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Le Temple de Gnide
Illustrated by: Charles Monnet (French, 1732–after 1808)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Isidore Stanislas Helman (French, 1743–1806)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Author: Charles-Pierre Colardeau (French, 1732–1776)
Author: Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (French, 1689–1755)
Publisher: Edmé-Jean Le Jay (French, died in 1797?)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Isidore Stanislas Helman (French, 1743–1806)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Author: Charles-Pierre Colardeau (French, 1732–1776)
Author: Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (French, 1689–1755)
Publisher: Edmé-Jean Le Jay (French, died in 1797?)
1773
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with eight etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 22.2 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1377
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Le Jay [1773]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 245-46
Description(Paris: Le Jay [1773]) Octavo; 53 leaves, plus title and 7 plates; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (Beet, Conduit St. [London?]).
Engraved title with portrait of Corneille; literary illustrations.
Engraved title with portrait of Corneille; literary illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1925 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.