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Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Engraved by: Antoine Jean Duclos (French, 1742–1795)
Engraved by: Jean Jacques Flipart (French, 1719–1782)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Engraved by: Louis Simon Lempereur (French, 1725–1796)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Levasseur (French, 1734–1816)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, about 1735–about 1804)
Engraved by: Jean François Rousseau (French, born in 1740)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Portrait(s) designed by: Jean-Baptiste Santerre (French, 1651–1717)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Author: Jean Racine (French, 1639–1699)
Printer and Publisher: Louis Cellot (French, born in 1732?)
Engraved by: Antoine Jean Duclos (French, 1742–1795)
Engraved by: Jean Jacques Flipart (French, 1719–1782)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Engraved by: Louis Simon Lempereur (French, 1725–1796)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Levasseur (French, 1734–1816)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, about 1735–about 1804)
Engraved by: Jean François Rousseau (French, born in 1740)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Portrait(s) designed by: Jean-Baptiste Santerre (French, 1651–1717)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Author: Jean Racine (French, 1639–1699)
Printer and Publisher: Louis Cellot (French, born in 1732?)
1768
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 13 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol.): 20.5 x 13.5 x 4.3 cm (8 1/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1505a-g
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Louis Cellot, 1768
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 847-848; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 20
Description(Paris: Louis Cellot, 1768) Octavo, seven vols.; [v. 1] 215 leaves, plus 3 plates; [v. 2] 224 ll., plus 3 pls.; [v. 3] 207 ll., plus 3 pls.; [v. 4] 218 ll., plus 2 pls.; [v. 5] 222 ll., plus 2 pls.; [v. 6] 223 ll.; [v. 7] 213 ll.; contemporary gilt-stamped green morocco.
Author portrait; dramatic illustrations.
Author portrait; dramatic illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1922 from Brentano's, New York, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.