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Oeuvres de P. Corneille, avec les commentaires de Voltaire
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Illustrated by: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (French, 1758–1823)
Engraved by: Jean Bosq (French, early 19th century)
Engraved by: Devilliers (French, active early 19th century)
Engraved by: Jacques-Louis Petit (French, 1760–about 1812)
Engraved by: Jean François Ribault (French, 1767–1820)
Engraved by: Barthélemy Joseph Fulcran Roger (French, 1767–1841)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Portrait(s) designed by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Author: Pierre Corneille (French, 1606–1684)
Author: François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (French, 1694–1778)
Publisher: Antoine Augustin Renouard (French, 1765–1853)
Printer: Crapelet [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
Illustrated by: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (French, 1758–1823)
Engraved by: Jean Bosq (French, early 19th century)
Engraved by: Devilliers (French, active early 19th century)
Engraved by: Jacques-Louis Petit (French, 1760–about 1812)
Engraved by: Jean François Ribault (French, 1767–1820)
Engraved by: Barthélemy Joseph Fulcran Roger (French, 1767–1841)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Portrait(s) designed by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Author: Pierre Corneille (French, 1606–1684)
Author: François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (French, 1694–1778)
Publisher: Antoine Augustin Renouard (French, 1765–1853)
Printer: Crapelet [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
1817
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 26 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 22.9 x 14.8 x 4.8 cm (9 x 5 13/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1381a-l
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Crapelet, for Antoine-Augustin Renouard, 1817
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 255-56
Description(Paris: Crapelet, for Antoine-Augustin Renouard, 1817) Octavo, twelve vols.; (v. 1) [2 ff.] xv, 450 pp. [1 f.], plus 1 plate; (v. 2) [2 ff.] 556 pp., plus 2 pls.; (v. 3) [2 ff.] 398 pp. [1 f.], plus 2 pls.; (v. 4) [2 ff.] 442 pp. [1 f.], plus 3 pls.; (v. 5) [2 ff.] 412 pp., plus 2 pls.; (v. 6) [2 ff.] 480 pp., plus 2 pls.; (v. 7) [2 ff.] 506 pp. [1 f.], plus 2 pls.; (v. 8) [2 ff.] 480 pp. [2 ff.], plus 3 pls.; (v. 9) [2 ff.] 478 pp. [1 f.], plus 1 pl.; (v. 10) [2 ff.] 438 pp.; (v. 11) [2 ff.] 639 pp., plus 5 pls.; (v. 12) [2 ff.] 459 pp., plus 3 pls.; contemporary gilt-stamped brown calf.
Literary and religious illustrations; author portraits.
Literary and religious illustrations; author portraits.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1924 from Birrell & Garnett, London, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.