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Copied after: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Author: Jean-François Marmontel (French, 1723–1799)
Copied after: Joseph Merlin (French, 1718–1783)
Copied after: Pierre-Alexandre Le Prieur (French, born in 1722)
Author: Jean-François Marmontel (French, 1723–1799)
Copied after: Joseph Merlin (French, 1718–1783)
Copied after: Pierre-Alexandre Le Prieur (French, born in 1722)
1767
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with four etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 17.1 x 10.5 x 2.5 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1644
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Le Prieur, for Merlin [counterfeit], 1767
Description(Paris: Le Prieur, for Merlin [counterfeit], 1767) Duodecimo; 178 leaves, plus 4 plates; nineteenth-century gilt-stamped brown "tree" calf.
Literary illustrations.
Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceHester Lyttelton (signature on title); acquired in 1910 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.