Perruquier, Mesures de differents Corps de Rangs et Tournans de Perruques de Femmes.
Date1771
Publisher
Denis Diderot
1713-1784
Publisher
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
1717 - 1783
Engraver
Robert Bénard
1734 - 1777
OriginEurope, France
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOH: 11" x OW: 8 5/8"; Plate H: 9 5/8" x W: 7"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-468
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 6."The lower margin reads: "Perruquier, Mesures de differents Corps de Rangs et Tournans de Perruques de Femmes./ Benard direxit."
Print from Denis Diderot's "Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers."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." Four charts showing measurements for different types of wigs are interspersed with head forms, boxes, brush, and other utensils of a wig maker.
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).
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Esnauts & Rapilly (fl. ca. 1775-1811)
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