Perruquier Barbier, Perruques.
Date1771
Edited by
Denis Diderot
(1713-1784)
Edited by
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
(1717 - 1783)
After work by
Robert Bénard
(1734 - 1777)
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 number1954-470
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 8."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 prints shows front, rear, and side views of various types of wigs with detail drawings of curls.
One of 14 plates 1954-463 to 1954-476.
