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The Seasons
Engraved by: Nicolas Henri Tardieu (French, 1674–1749)
Engraved by: Pierre Fourdrinier (French, worked in England, active 1720–1760)
After: William Kent (English, 1685–1748)
Author: James Thomson (English, 1700–1748)
Engraved by: Pierre Fourdrinier (French, worked in England, active 1720–1760)
After: William Kent (English, 1685–1748)
Author: James Thomson (English, 1700–1748)
1730
Place of Publication: London, England
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with six engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 28.8 x 23.4 x 3.5 cm (11 5/16 x 9 3/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Horatio Greenough Curtis in memory of her husband Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number27.1416
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
London: 1743
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet V, 835; ESTC (RLIN) T153055; Foxon T236
Description(London: 1730) Quarto; 132 leaves, plus five plates; contemporary blind-stamped inlaid brown calf.
Frontispiece allegories to four seasons; monument to Sir Isaac Newton; title vignette.
Frontispiece allegories to four seasons; monument to Sir Isaac Newton; title vignette.
ProvenanceWebbe [armorial bookplate]; Horatio Greenough Curtis (1844-1922; inscribed in graphite front flyleaf "H.G.C. 17/4/90 1.75-"); his widow, by whom bequeathed to MFA, 1927.