Draperie, Apprêt Anglois. Set of the 5 (3 double full-page) plates of the fabric preparation in engraving by Robert Benard (Paris 1734 – after 1777, recte rather ca. 1786) from the quarto edition of the Diderot encyclopedia. (1786.) Ca. 24.5 x 18.5 and 35.5 cm resp.
The instructive suite with double full-page view of the workshop and the numerous detail representations.
Offer no. 8,199 / EUR 146. (c. US$ 199.) + shipping
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