Perruquier, Baigneur Etuviste, Bains de Poitevin étsblis sur la Seine en 1761
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 × 16 5/8in. (27.9 × 42.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-472
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 10." Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit/ Perruquier, Baigneur Etuviste, Bains de Poitevin étsblis sur la Seine en 1761."
Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on barbering and wigmaking found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII. The print shows elevation and plan for lower deck of a barge for baths established on the Seine in 1761.
