Paulmerie, Salle de Billard et Instrumens de Billard

Date1771

Publisher Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

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

Engraver Robert Bénard (1734 - 1777)

OriginEurope, France, Paris

MediumEtching and engraving

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1973-273,5

DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 5"
Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit/ Paulmerie, Salle de Billard et Instrumens de Billard."
Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's "Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on the construction of racquets for jeu de paume, which is the precursor to modern lawn tennis, however it's played in a court or billiards found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII." This plate shows the a billiard table and billiards room.