Agriculture, Jardinage

Date1767

Publisher Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Publisher Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717 - 1783)

OriginEurope, France, Paris

MediumEtching with line engraving

DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 × 10in. (39.4 × 25.4cm) Other (Plate): 14 × 9in. (35.6 × 22.9cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1966-220,2

DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. II./ 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." This plate continues to show tools used by gardeners. Pruning shears, watering cans, baskets and a drying rack are among many other things shown.