Perruquier Baigneur, Nouvelles Perruques

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 1/2in. (27.9 × 41.9cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-475

DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 13."
Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit./ Perruquier Baigneur, Nouvelles Perruques./ 40"
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 plate depicts wigs and details of parts shown from various angles.ProvenanceBefore 1954, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1954-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).