Robert Bénard

Works associated with this person or group

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  Print, “Culture et Arsonnage du Coton” from Diderot’s Encyclopedia, Vol. I, 1762

  Upper register, view of cotton plantation on a shoreline – cotton being picked and processed. Center, man working on a pile of uncombed cotton indoors. Lower register, tools and parts…

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  Print, Plate I of “Travail et emploi du coton” from Diderot’s Encyclopedia, Vol. I, 1762

  Upper register, interior of a factory, showing combing and weaving. Lower register, various tools, letter, with a scale, lower right.

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  Engraving, Plate II of “Travail et emploi du coton” from Diderot’s Encyclopedia, Vol. I, 1762

  Six diagrams or illustrations of manner of combing and winding cottom. Hands shown, left.

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  Print, Plate IV of “Travail et emploi du Coton” from Diderot’s Encyclopia, Vol. I, 1762

  Upper register, a man seated, weaving cotton, in a room. Lower register, the loom shown from the side, parts lettered.

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  Print, Stage Machinery for Movable Clouds, from Diderot’s Encyclopedia, 1772

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  Print, Tailleur d’Habits, outils, from Diderot’s Encyclopaedia, 1763

  Drawing divided into two registers. On top, a view of a tailor shop. On far left bottom, a man crouched under a table irons clothing. Seated on a table, four…

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  Print, Tailleur d’Habits, Details, from Diderot’s Encyclopaedia, 1763

  Depictions of clothing patterns used by tailors. All are labeled with figure numbers.

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  Print, Passementerie, Dessins de Galons, ca. 1763

  A depiction of braid designs and loom tools.

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  Print, Passementerie, Mètier à Franges, 1762

  A man working at the loom as four women twist the material. Scale below.

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  Print, Passementerie, Façon de passer le Patron par devant, ca. 1763

  Picture from Diderot’s Encyclopedia showing a man at a loom; scale. Beneath, textile patterns that the loom can create. All pictures are labelled with figure numbers.