Robert Benard – Saddler, Harnesses of the Litter Horses – Engraving (18th Century)

"Saddler, Harnesses of the Litter Horses" presents a technical craftsmanship study illustrating transport horses outfitted with specialized leather saddlery, supportive carrying rigs, and decorative plumes. The composition exemplifies eighteenth-century French illustrative engraving created to document artisanal manufacturing, equestrian equipment, and trade practices for major Enlightenment encyclopedic compendiums. Robert Benard was a prolific French engraver and director of printmaking celebrated for supervising and engraving hundreds of detailed plates illustrating trades, arts, and sciences for Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert's monumental Encyclopédie. Artist or Maker: Robert Benard. Dimensions: Approximately 28 cm x 21 cm. Medium: Engraving. Date: 18th Century

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