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Description: 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.
Artists and Engravers: 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. These plates are engraved by J.A.Defehrt and Bonaventure/Benoit-Louis Prevost after J.R Lucotte or Goussier.
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Subject: Plate IV - V: 'Dessein, Chambre Obscure.' (Art, Camera Obscura). Set of 2 plates dealing with the camera obscura, an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen. It was one of the inventions that led to photography.
Condition: Excellent. General age-related toning and occasional light stains from handling. Please study image carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 25 x 40.5 cm. The image size is ca. 22.5 x 35.5 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 9.8 x 15.9 inch. The image size is ca. 8.9 x 14 inch.
Medium: Copperplate engraving and etching on a verge type hand laid paper with watermark, not visible on every sheet.
Location: A111-03
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