The Reale - Flagship of Louis XIV France - Dennis Diderot / Jacques Renaud Benard - 1778
La Réale ("the royal") was a galley of the French galley corps , and the flagship of the French galley fleet under Louis XIV . It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Chabert , and built in Marseille between 1692 and 1694.
Antique and rare print - The Reale - Flagship of Louis XIV France - Dennis Diderot - 1778
Plate IV: 'Marine, coupe d'un vaisseau dans toute sa longueur et coupe d'une galère dans toute sa longueur.'
(Ship, 'cross section of a vessel along its entire length and cross section of a galley along its entire length').
Medium: Etching/engraving on a verge type hand laid paper with watermark, not visible on every sheet. This plate is engraved by Robert Benard. Condition: Excellent with mild foxing. Pricing and grading commensurate.
This old antique print originates from: '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. In 1776-1777, Charles-Joseph Panckoucke and Jean-Baptiste-René Robinet published a Supplement in 4 volumes of texts and 1 of plates.
This encyclopaedia was a massive reference work for the arts and sciences, as well to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightenment. The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous.
Direction 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 drawn by M. Belin (naval engineer) and engraved by Robert Benard .
Robert Bénard (1734 in Paris – 1794) was a French engraver.
Specialised in the technique of engraving, Robert Bénard is mainly famous for having supplied a significant number of plates (at least 1,800) 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.
Biographical research established in 2019 that his real name was Jacques Renaud Benard, that he was born in 1731 at Rosny-sous-Bois, and that he died in Paris in 1794.
The signature "Benard fecit" on plates probably indicates the work of his own hand; the signatures "Benard Direx" and "Benard Direxit" indicate the work of the atelier of engravers he directed for many years. This plate indicates that Bernard produced this engraving himself.
La Réale ("the royal") was a galley of the French galley corps , and the flagship of the French galley fleet under Louis XIV . It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Chabert , and built in Marseille between 1692 and 1694.
Antique and rare print - The Reale - Flagship of Louis XIV France - Dennis Diderot - 1778
Plate IV: 'Marine, coupe d'un vaisseau dans toute sa longueur et coupe d'une galère dans toute sa longueur.'
(Ship, 'cross section of a vessel along its entire length and cross section of a galley along its entire length').
Medium: Etching/engraving on a verge type hand laid paper with watermark, not visible on every sheet. This plate is engraved by Robert Benard. Condition: Excellent with mild foxing. Pricing and grading commensurate.
This old antique print originates from: '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. In 1776-1777, Charles-Joseph Panckoucke and Jean-Baptiste-René Robinet published a Supplement in 4 volumes of texts and 1 of plates.
This encyclopaedia was a massive reference work for the arts and sciences, as well to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightenment. The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous.
Direction 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 drawn by M. Belin (naval engineer) and engraved by Robert Benard .
Robert Bénard (1734 in Paris – 1794) was a French engraver.
Specialised in the technique of engraving, Robert Bénard is mainly famous for having supplied a significant number of plates (at least 1,800) 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.
Biographical research established in 2019 that his real name was Jacques Renaud Benard, that he was born in 1731 at Rosny-sous-Bois, and that he died in Paris in 1794.
The signature "Benard fecit" on plates probably indicates the work of his own hand; the signatures "Benard Direx" and "Benard Direxit" indicate the work of the atelier of engravers he directed for many years. This plate indicates that Bernard produced this engraving himself.
La Réale ("the royal") was a galley of the French galley corps , and the flagship of the French galley fleet under Louis XIV . It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Chabert , and built in Marseille between 1692 and 1694.
Antique and rare print - The Reale - Flagship of Louis XIV France - Dennis Diderot - 1778
Plate IV: 'Marine, coupe d'un vaisseau dans toute sa longueur et coupe d'une galère dans toute sa longueur.'
(Ship, 'cross section of a vessel along its entire length and cross section of a galley along its entire length').
Medium: Etching/engraving on a verge type hand laid paper with watermark, not visible on every sheet. This plate is engraved by Robert Benard. Condition: Excellent with mild foxing. Pricing and grading commensurate.
This old antique print originates from: '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. In 1776-1777, Charles-Joseph Panckoucke and Jean-Baptiste-René Robinet published a Supplement in 4 volumes of texts and 1 of plates.
This encyclopaedia was a massive reference work for the arts and sciences, as well to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightenment. The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous.
Direction 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 drawn by M. Belin (naval engineer) and engraved by Robert Benard .
Robert Bénard (1734 in Paris – 1794) was a French engraver.
Specialised in the technique of engraving, Robert Bénard is mainly famous for having supplied a significant number of plates (at least 1,800) 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.
Biographical research established in 2019 that his real name was Jacques Renaud Benard, that he was born in 1731 at Rosny-sous-Bois, and that he died in Paris in 1794.
The signature "Benard fecit" on plates probably indicates the work of his own hand; the signatures "Benard Direx" and "Benard Direxit" indicate the work of the atelier of engravers he directed for many years. This plate indicates that Bernard produced this engraving himself.
Code : A249
Cartographer : Cartographer / Engraver / Publisher: Dennis Diderot / Jacques Renaud Benard
Date : Publication Place / Date - Circa 1778
Size : Sheet size: Image Size: 44 x 25.5 cm
Availability : Available
Type - Genuine - Antique
Grading A
Where Applicable - Folds as issued. Light box photo shows the folio leaf centre margin hinge ‘glue’, this is not visible otherwise.
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