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Petites misères de la vie humaine
Illustrated by: J. J. Grandville (Isidore-Adolphe Gèrard) (French, 1803–1847)
Engraved by: Barbant aîné (French, active 1840–1869)
Engraved by: Louis Henri Brévière (French, 1797–1869)
Engraved by: Brugnot (French, active about 1836–1873)
Engraved by: Prosper Adolphe Léon Cherrier (French, born in 1806)
Engraved by: Louis Dujardin (French, 1808–1859)
Engraved by: Eugène Guillaumot (French, 1813–1869)
Engraved by: (Alfred, Adèle, and Aglaé) Laisné (French, active 1835–1868)
Engraved by: Théodore Maurisset (French, active 1834–1859)
Engraved by: Quichon (French, 19th century)
Engraved by: François Rouget (French, 19th century)
Engraved by: Pierre Verdeil (French, 1812–1874)
Author: Emile Daurand Forgues (Old Nick) (French, 1813–1883)
Publisher: Henri Fournier (French, 1800–1888)
Engraved by: Barbant aîné (French, active 1840–1869)
Engraved by: Louis Henri Brévière (French, 1797–1869)
Engraved by: Brugnot (French, active about 1836–1873)
Engraved by: Prosper Adolphe Léon Cherrier (French, born in 1806)
Engraved by: Louis Dujardin (French, 1808–1859)
Engraved by: Eugène Guillaumot (French, 1813–1869)
Engraved by: (Alfred, Adèle, and Aglaé) Laisné (French, active 1835–1868)
Engraved by: Théodore Maurisset (French, active 1834–1859)
Engraved by: Quichon (French, 19th century)
Engraved by: François Rouget (French, 19th century)
Engraved by: Pierre Verdeil (French, 1812–1874)
Author: Emile Daurand Forgues (Old Nick) (French, 1813–1883)
Publisher: Henri Fournier (French, 1800–1888)
1846
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with numerous wood engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 23.6 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1860
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: H. Fournier, 1846
Catalogue Raisonné
Carteret III, 471-72; Brivois, pp. 322-24; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 195 [1843 ed.]
Description(Paris: H. Fournier, 1846) Octavo; [2 ff.] viii, 390 pp. [1 f.], plus 50 plates; later nineteenth-century half gilt-stamped red morocco, marbled paper boards.
Humorous illustrations of daily life.
Humorous illustrations of daily life.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1903 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.