Instrumens de Musique de differentes sortes. Pl. 17.

Article ID DM1169

Title

Instrumens de Musique de differentes sortes. Pl. 17.

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