Description: 'PLATE XXXIV: 'DESSEIN, PROPORTIONS DE LA STATUE D'ANTINOIIS.' (ART, THE PROPORTIONS OF THE STATUE OF ANTINOUS).'This plate shows the proportions of the statue of Antinous for art school students. This plate originates from the plate section. Made by Robert Benard after Denis Diderot & Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge type) paper. Sheet size: 26 x 42 cm (10.24 x 16.54 inch). Image size: 21.5 x 34 cm. (8.46 x 13.39 inch). Condition: very good, given age. Very good. General age related toning; Occasional light staining. Please study scan carefully. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. ART SCHOOL-DRAWING-ANTINOUS-GREECE-STATUE | (PCOMAN) A111-13 BACKGROUND INFORMATION This old antique print originates from: 'The Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers, par une Societe de Gens de lettres.' which was published under the direction of Diderot and d'Alembert, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772. It contained 72,000 articles written by more than 140 contributors. This encyclopdia was a massive reference work for the arts and sciences, as well as a means to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightment. The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Biography engraver: Robert Benard 1734–1777 was an 18th-century French engraver. Benard is mainly famous for having supplied a significant amount of plates (at least 1,800) to the Encyclopedie by Diderot & d'Alembert from 1751. Several engravers including J.A. Defehrt and Bonaventure/Benoit-Louis Prevost after J.R Lucotte or Goussier worked under his direction. . Biography artist: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer. Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist and philosopher. .
Price: 75 USD
Location: 6611BX
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: Pre-1800
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Subject: Science/Medicine
Height (Inches): 16.54
Width (Inches): 10.24
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
Artist: Robert Benard, Denis Diderot & Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Material: Engraving
Year of Production: 1751
