Papetterie, Délissage
Date1767
Engraver
Robert Bénard
(1734 - 1777)
After work by
Louis-Jacques Goussier
(1722 - 1799)
Publisher
Denis Diderot
(1713-1784)
Publisher
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
(1717 - 1783)
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumEtching with line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/4 × 9 3/4in. (38.7 × 24.8cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 9cm (5 1/2 × 3 9/16in.)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1966-219,3
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. I. Bis"Lower margin reads: "Goussier del./ Benard fecit/ Patetterie, Délissage."
Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on papermaking found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. V." In the upper part of the print is a view of the ragpicker's shop. Two young ladies are sorting out raw materials into bins, depending on quality. The bottom is a general plan of the factory, drawn to scale.
