Perruquier, Baigneur Etuviste, Bains de Poitevin étsblis sur la Seine en 1761
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 × 16 5/8in. (27.9 × 42.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-472
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 10." Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit/ Perruquier, Baigneur Etuviste, Bains de Poitevin étsblis sur la Seine en 1761."Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on barbering and wigmaking found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII. The print shows elevation and plan for lower deck of a barge for baths established on the Seine in 1761.ProvenanceBefore 1954, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1954-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
