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Les Jeux de la petite Thalie, théâtre de la vie humaine, représentée par les jeux de l'enfance
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Etched by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Author: Alexandre-Guillaume de Moissy (French, 1712–1777)
Publisher: Louis-Charles Desnos (French, active 1757–1785)
Etched by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Author: Alexandre-Guillaume de Moissy (French, 1712–1777)
Publisher: Louis-Charles Desnos (French, active 1757–1785)
about 1770
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 91 etchings
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 7 x 2 cm (4 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1619
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Desnos [about 1770]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 518, 710 (under Moissy)
Description(Paris: Desnos [about 1770]) Small octavo; 47 leaves, plus 91 plates; modern gilt-stamped blue morocco (Lortic).
Decorative frontispiece; illustrations of infancy, childhood, and growth of young woman until her marriage.
Decorative frontispiece; illustrations of infancy, childhood, and growth of young woman until her marriage.
ProvenanceGeorges Danyau (1832-1894; bookplate and stamp [Lugt 720]); Edward Arnold (bookplate); acquired in 1930 from Russell, London, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.