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Romances
Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Robert de Launay (French, 1754–1814)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Yves-Marie Le Gouaz (French, 1742–1816)
Engraved by: Pierre Adrien Le Beau (French, 1748–after 1800)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Author: Arnaud Berquin (French, 1747–1791)
Publisher: Nicolas Ruault (French, 1742?–1828)
Printer: François-Augustin Quillau (French, 1743–1804)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Robert de Launay (French, 1754–1814)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Yves-Marie Le Gouaz (French, 1742–1816)
Engraved by: Pierre Adrien Le Beau (French, 1748–after 1800)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Author: Arnaud Berquin (French, 1747–1791)
Publisher: Nicolas Ruault (French, 1742?–1828)
Printer: François-Augustin Quillau (French, 1743–1804)
1775[–77]
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 32 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 10.7 x 3.2 cm (5 11/16 x 4 3/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1558
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Quillau, for Ruault, 1775[-1777]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 139, 141-42; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 44-45
Description(Paris: Quillau, for Ruault, 1775[-1777]) Duodecimo, three vols. in one; [v. 1] 30 leaves, plus engraved title and 12 plates; [v. 2] 36 ll., plus 12 pls.; [v. 3] 51 ll., plus 7 pls. and 6 ll. of engraved music; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (Pouillet).
Pastoral and literary illustrations; engraved sheet music.
Pastoral and literary illustrations; engraved sheet music.
ProvenanceJ. W. Bouton Bookseller, New York [stamp]; acquired in 1922 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.