Instrumens de Musique de differentes sortes. Pl. 17.

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Article ID DM1169

Title

Instrumens de Musique de differentes sortes. Pl. 17.

Description

20 illustrations show musical instruments of various kinds, such as various plucked string instruments, a violin, a type of double bass, a spinet, a guitar, and wind instruments.

Year

ca. 1776

Artist

Benard (1734-1777)

Robert Bénard (1734 in Paris – 1777) was an 18th-century French engraver. Specialized in the technique of engraving, Robert Bénard is mainly famous for having supplied a significant amount of plates to the Encyclopédie by Diderot & d'Alembert from 1751. Later, publisher Charles-Joseph Panckoucke reused many of his productions to illustrate the works of his catalog.

Place of Publication Paris
Dimensions (cm)24 x 33,8 cm
ConditionPerfect condition
Coloringcolored
TechniqueCopper print