print;
frontispiece
- Museum number
- 1878,0713.1971
- Description
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Allegorical scene; a nude female figure, entirely covered by a see-through veil stands among the clouds in front of a classical colonnade; next to her, on the right, a crowned figure holding a bit (?), and a kneeling figure holding the Bible; on the left a figure with winged head and crowned by a flame brings a garland of flowers; in the middle part, more allegorical female figures, all sitting among the clouds and holding an attribute; in the lower part, more figures, with man carrying a pot on a plate; etched state before letter of frontispiece to Diderot and d'Alembert's 'Encyclopédie', 35 vols (Paris: various publishers, 1751-80). 1769
Etching
- Production date
- 1769
- Dimensions
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Height: 342 millimetres (trimmed)
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Width: 219 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For finished state and comment, see 1895,1031.628.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: L'Encyclopédie (1751-80)
- Acquisition date
- 1878
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1878,0713.1971
