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Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Author: Claude Joseph Dorat (French, 1734–1780)
Publisher: Delalain (firm) (18th century)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Author: Claude Joseph Dorat (French, 1734–1780)
Publisher: Delalain (firm) (18th century)
1772
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with five etching and engravings (two others added)
Dimensions
Overall: 22.3 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm (8 3/4 x 5 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1398
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
The Hague, and Paris: Delalain, 1772
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 313
Description(The Hague, and Paris: Delalain, 1772) Octavo; 103 leaves, plus 2 plates [two further plates added]; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf.
Allegorical engraved title and frontispiece; decorative and literary fleuron, vignette, and tailpiece; author portrait added
Allegorical engraved title and frontispiece; decorative and literary fleuron, vignette, and tailpiece; author portrait added
ProvenanceAcquired in 1930 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.