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Illustrated by: Charles Eisen (French, 1720–1778)
Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Illustrated by: Jean-Jacques François Le Barbier (French, 1738–1826)
Engraved by: Robert de Launay (French, 1754–1814)
Engraved by: Etienne Fessard (French, 1714–1777)
Engraved by: Louis Michel Halbou (French, 1730–1809)
Engraved by: Isidore Stanislas Helman (French, 1743–1806)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Author: François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d' Arnaud (French, 1718–1805)
Publisher: Delalain (firm) (18th century)
Printer: Christophe Jean-François Ballard (French, 1701–1765)
1774–77
Place of Publication: Paris, France

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with 19 etching and engravings
Dimensions Overall (each vol., depth variable): 21.6 x 14.9 x 3.7 cm (8 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1350a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: veuve Ballard, for Delalain, 1774-1777

Catalogue Raisonné Cohen-de Ricci 102
Description(Paris: veuve Ballard, for Delalain, 1774-1777) Octavo, two vols.; [v. 1] 259 leaves, plus 4 plates; [v. 2] 205 ll., plus 3 pls.; modern gilt-stamped half red morocco, red marbled paper boards (Fazakerley, Liverpool).

Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1907 by William A. Sargent (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.