Agriculture Jardinage
Date1762
Publisher
Denis Diderot
(1713-1784)
Publisher
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
(1717 - 1783)
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumEtching with line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 × 9 3/4in. (39.4 × 24.8cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 9in. (35.6 × 22.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1966-220,1
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. I."Lower margin reads: "Agriculture, Jardinage."
Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on gardening found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. I" A plate devoted primarily to tools for pruning and cultivating orchards and other groupings of trees. A small design to the left actually shows the very tall tower ladder (similar to watch-towers in forests today) with gardeners and hooks at work.
June 1, 1809
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