Perruquier-Barbier, Etuve et préparation de la Perruque
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 number1954-466
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 4."Lower margin reads: "Bernard direxit/ Perruquier-Barbier, Etuve et préparation de la Perruque."
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. Illustrations of various implements and utensils of wig maker: stoves, cauldrons, vise, needles, head forms, hammer, pliers, etc.
One of 14 plates 1954-463 to 1954-476.
