Agriculture, Jadinage

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 × 8 3/4in. (35.6 × 22.2cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1966-220,3

DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. VII."
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 continuation of implements used in gardening. This plate shows things probably used for grafting and also for irrigation.