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Histoire de la maison de Bourbon.
Illustrated by: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Illustrated by: Pierre-Philippe Choffard (French, 1730–1809)
Portrait(s) designed by: Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)
Portrait(s) designed by: François-André Vincent (French, 1746–1816)
Portrait(s) designed by: Gabriel Lemonnier (French, 1743–1824)
Engraved by: P. Jean-Baptiste Bradel (French, active 1768–1783)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Engraved by: Simon Charles Miger (French, 1736–1820)
Engraved by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Engraved by: Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, about 1735–about 1804)
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Author: Joseph Louis Ripault Desormeaux (French, 1724–1793)
Printer: Imprimerie Royale
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Illustrated by: Pierre-Philippe Choffard (French, 1730–1809)
Portrait(s) designed by: Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)
Portrait(s) designed by: François-André Vincent (French, 1746–1816)
Portrait(s) designed by: Gabriel Lemonnier (French, 1743–1824)
Engraved by: P. Jean-Baptiste Bradel (French, active 1768–1783)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Engraved by: Simon Charles Miger (French, 1736–1820)
Engraved by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Engraved by: Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, about 1735–about 1804)
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Author: Joseph Louis Ripault Desormeaux (French, 1724–1793)
Printer: Imprimerie Royale
1772–88
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 65 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 26.9 x 21 x 5.2 cm (10 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1696a-e
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1771-1788
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 299
Description(Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1772-1788) Quarto, five vols.; [v. 1] 284 leaves, plus 2 plates (one folding); [v. 2] 334 ll., plus 1 pl.; [v. 3] 341 ll., plus 5 pls.; [v. 4] 299 ll., plus 4 pls.; [v. 5] 328 ll., plus 4 pls.; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf.
Allegorical frontispiece; geneaological table; portraits; historical vignettes; decorative tailpieces
Allegorical frontispiece; geneaological table; portraits; historical vignettes; decorative tailpieces
ProvenanceAcquired in 1922 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.