Papetterie, Moulin en Élévation
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 1/4 × 8 3/4in. (36.2 × 22.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1966-219,8
DescriptionUpper right margin reads: "Pl. VI." Lower margin reads: "Goussier del./ Benard fecit/ Papetterie, Moulin en Élévation."
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." An elevation plan of the paper mill with several different types of presses shown.
