Perruquier, Baigneur Etuviste, Bains de Poitevin établis sur la Seine en 176
Date1771
Publisher
Denis Diderot
1713-1784
Engraver
Robert Bénard
1734 - 1777
Publisher
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
1717 - 1783
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumBlack and white line engraving.
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 16 1/2in. (27.9 × 41.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-473
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 11." Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit/ Perruquier, Baigneur Etuviste, Bains de Poitevin établis sur la Seine en 1761."Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on wigmaking and barbering found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII." This plate shows a longitudinal section and plan of upper 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).
