Perruquier Barbier, Perruques.
Date1771
Publisher
Denis Diderot
1713-1784
Publisher
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
1717 - 1783
After work by
Robert Bénard
1734 - 1777
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 8 5/8in. (27.9 × 21.9cm)
Other (Plate): 9 5/8 × 7in. (24.4 × 17.8cm)
Other (Plate): 9 5/8 × 7in. (24.4 × 17.8cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-469
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 7" The lower margin reads: "Perruquier Barbier, Perruques./ Benard direxit."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." This print shows drawings of the fronts and backs of 6 different wigs with detail drawings of curls, bows, 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).
