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Oeuvres de Gesner
Illustrated by: Charles Monnet (French, 1732–after 1808)
Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux (French, 1748/50–1823)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Michel Dupréel (French, active 1787–1817)
Engraved by: Antoine Cosme Giraud (French, 1760–after 1796)
Engraved by: Charles François LeTellier (French, 1743–1800)
Engraved by: Charles François Adrien Macret (French, 1751–1789)
Engraved by: Wilbrode-Magloire-Nicolas Courbe (French, active late 18th–early 19th century)
Author: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
Publisher: François Dufart (French, born in 1748)
Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux (French, 1748/50–1823)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Michel Dupréel (French, active 1787–1817)
Engraved by: Antoine Cosme Giraud (French, 1760–after 1796)
Engraved by: Charles François LeTellier (French, 1743–1800)
Engraved by: Charles François Adrien Macret (French, 1751–1789)
Engraved by: Wilbrode-Magloire-Nicolas Courbe (French, active late 18th–early 19th century)
Author: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
Publisher: François Dufart (French, born in 1748)
1790 or later
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 27 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 23 x 14.9 x 4.3 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1440a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Dufart [1790 or later]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 434
Description(Paris: Dufart [1790 or later]) Octavo, two vols.; [v. 1] 184 leaves, plus 11 plates; [v. 2] 224 ll., plus 16 pls.; contemporary gilt-stamped marbled brown calf ("tree pattern").
Literary illustrations; author portrait; decorative engraved titles.
Literary illustrations; author portrait; decorative engraved titles.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1912 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.