Papetterie, Moulin en Plan
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 × 10in. (38.7 × 25.4cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 9in. (35.6 × 22.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1966-219,7
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. V."Lower margin reads: "Goussier del./ Benard fecit./ Papetterie, Mouln en Plan."
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." This shows the plan for carrying the pulp through the paper mill.
