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Illustrated by: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian (Florentine), 1727–1785, active in London)
Illustrated by: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Illustrated by: Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738–1797)
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Portrait(s) designed by: Johann Nepomuk Steiner (Czech, 1725–1793)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Engraved by: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
Engraved by: Manuel Salvador Carmona (Spanish, 1734–1820)
Engraved by: Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux (French, 1748/50–1823)
Engraved by: Antoine Jean Duclos (French, 1742–1795)
Engraved by: Jean-Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1786)
Engraved by: Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738–1797)
Engraved by: Jean Massard (1740–1822)
Engraved by: Carlo Antonio Porporati (Italian, 1741–1816)
Engraved by: Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, about 1735–about 1804)
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: Philippe Trière (French, 1756–about 1815)
Author: Pietro Metastasio (Italian, 1698–1782)
Illustrated by: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Illustrated by: Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738–1797)
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Portrait(s) designed by: Johann Nepomuk Steiner (Czech, 1725–1793)
Engraved by: Charles Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)
Engraved by: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
Engraved by: Manuel Salvador Carmona (Spanish, 1734–1820)
Engraved by: Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux (French, 1748/50–1823)
Engraved by: Antoine Jean Duclos (French, 1742–1795)
Engraved by: Jean-Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1786)
Engraved by: Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738–1797)
Engraved by: Jean Massard (1740–1822)
Engraved by: Carlo Antonio Porporati (Italian, 1741–1816)
Engraved by: Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, about 1735–about 1804)
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: Philippe Trière (French, 1756–about 1815)
Author: Pietro Metastasio (Italian, 1698–1782)
1780–83
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Set of 38 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 27.5 x 21.8 x 1.5 cm (10 13/16 x 8 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1707
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CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints – Bound sets
Paris: 1780[-1783]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 706
Description(Paris: 1780[-1783]) Quarto; 39 leaves; modern gilt-stamped half red morocco, red marbled paper boards.
Author portrrait; literary illustrations.
Author portrrait; literary illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1915 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.