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Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Pierre Duflos (French, born in 1751)
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: Jean-Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1786)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Louis Legrand (French, 1723–1807)
Engraved by: Jacques Le Roy (French, born in 1739)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Engraved by: Marguerite (Hémery) Ponce (French, born in 1745)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Author: Claude Joseph Dorat (French, 1734–1780)
Publisher: Delalain (firm) (18th century)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Pierre Duflos (French, born in 1751)
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: Jean-Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1786)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Louis Legrand (French, 1723–1807)
Engraved by: Jacques Le Roy (French, born in 1739)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Engraved by: Marguerite (Hémery) Ponce (French, born in 1745)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Author: Claude Joseph Dorat (French, 1734–1780)
Publisher: Delalain (firm) (18th century)
1773[–75]
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 202 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (vol. 1): 19 x 12.5 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1753a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
The Hague, and Paris: Delalain, 1773[-1775]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 314-16; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 43
Description(The Hague, and Paris: Delalain, 1773[-1775]) Quarto, two vols.; [v. 1] 88 leaves, plus frontispiece and engraved title; [v. 2] 68 ll., plus engraved title; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled calf.
Engraved titles, allegorical frontispiece, illustrative vignettes.
Engraved titles, allegorical frontispiece, illustrative vignettes.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1902 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.