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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.

Frontispiece of Diderot's Encyclopédie: Allegory of Science, 1772 engraving

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

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