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Engraved allegorical frontispiece with a radiant figure among clouds, surrounded by draped women holding books and instruments, and a crowd below.

Science: the engraved titlepage to the Encyclopedie of Diderot and d'Alembert. Engraving by B.L. Prevost, 1772, after C.N. Cochin, the younger, 1765.

An engraved allegorical frontispiece shows a radiant central figure above a cloud-filled sky, with classical columns at top and draped female figures gathered below. Figures hold botanical sprigs, instruments and books, while a crowd of onlookers fills the lower foreground.

Artist
Charles-Nicolas Cochin
Date
1772
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2526 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1772.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Portada de la Enciclopedia de Diderot: alegoría de la ciencia, grabado de 1772

Un grabado alegórico muestra una figura central radiante sobre un cielo de nubes, con columnas clásicas en la parte superior y figuras femeninas drapeadas reunidas abajo. Algunas sostienen ramas, instrumentos y libros, y una multitud llena el primer plano.

Português: Frontispício da Enciclopédia de Diderot: alegoria da ciência, gravura de 1772

Uma gravura alegórica mostra uma figura central radiante sobre um céu de nuvens, com colunas clássicas no alto e figuras femininas drapeadas reunidas embaixo. Algumas seguram ramos, instrumentos e livros, e uma multidão ocupa o primeiro plano.

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