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Illustrated by: Charles Eisen (French, 1720–1778)
Illustrated by: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Illustrated by: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Illustrated by: Jean Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702–1789)
Engraved by: Jacques Aliamet (French, 1726–1788)
Engraved by: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Etched by: Pierre Quentin Chedel (French, 1705–1762)
Engraved by: Jean Jacques Flipart (French, 1719–1782)
Engraved by: Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, 1707–1783)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Claude-Antoine de Littret (French, about 1735–1775)
Engraved by: Dominique Sornique (French, 1708 – 1756)
Author: Charles-Simon Favart (French, 1710–1792)
Author: Marie-Justine Benoîte Favart (French, 1727–1772)
Publisher: Nicolas Bonaventure Duchesne (French, died in 1765)
Illustrated by: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Illustrated by: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Illustrated by: Jean Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702–1789)
Engraved by: Jacques Aliamet (French, 1726–1788)
Engraved by: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Etched by: Pierre Quentin Chedel (French, 1705–1762)
Engraved by: Jean Jacques Flipart (French, 1719–1782)
Engraved by: Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, 1707–1783)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Claude-Antoine de Littret (French, about 1735–1775)
Engraved by: Dominique Sornique (French, 1708 – 1756)
Author: Charles-Simon Favart (French, 1710–1792)
Author: Marie-Justine Benoîte Favart (French, 1727–1772)
Publisher: Nicolas Bonaventure Duchesne (French, died in 1765)
1763
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 16 etchings and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 19.1 x 13 x 3.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1418a-h
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Duchesne, 1763
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 375 (8 vols.)
Description(Paris: Duchesne, 1763) Octavo, eight vols.; each vol. with frontispiece, collective title, and sometimes a preface, followed by several plays separately paginated; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf.
Portraits of authors (M. and Mme Favart); dramatic illustrations; engraved musical scores.
Portraits of authors (M. and Mme Favart); dramatic illustrations; engraved musical scores.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1910 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.