Perruquier-Barbier
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 × 8 5/8in. (27.9 × 21.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-463
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 1." Lower margin reads: "Bernard direxit./ Perruquier Barbier/ 32."
Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on barbering found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII." Interior of barber and peruke maker's shop with barber shaving customer at center surrended by men and women working on wigs. Drapery and window at left. Wigs hanging on wall in background. Below are shaving basins and other utensils.
