French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

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Denis Diderot. Line engraving by B. L. Henriquez, 1777, after L. M. Vanloo.

The discourse of enlightenment in eighteenth-century France : Diderot and the art of philosophizing / Daniel Brewer.

Diderot / Peter France.

Historia del Atanor desde Leonardo da Vinci hasta "L'Encyclopédie de Diderot" / Ladislao Reti.

Guida alla nuova edizione de l'Encyclopédie di Diderot e d'Alembert : Parigi 1751-1772 pubblicata in 18 volumni da Franco Maria Ricci, Parma e Parigi 1970-1980 / presentazione di Jorge Luis Borges, Roland Barthes, Alain Pons.

Diderot / by Otis Fellows.

[Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers] / par une sociéte de gens de lettres. Recueil de planches sur les sciences, les arts libéraux et les arts méchaniques, avec leur explication. [Anon].

The interior of a chemical laboratory with six people working in it (above), a table of symbols (below). Coloured line engraving after L.-J. Goussier.

Candle makers' workshop: interior view, process of making candles. Etching.

Gold workshop: interior view, spinning wheel with various components used in the making of gold thread. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Coinage: components of a roller. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Coinage: elevations of a roller. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

The diaphragm (fig. 1) after Haller, the pharynx, seen from the back and the larynx seen from the front (figs 2-3), after Duverney, and the larynx seen from the back and open and from the side (figs 4-5), after Eustachius. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

Section, elevation and plan of a furnace with various components of a mould used in coinage. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

The heart and its muscle fibres, after Senac. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

The kidney (figs 1-4), bladder and penis (fig. 5) after Nuck, Bertin and Duverney. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

A diamond cutters' wheel in use (top), and a plan and perspective of the wheel with various components (below). Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.

[Denis Diderot correspondence].

Diamondworks: a selection of jewel mounts. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

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Denis Diderot

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Images by Denis Diderot

Images featuring Denis Diderot

Works from the collections

The kidney (figs 1-4), bladder and penis (fig. 5) after Nuck, Bertin and Duverney. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

A diamond cutters' wheel in use (top), and a plan and perspective of the wheel with various components (below). Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.

[Denis Diderot correspondence].

Diamondworks: a selection of jewel mounts. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Section, elevation and plan of a furnace with various components of a mould used in coinage. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Frequent collaborators

Denis Diderot

Images from the collections

Images by Denis Diderot

Images featuring Denis Diderot

Works from the collections

The kidney (figs 1-4), bladder and penis (fig. 5) after Nuck, Bertin and Duverney. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

A diamond cutters' wheel in use (top), and a plan and perspective of the wheel with various components (below). Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.

[Denis Diderot correspondence].

Diamondworks: a selection of jewel mounts. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Section, elevation and plan of a furnace with various components of a mould used in coinage. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Frequent collaborators

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