Professions, Genre, Turkey, Carpets, Diderot
Turkey. - "Tapis de Turquie, Service des Ciseaux courbes, et Service du Peigne"
Hand-colored copper etching by Robert Bernard (1734-1777)
Published in "Encyclopedie" Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783).
Paris, 1751-1780
Original antique print
Very nicely hand-colored copper etching showing the coming to be of a decorative Turkish style carpet.
Traces of age and use along margin edges.
Sheet size: 37 x 23,5 cm (ca. 14.5 x 9.2")
Keywords:
Denis Diderot, French philosopher, art critic, writer, co-founder, of Encyclopédie (with Jean le Rond d'Alembert); Age of Enlightenment. Carpet, rugs, teppich, textile floor covering; pile; backing; wool, twisted tufts; loom; geloma; woven fabric; yarn; patterns; designs; weaving methods; tapestry; scissors; shearing tool; metal blades;
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