Print (Offset lithograph)

Museum Object Number 1975.0536 E

Object Name

Print (Offset lithograph)

Title

Imprimerie, Tremperie et Lavage des Formes. Plate XIII from Diderot, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Paris: 1750-72).

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Anonymous

Creator (Role)

Oliphant Press (Publisher)

Meriden Gravure Company (Printer)

Louis-Jacques Goussier (Draftsman)

Robert Bénard (Engraver)

Denis Diderot (Editor)

Creator Notes

Best known for being editor-in-chief of the Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Paris: 1750-72).

Date of Birth

c. 18921722173410/05/1713

Date of Death

c.1976179907/31/1784

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1959-1961

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left; Goussier Del.
2. Inscription; Lower right; Benard Fecit.

Subjects

Book illustration

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Offset lithography

Dimensions (inches)

17 (H) , 11 (W) , 13.33 (Image H) , 7.91 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.1 (H) , 27.9 (W) , 13.33 (Image H) , 7.91 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at center. W at top. Chain interval and laid lines per cm not measured.

Publisher Summary

Oliphant Press

Place of Publication

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

State

Reproduction

Watermark

Partial along bottom right: "CURTIS RAG"

Edition Notes

Originally published in Denis Diderot, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Paris: 1750-72).

Object Description

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