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Oeuvres complettes de Mr. Gesner
Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Robert de Launay (French, 1754–1814)
Engraved by: Pierre Duflos (French, born in 1751)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Jean Louis Delignon (French, 1755–about 1804)
Author: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
Publisher: Hubert-Martin Cazin (French, 1724–1795)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Robert de Launay (French, 1754–1814)
Engraved by: Pierre Duflos (French, born in 1751)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Jean Louis Delignon (French, 1755–about 1804)
Author: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
Publisher: Hubert-Martin Cazin (French, 1724–1795)
1778–82
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 18 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 12.1 x 7.1 x 2.3 cm (4 3/4 x 2 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1608a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
[Paris: Cazin, 1778-1782]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 432-433
Description([Paris: Cazin, 1778-1782]) Duodecimo, three vols.; [v. 1] 121 leaves, plus 9 plates; [v. 2] 119 ll., plus 7 pls.; [v. 3] 146 ll., plus 2 pls.; contemporary gilt-stamped brown calf.
Engraved titles, author portrait, literary pastoral illustrations.
Engraved titles, author portrait, literary pastoral illustrations.
Provenance1917, sold by Weyhe Gallery, New York, to William A. Sargent (b. 1858 - d. 1936), Boston; 1937, bequest of William A. Sargent to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1937)