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Le temple de Gnide, suivi d'Arsace et Isménie
Illustrated by: Jean-Baptiste Regnault (French, 1754–1829)
Illustrated by: Jean-Jacques François Le Barbier (French, 1738–1826)
Etched by: Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (French, 1750–1818)
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Engraved by: Pierre-Charles Baquoy (1759–1829)
Engraved by: Wilbrode-Magloire-Nicolas Courbe (French, active late 18th–early 19th century)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Louis Michel Halbou (French, 1730–1809)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Charles Emmanuel Jean Baptiste Patas (French, 1744–1802)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Author: Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (French, 1689–1755)
Printer and Publisher: Pierre Didot (French, 1761–1853)
Illustrated by: Jean-Jacques François Le Barbier (French, 1738–1826)
Etched by: Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (French, 1750–1818)
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Engraved by: Pierre-Charles Baquoy (1759–1829)
Engraved by: Wilbrode-Magloire-Nicolas Courbe (French, active late 18th–early 19th century)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Louis Michel Halbou (French, 1730–1809)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Charles Emmanuel Jean Baptiste Patas (French, 1744–1802)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Author: Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (French, 1689–1755)
Printer and Publisher: Pierre Didot (French, 1761–1853)
1796
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 13 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 15.8 x 10 x 2.2 cm (6 1/4 x 3 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1650
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: P. Didot l'aîné, 1796
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 729
Description(Paris: P. Didot I'aîné, 1796) 18mo; 81 leaves, plus 12 plates; contemporary gilt-stamped red morocco.
Literary illustrations; author portrait.
Literary illustrations; author portrait.
ProvenanceGeorgiana Bedford (armorial bookplate); acquired from Brentano's, New York, in 1908 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.