Perruquier, Coeffure de femme et Mesures pou les Nouvelles Perruques d'Hommes
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 lin engraving.
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 16 1/2in. (27.9 × 41.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-476
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 14." Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit/ Perruquier, Coeffure de femme et Mesures pou les Nouvelles Perruques d"Hommes./ 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 shows woman's head-dress shown with various details of curls, locks, pads, etc. At right are charts showing measurements.
Ca. 1730