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La Nouvelle Héloïse, ou lettres de deux amans, d'une petite ville au pied des Alpes
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (French, 1712–1778)
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Frontispiece designed by: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Engraved by: Jacques Aliamet (French, 1726–1788)
Engraved by: Pierre-Philippe Choffard (French, 1730–1809)
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: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Jean Ouvrier (French, 1725–1784)
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Publisher: Nicolas Bonaventure Duchesne (French, died in 1765)
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Frontispiece designed by: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Engraved by: Jacques Aliamet (French, 1726–1788)
Engraved by: Pierre-Philippe Choffard (French, 1730–1809)
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: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Jean Ouvrier (French, 1725–1784)
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Publisher: Nicolas Bonaventure Duchesne (French, died in 1765)
1764
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 13 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 20.2 x 13.4 x 4 cm (7 15/16 x 5 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1518a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Neuchatel and Paris: Duchesne, 1764
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 905-06
Description(Neuchatel and Paris: Duchesne, 1764) Octavo, four vols.: [v. 1] 229 leaves, plus 3 plates; [v. 2] 241 ll., plus 4 pls.; [v. 3] 254 ll., plus 3 pls.; [v. 4] 234 ll., plus 3 pls.; contemporary gilt-stamped brown calf, gilt edges [v. 1-3]; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf, marbled edges.
Allegorical frontispiece; illustrations to Rousseau's novel.
Allegorical frontispiece; illustrations to Rousseau's novel.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1906 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.