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Engraved by: Jan Punt (Dutch, 1711–1779)
After: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
Engraved by: Nicolaes van Frankendaal (Dutch, active 1733–1775)
Author: J. B. P. Molière (French, 1622–1673)
Printer: Arkstée & Merkus (Dutch, 18th century)
After: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
Engraved by: Nicolaes van Frankendaal (Dutch, active 1733–1775)
Author: J. B. P. Molière (French, 1622–1673)
Printer: Arkstée & Merkus (Dutch, 18th century)
1765
Place of Publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Place of Publication: Leipzig, Germany
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 39 engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol.): 14.8 x 8.9 x 2.2 cm (5 13/16 x 3 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1649a-f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Amsterdam and Leipzig: Arkstée & Markus, 1765
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 716
Description(Amsterdam and Leipzig: Arkstée and Merkus, 1765) Duodecimo, six vols.; [v. 1] 177 leaves, 6 plates; [v. 2] 170 lls., 6 pls.; [v. 3] 198 ll., 7 pls.; [v. 4] 180 ll., 6 pls.; [v. 5] 184 ll., 4 pls.; [v. 6] 203 ll., 6 pls.; nineteenth-century gilt-stamped red morocco (J. Wright).
Decorative frontispiece, author portrait, title vignettes, and illustrations to Molière's plays.
Decorative frontispiece, author portrait, title vignettes, and illustrations to Molière's plays.
ProvenanceEleanora [E. J.?] Moncreiff, 1854; acquired in 1919 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.