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Le Quadragénaire, ou l'âge de renoncer aux passions; histoire utile à plus d'un lecteur
Illustrated by: André Dutertre (French, 1753–1842)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Louis S. Berthet (French, active from 1775–1806)
Author: Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne (French, 1734–1806)
Publisher: Nicolas Bonaventure Duchesne (French, died in 1765)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Louis S. Berthet (French, active from 1775–1806)
Author: Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne (French, 1734–1806)
Publisher: Nicolas Bonaventure Duchesne (French, died in 1765)
1777
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 15 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each volume): 17 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1669a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Geneva, and Paris: la veuve Duchêne, 1777
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 873; J.R. Childs, Restif de la Bretonne, p. 245
Description(Geneva, and Paris: la veuve Duchêne, 1777) Octavo, two volumes; [v. 1] 122 leaves, plus 8 plates; [v. 2] 128 leaves, plus 7 plates; blind- and gilt-stamped sprinkled brown calf
Illustrations to stories on achieving the age of forty.
Illustrations to stories on achieving the age of forty.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1927 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.