Copperplate engraving and etching on a verge type hand laid paper with watermark, not visible on every sheet. on paper. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 25.2 x 39.2 cm. The image size is ca. 20.8 x 34.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 9.9 x 15.4 inch. The image size is ca. 8.2 x 13.6 inch.2 Plates : 'Chasse, Venerie le Chenil'. (Hunting, the kennel.) Complete set of 2 plates. These plates deal with hunting dogs and kennels. It further shows how foxes are trapped. These plates originate from: 'Receuil de Plances.' (plate section) of the encyclopedia. This old antique print originates from: 'The Encyclopà die ou Dictionnaire raisonnà des sciences, des arts et des mà tiers, par une Socià tà de Gens de lettres.' which was published under the direction of Diderot and d'Alembert, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772. It contained 72,000 articles written by more than 140 contributors. This encyclopdia was a massive reference work for the arts and