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Drawing, Plate Illustrating Fanmaking from Diderot's "Encyclopédie"

This is a Drawing. It was manufactured by Denis Diderot. It is dated ca. 1751–1766 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.


The first plate of the Diderot series describing fan making shows the preparation of the paper leaves: two sheets are glued together to form a mount which is then stretched onto a fan-shaped form, allowed to dry, and trimmed to desired shape.

It is credited Gift of Unknown Donor.

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Drawing, Plate Illustrating Fanmaking from Diderot's "Encyclopédie"; Manufactured by Denis Diderot (French, 1713–1784); engraving on paper; Gift of Unknown Donor; 1980-32-1647

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