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Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Pierre Duflos (French, born in 1751)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Yves-Marie Le Gouaz (French, 1742–1816)
Engraved by: Pierre Adrien Le Beau (French, 1748–after 1800)
Engraved by: Jean-Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1786)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Louis Legrand (French, 1723–1807)
Engraved by: Jacques Le Roy (French, born in 1739)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Engraved by: Marguerite (Hémery) Ponce (French, born in 1745)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Author: Claude Joseph Dorat (French, 1734–1780)
Publisher: Delalain (firm) (18th century)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Pierre Duflos (French, born in 1751)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Yves-Marie Le Gouaz (French, 1742–1816)
Engraved by: Pierre Adrien Le Beau (French, 1748–after 1800)
Engraved by: Jean-Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1786)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Louis Legrand (French, 1723–1807)
Engraved by: Jacques Le Roy (French, born in 1739)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Engraved by: Marguerite (Hémery) Ponce (French, born in 1745)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Author: Claude Joseph Dorat (French, 1734–1780)
Publisher: Delalain (firm) (18th century)
1773[–75]
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 202 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 14.2 x 3.3 cm (8 1/4 x 5 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1721
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
The Hague, and Paris: Delalain, 1773[-1775]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 313-15; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 43
Description(The Hague, and Paris: Delalain, 1773[-1775]) Quarto; 156 leaves, plus frontispiece and two engraved titles; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (Chambolle-Duru).
Engraved titles, allegorical frontispiece, illustrative vignettes.
Engraved titles, allegorical frontispiece, illustrative vignettes.
ProvenanceAcquired in 19[03?] from Librairie Th. Belin, Paris, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.