.

DimensionsOverall: 11 × 8 5/8in. (27.9 × 21.9cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-466

DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 4."
Lower margin reads: "Bernard direxit/ Perruquier-Barbier, Etuve et préparation de la Perruque."Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on wigmaking found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII. Illustrations of various implements and utensils of wig maker: stoves, cauldrons, vise, needles, head forms, hammer, pliers, etc.

One of 14 plates 1954-463 to 1954-476.ProvenanceBefore 1954, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1954-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).