Perruquier, Coeffure de femme et Mesures pou les Nouvelles Perruques d'Hommes
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 lin engraving.
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 16 1/2in. (27.9 × 41.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-476
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 14." Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit/ Perruquier, Coeffure de femme et Mesures pou les Nouvelles Perruques d"Hommes./ 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 shows woman's head-dress shown with various details of curls, locks, pads, etc. At right are charts showing measurements.ProvenanceBefore 1954, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1954-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
