Manege,Le Galop désuni du derrière a gauche et Galop désuni du derriere à droite.
[c.1751-7]
Engraving, platemark 355 x 220mm (14 x 8¾"), with very large margins.
Disunited gallop of rear leg on left lead and disunited gallop of rear leg on right lead. Plate showing movements in the 'manege' (riding academy), from the huge 'Encyclopaedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts', published from 1751-7 and edited by Denis Diderot and Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert. The encyclopaedia is famous for its attempt to encapsulate the thought of the Enlightenment, including contributions from Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu and other major thinkers of the age.
[Ref: 40229] £95.00
Engraving, platemark 355 x 220mm (14 x 8¾"), with very large margins.
Disunited gallop of rear leg on left lead and disunited gallop of rear leg on right lead. Plate showing movements in the 'manege' (riding academy), from the huge 'Encyclopaedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts', published from 1751-7 and edited by Denis Diderot and Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert. The encyclopaedia is famous for its attempt to encapsulate the thought of the Enlightenment, including contributions from Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu and other major thinkers of the age.
[Ref: 40229] £95.00