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Phrosine et Mélidore
Illustrated by: Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738–1797)
Illustrated by: Charles Eisen (French, 1720–1778)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Engraved by: Charles Emmanuel Jean Baptiste Patas (French, 1744–1802)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Author: Pierre-Joseph Bernard (French, 1710–1775)
1775
Place of Publication: Paris, France

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with etched and engraved title and seven etching and engravings
Dimensions Overall: 22.8 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm (9 x 6 1/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1359
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books
[Paris: 1775]

Catalogue Raisonné Cohen-de Ricci 132 [variant]
Description([Paris: 1775]) Octavo; 95 leaves, plus title and 7 plates; contemporary gilt-stamped marbled brown calf.

Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1906 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.