Prints

L'Herboriste / The Herbalist
Engraving. Sheet size 18,5 x 11 cm. Ca. 1790

L'Horlogere / The clockmaker
Engraving. Sheet size 18,5 x 11 cm. Ca. 1790

La Banquiere / Banker
Engraving. Sheet size 18,5 x 11 cm. ca. 1790.

The smoker
Engraving. Sheet size 21 x 13 cm. Published by J. Pitmann, London 1825

L'Apothiquaire / Apothecary
Engraving. Sheet size 18,5 x 11 cm. Ca. 1790

The Fishdealer. Die Fischhandlerin. De visverkoopster
Taken from Payne's Royal Dresden Gallery. Engraving. Sheet size 26 x 20 cm. ca. 1850.

Laminage du plomb Set of 12 plates dealing with the rolling of lead.
The plates show a plan and cross section of the foundry and workshop, tools, machines etc. Six plates are double size and folding. From Diderot-Benard-c. 1750. Size double plates: 29 x 41 cm.

11 Antique Prints-SALINES-SALT WORKS-MINERALOGY-Diderot-Benard-1779
11 Antique prints, titled: 'Salines [.]' - Plate 1-11: Complete set of 11 plates on mineralogy, Salt Processing, Salt Works. Etching / engraving on hand laid paper. Description: This print originates from "Receuil de Planches, pour la Nouvelle Edition du Dictionnaire Raisonne", an accompanying plate volume for a quarto size Diderot / d'Alembert Encyclopedia ed., which was published in Geneva by Pellet, ca. 1779. It is based on the original 'Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences,…

10 prints Maconnerie (masonry) + 1 extra. Ca. 1751
Sheet size: ca. 28 x 22 cm. Originates from: ‘The Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une Société de Gens de lettres.’ which was published under the direction of Diderot and d’Alembert. Made by ‘Robert Benard’ after ‘Diderot’. Robert Benard (1734-1777) was an 18th-century French engraver. Robert Bénard is mainly famous for having supplied a significant amount of plates (at least 1,800) to the Encyclopédie by Diderot & d’Alembert from 1751.

After Lucas, Engraved by Demannez
The Astrologer. From the picture in the possession of the publishers
London, Virtue & Co. Engraving. Sheet size 32 x 24,5 cm. ca. 1879