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A. J. Defehrt

34 works

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Engraving of a workshop with artists at easels and a man holding a lamp, above diagrams of copperplate engraving tools.

Copperplate Engraving, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved encyclopedia plate showing etching tools, a bench, a heating lamp, and a landscape sample with figures.

Etching: Biting the Plate, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate showing numbered mezzotint tools, grid diagrams, and a shaded sphere study.

Mezzotint, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Encyclopédie plate of engraving tools, stippled and hatched texture samples, and two ear studies in crayon manner.

Crayon-Manner Engraving, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of a wood engraving workshop with workers above and numbered diagrams of engraving tools below.

Wood Engraving, Tools, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of numbered wood-engraving diagrams and ornamental blocks, with an obelisk scene at lower right.

Elements of Wood Engraving, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of seven numbered gem engraving tools and devices, including lathes, clamps, a handle and a spindle.

Gem Engraving, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of seal engraving tools including files, gravers, blocks, tweezers and a burnisher, labeled Gravure en Cachet.

Seal Engraving, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Medal Engraving, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved page with three topographic town maps above, engraved tools and devices in the middle, and musical notation staves b

Topographic, Geographic and Music Engraving, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraving of a woman writing at a desk, with a hand demonstrating quill grip and calligraphic flourishes below.

Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie

1760

Engraved plate showing card-makers at work in a workshop above labeled diagrams of tools and equipment.

Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of a camera obscura cabinet with a mirror, shown beside a terrace view of a distant landscape.

Design: Camera Obscura, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of numbered mannequin parts including a head, hands, feet, limbs and ball joints, labeled Pl. VII.

Design: Mannequin Parts, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of eight numbered studies of noses, lips and ears in fine hatched line, labeled Dessein.

Design: Facial Anatomy from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of a standing nude man with dotted guide lines and numbered proportion marks showing body measurements.

Design: General Proportions of the Male, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved print of a standing nude male academic figure, head raised, one hand resting on a rock, against a shaded background.

Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of a standing nude woman with hands raised to her face beside a draped cloth, labeled Dessein.

Design: Figure from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate with four numbered head studies showing different facial expressions and hairstyles.

Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Wonder, Love, Veneration, Rapture), from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of four head studies showing facial expressions of emotion, labelled Expression des Passions.

Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Laughter, Weeping, Compassion, Sadness), from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of four head studies showing scowling men, a woman in a headscarf, and a youth with tense expressions.

Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Hate or Jealousy, Anger, Desire, Physical Pain), from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraving of a kneeling figure in loose folded drapery with one arm raised, labeled Draperie Jettée Sur le Mannequin.

Design: Drapery Arranged On a Model, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of three draped figures: a seated man, a standing woman holding a scroll, and a reclining figure.

Design: Draped Figures, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Design: Study, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of male figure studies in front, back and side views with proportion measurements, plus feet and head details.

Design: Proportions of the Antinoüs Statue, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate showing four figure studies of the Pythian Apollo with proportion lines and measurement notes.

Design: Proportions of the Pythian Apollo, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate with three figure studies of the Laocoon statue annotated with proportion measurements and serpents.

Design: Proportions of the Laocoon statue, from Encyclopédie

1762/77

Engraved plate of button designs and braid trim samples, numbered figures in rows, titled Boutonnier, Passementier.

Boutonnier, Passementier

1751

Printed French text page with a decorative border describing fan-making, with numbered figure captions referring to workshop

Éventailliste, contenant quatre planches

1751

Engraved plate of a fan-making workshop with women at work and numbered technical diagrams of tools and molds below.

Atelier waar waaiers worden gemaakt

1751

Engraved plate of a fan workshop with two women at tables, with fan leaves, frames and tools shown below.

Éventailliste, Monture des Eventails

1751

Engraved plate of a fan-painting workshop with a seated woman and numbered tools and fan leaves below.

Atelier waar waaiers worden beschilderd

1751

A. J. Defehrt (1723-1774) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. A. J. Defehrt was born in Hurum. Browse 34 works by A. J. Defehrt from 3 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata