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Les amours pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé
Engraved by: Benoît Audran I (Franco–Dutch or German, 1661–1721)
Engraved by: Anne Claude Philippe, comte de Caylus (French, 1692–1757)
Engraved by: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
After: Philippe Orléans duc d' (French, 1674–1723)
After: Antoine Coypel (French, 1661–1722)
Author: Longus
Engraved by: Anne Claude Philippe, comte de Caylus (French, 1692–1757)
Engraved by: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
After: Philippe Orléans duc d' (French, 1674–1723)
After: Antoine Coypel (French, 1661–1722)
Author: Longus
1745
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 38 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 20.2 x 16.5 x 3 cm (7 15/16 x 6 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1478
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: 1745
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 652
Description(Paris: 1745) Quarto; 96 leaves, plus 29 plates; contemporary gilt-stamped green morocco
Engraved frontispiece; literary illustrations; decorative vignettes
Engraved frontispiece; literary illustrations; decorative vignettes
ProvenanceGeorge W. Wales (signature on preliminary leaf); acquired in 1922 from Goodspeed's Bookshop, Boston, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.