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La Nouvelle Héloïse
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Lettres de deux amants, habitans d'une petite ville au pied des Alpes [La nouvelle Héloïse]
La Nouvelle Héloïse
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (French, 1712–1778)
Publisher: Marc Michel Rey (1720–1780)
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (French, 1712–1778)
Publisher: Marc Michel Rey (1720–1780)
1761
Place of Publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 12 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth varies): 17 x 10.8 x 4 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1675a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1761
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 904
Description(Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1761) Duodecimo; six parts in three vols.; [v. 1] 308 leaves, plus 4 plates; [v. 2] 213 ll., plus 4 pls.; [v. 3] 222 ll., plus 4 pls.; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf.
Literary illustrations
Literary illustrations
ProvenanceLe Chevalier de Tarragon (booklabel); acquired in 1925 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.