EXHIBIT 23
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 33-39161 and
No. 33-48128) and Form S-8 (No. 33-51817, No. 33-43918, No. 2-74004, No. 33-
51821 and No. 33-36339) of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company of our report
dated February 17, 1994 appearing on page 36 of the Annual Report to
Stockholders which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial
Statement Schedules, which appears on page 19 of this Form 10-K.
 
Price Waterhouse
 
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
March 18, 1994