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Les bijoux des neuf-soeurs
Illustrated by: Jean-Jacques François Le Barbier (French, 1738–1826)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Author: François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (French, 1694–1778)
Publisher: André Defer de Maisonneuve (French, 1749–1795)
Printer: Jacques Gabriel Clousier (French, died in 1804)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Author: François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (French, 1694–1778)
Publisher: André Defer de Maisonneuve (French, 1749–1795)
Printer: Jacques Gabriel Clousier (French, died in 1804)
1790
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with six etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol.): 14.2 x 8.8 x 2.1 cm (5 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1563a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Clousier, for Defer de Maisonneuve
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 147
Description(Paris: Clousier, for Defer de Maisonneuve, 1790) Duodecimo, two vols.; [v. 1] 150 leaves, plus 3 plates; [v. 2] 152 ll., plus 3 pls.; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (Thivet).
Literary illustrations.
Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1905 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.