Robert Bénard (1734 in

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– 1777) was a French engraver. Specialized in the technique of engraving, Robert Bénard is mainly famous for having supplied a significant amount of plates (at least 1,800) to the ''

Encyclopédie ''Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers'' (English: ''Encyclopedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts''), better known as ''Encyclopédie'', was a general encyclopedia publis ...

'' by Diderot & d'Alembert from 1751. Later, publisher

Charles-Joseph Panckoucke Charles-Joseph Panckoucke (; 26 November 1736 – 19 December 1798) was a French writer and publisher. He was responsible for numerous influential publications of the era, including the literary journal ''Mercure de France'' and the ''Encyclopéd ...

reused many of his productions to illustrate the works of his catalog.

External links

Robert Bénard
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Robert Bénard
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National Portrait Gallery
* M. Pinault-Sørensen, F. A. Kafker, ''Notices sur les collaborateurs du recueil de planches de l'Encyclopédie'', ', 1995, n° 18-19, p
204
{{DEFAULTSORT:Benard, Robert 18th-century French engravers Artists from Paris 1734 births 1777 deaths Contributors to the Encyclopédie (1751–1772)