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Author: François Rabelais (French, about 1490–1553?)
Engraved by: Bernard Picart (French, 1673–1733)
Engraved by: Balthasar Bernaerts (Dutch, active 1711–1737)
Engraved by: Pieter Tanjé (Netherlandish, 1706–1761)
Engraved by: Jacob Folkema (Dutch, 1692–1767)
After: Louis Fabritius Dubourg (Dutch, 1693–1775)
After: Bernard Picart (French, 1673–1733)
Printer: Jean Frédéric Bernard (Dutch, died in 1752)
Engraved by: Bernard Picart (French, 1673–1733)
Engraved by: Balthasar Bernaerts (Dutch, active 1711–1737)
Engraved by: Pieter Tanjé (Netherlandish, 1706–1761)
Engraved by: Jacob Folkema (Dutch, 1692–1767)
After: Louis Fabritius Dubourg (Dutch, 1693–1775)
After: Bernard Picart (French, 1673–1733)
Printer: Jean Frédéric Bernard (Dutch, died in 1752)
1741
Place of Publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 21 engravings, plus numerous vignettes
Dimensions
Overall (vol. 1): 24.1 x 20.5 x 3.8 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1504a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Amsterdam: Jean Frédéric Bernard, 1741
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 839-840
Description(Amsterdam: Jean Frédéric Bernard, 1741) Quarto, three vols.; [v. 1] 285 leaves, plus 15 plates, [v. 2] 210 leaves, plus 5 plates, [v. 3] 209 leaves, plus 1 plate; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (Smeers).
Author portrait, engraved title, illustrations to Rabelais works, maps, views of author's home, plus numerous engraved vignettes. The full-page illustrations are engraved by Bernaerts, Folkema, and Tanjé after drawings by Dubourg (Houghton Library, Harvard, contains several of his drawings for these plates). The engraved title in vol. 1 is designed by Picart, as are all the engraved vignettes. The frontispiece to vol. 2 is designed and engraved by Folkema. The portrait and ancillary illustrations are unsigned.
Author portrait, engraved title, illustrations to Rabelais works, maps, views of author's home, plus numerous engraved vignettes. The full-page illustrations are engraved by Bernaerts, Folkema, and Tanjé after drawings by Dubourg (Houghton Library, Harvard, contains several of his drawings for these plates). The engraved title in vol. 1 is designed by Picart, as are all the engraved vignettes. The frontispiece to vol. 2 is designed and engraved by Folkema. The portrait and ancillary illustrations are unsigned.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1918 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.