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Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Engraved by: Pierre-Charles Baquoy (1759–1829)
Engraved by: Jean Dambrun (French, 1741–about 1808)
Engraved by: Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux (French, 1748/50–1823)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Michel Dupréel (French, active 1787–1817)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Abraham Girardet (French, 1764–1823)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Engraved by: Jacques-Louis Petit (French, 1760–about 1812)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: Philippe Trière (French, 1756–about 1815)
Portrait(s) designed by: Dominique Vivant Denon (French, 1747–1825)
Portrait(s) designed by: Louis-Michel van Loo (French, 1707–1771)
Portrait(s) designed by: Graff
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Engraved by: Pierre Alexandre Tardieu (French, 1756–1844)
Author: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
Publisher: Antoine Augustin Renouard (French, 1765–1853)
Printer: Crapelet [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
Engraved by: Pierre-Charles Baquoy (1759–1829)
Engraved by: Jean Dambrun (French, 1741–about 1808)
Engraved by: Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux (French, 1748/50–1823)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Michel Dupréel (French, active 1787–1817)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Abraham Girardet (French, 1764–1823)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Engraved by: Jacques-Louis Petit (French, 1760–about 1812)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: Philippe Trière (French, 1756–about 1815)
Portrait(s) designed by: Dominique Vivant Denon (French, 1747–1825)
Portrait(s) designed by: Louis-Michel van Loo (French, 1707–1771)
Portrait(s) designed by: Graff
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Engraved by: Pierre Alexandre Tardieu (French, 1756–1844)
Author: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
Publisher: Antoine Augustin Renouard (French, 1765–1853)
Printer: Crapelet [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
1799
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 102 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 20 x 13.5 x 3.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1439a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Crapelet, for Antoine-Augustin Renouard, 1799
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 435; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 57
Description(Paris: Crapelet, for Antonie-Augustin Renouard, 1799) Octavo, four vols.; [v. 1] 166 leaves, plus 16(32) plates; [v. 2] 143 ll., plus 13(26) pls.; [v. 3] 135 ll., plus 16(32) pls.; [v. 4] 150 ll., plus 6(12) pls.; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (Smeers).
Literary illustrations; portraits of Gessner, Huber, and Diderot.
Literary illustrations; portraits of Gessner, Huber, and Diderot.
ProvenanceAcquired in Paris in 1917 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.