Perruquier Barbier, Perruques.
Date1771
Publisher
Denis Diderot
(1713-1784)
Publisher
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
(1717 - 1783)
After work by
Robert Bénard
(1734 - 1777)
OriginEurope, France, Paris
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 number1954-469
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 7" The lower margin reads: "Perruquier Barbier, Perruques./ Benard direxit."
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 print shows drawings of the fronts and backs of 6 different wigs with detail drawings of curls, bows, etc.
One of 14 plates 1954-463 to 1954-476.
