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Almanach utile et agréable de la loterie de l'école royale militaire


"LaBadine" from "Almanach utile et agréable de la loterie de l'école royale militaire"
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Publisher: Pierre Prault (French, active about 1714–1760)
Publisher: Laurent François Le Clerc (French, born in 1733?)
1759
Place of Publication: Paris, France

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with 91 etchings
Dimensions Overall: 11.8 x 7.3 x 2.1 cm (4 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1555
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Amsterdam and Paris: Prault père and Laurent-Fr. Le Clerc, 1759

Catalogue Raisonné Cohen-de Ricci 28-29; Grand-Carteret, Almanachs français, no. 277
Description(Amsterdam and Paris: Prault père and Laurent-Fr. Le Clerc, 1759) Duodecimo; 53 leaves, plus 91 plates; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (Lortic).

Allegorical frontispiece; illustrations of infancy, childhood, and growth of young woman until her marriage.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1923 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.