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Le Poète, ou mémoires d'un homme de lettres
Illustrated by: P. J. Chaillou (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
Engraved by: Jean Dambrun (French, 1741–about 1808)
Author: Pierre Jean Baptiste Choudard, called Desforges (French, 1746–1806)
Engraved by: Jean Dambrun (French, 1741–about 1808)
Author: Pierre Jean Baptiste Choudard, called Desforges (French, 1746–1806)
1798
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with four etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 17.3 x 10.7 x 2.7 cm (6 13/16 x 4 3/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1825a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Hambourg [i.e., Paris]: chez les principaux libraires, 1798
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 296
Description(Hambourg [i.e., Paris]: chez les principaux libraires, 1798) Duodecimo, four vols.; [v. 1] 165 leaves, plus 1 plate; [v. 2] 195 ll., plus 1 pl.; [v. 3] 185 ll., plus 1 pl.; [v. 4] 219 ll., plus 1 pl.; nineteenth-century gilt-stamped half brown calf, marbled paper boards.
Literary illustrations.
Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired from Goodspeed Bookshop, Boston, in 1920 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.