Imprimerie en Taille Douce, Devéloppement de la Presse: pl. II

French 18th Century after Robert Benard and Louis-Jacques Goussier

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing featuring detailed components of a printing press. The illustration includes various labeled parts and sectional views of mechanical structures related to a vintage printing press. Each component is shown with precise detail, likely indicating how different pieces fit together or function within the mechanism. The components are numbered and organized neatly across the page, with an emphasis on technical understanding. The etching style and the language used at the bottom ("Imprimerie en Taille Douce, Devéloppement de la Presse") suggest that this diagram serves as an instructional or descriptive guide for the assembly or function of the printing press depicted.