Perruquier Baigneur, Nouvelles Perruques
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 1/2in. (27.9 × 41.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-475
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 13."Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit./ Perruquier Baigneur, Nouvelles Perruques./ 40"
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 plate depicts wigs and details of parts shown from various angles.
