Brodeur (Embroiderer), Section 18, Plate 1, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Encyclopedia, or Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Trades), vol.19
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- Created Date
- 1763
- Description
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Drawing divided into two registers. In top register, a scene of two women weaving fabric in a room. On the left, a woman weaves at a loom and looks out at the viewer. The woman on the right sits at a table looking at fabric patterns. In the bottom register, depictions of tools and embroidery patterns labeled with figure numbers.
- Creator
Benoît-Louis Prévost, French, 1735–1804
Denis Diderot, French, 1713–1784
Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French, 1717–1783
- Partner
- Smithsonian Institution
- Contributing Institution
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Collection
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department - Type
- image
- Format
- Engraving on off-white laid paper
- Standardized Rights Statement
- CC0 1.0 Universal:
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- Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler
- Chicago citation style
- Benoît-Louis Prévost, French, 1735–1804, Denis Diderot, French, 1713–1784, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French, 1717–1783. Brodeur (Embroiderer), Section 18, Plate 1, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Encyclopedia, or Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Trades), vol.19. 1763. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=chndm_1949-152-188&repo=DPLA. (Accessed June 7, 2023.)
- APA citation style
- Benoît-Louis Prévost, French, 1735–1804, Denis Diderot, French, 1713–1784, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French, 1717–1783, (1763) Brodeur (Embroiderer), Section 18, Plate 1, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Encyclopedia, or Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Trades), vol.19. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=chndm_1949-152-188&repo=DPLA
- MLA citation style
- Benoît-Louis Prévost, French, 1735–1804, Denis Diderot, French, 1713–1784, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French, 1717–1783. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=chndm_1949-152-188&repo=DPLA>.