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Illustrated by: François Marie Isidore Queverdo (French, 1748–about 1808)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Author: Claude-Jeanne Defrance (French, active late 18th century)
Formerly attributed to: Anacreon (6th century B.C.E.)
Translator: Jean-Baptiste Gail (French, 1755–1829)
Publisher: Veuve Gail et fils
Printer: Delance [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Author: Claude-Jeanne Defrance (French, active late 18th century)
Formerly attributed to: Anacreon (6th century B.C.E.)
Translator: Jean-Baptiste Gail (French, 1755–1829)
Publisher: Veuve Gail et fils
Printer: Delance [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
1798
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with four etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 12 x 1.3 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1556
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Delance, for Ve. Gail et fils, l'an VI [1798]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 82 [variant]
Description(Paris: Delance, for Ve. Gail et fils, l'an VI [1798]) 18mo; 45 leaves, plus 4 plates; nineteenth-century half vellum, marbled paper boards.
Literary illustrations.
Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceUnidentified collector(s) with initials GH (gold stamp; bookplate); acquired in Paris in 1910 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.