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1954-474, Print
Perruquier Baigneur Etuviste, Bains et details.
1954-474, Print

Perruquier Baigneur Etuviste, Bains et details.

Date1771
Edited by Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
Engraver Robert Bénard (1734 - 1777)
Edited by Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717 - 1783)
OriginEurope, France
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 8 5/8in. (27.9 × 21.9cm) Other (Plate): 9 5/8 × 7in. (24.4 × 17.8cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-474
DescriptionUpper right reads: "Pl. 12"
The lower margin reads: "Perruquier Baigneur Etuviste, Bains et details./ Benard direxit."

Print appeared in Denis Diderot's "Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers."
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 cross-section of barge shown in 1954-472 & 1954-473 with details of tubs, heater, and other equipment.

One of 14 plates 1954-463 to 1954-476.