Plate from Denis Diderot's "Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on wigmaking found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII." This print shows front, rear, and side views of various types of wigs with detail drawings of curls.
Inscription:
Upper right corner: "Pl. 8"
Lower margin: "Perruquier Barbier, Perruques./ Benard direxit"
Stamp:
verso unknown stamp in blue approx. 29 X 6 mm, with coat of arms of the city of Gdansk