Advanced Search
Requires Photography
Oeuvres..., avec des remarques grammaticales; des avertissemens et des observations sur chaque pièce
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Antoine Jean Duclos (French, 1742–1795)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Isidore Stanislas Helman (French, 1743–1806)
Engraved by: Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, 1707–1783)
Engraved by: Louis Legrand (French, 1723–1807)
Engraved by: Jean-Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1786)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: Louis Jacques Cathelin (French, 1738–1804)
Portrait(s) designed by: Pierre Mignard (French, 1612–1695)
Author: J. B. P. Molière (French, 1622–1673)
Printer: Michel Lambert (French, 1722?–1787)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Antoine Jean Duclos (French, 1742–1795)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Isidore Stanislas Helman (French, 1743–1806)
Engraved by: Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, 1707–1783)
Engraved by: Louis Legrand (French, 1723–1807)
Engraved by: Jean-Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1786)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: Louis Jacques Cathelin (French, 1738–1804)
Portrait(s) designed by: Pierre Mignard (French, 1612–1695)
Author: J. B. P. Molière (French, 1622–1673)
Printer: Michel Lambert (French, 1722?–1787)
1773
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 40 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 21 x 14 x 4.8 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1775a-f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Michel Lambert, for La Compagnie des Libraires Associés, 1773
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 716-18; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 50
Description(Paris: Michel Lambert, for La Compagnie des Libraires Associés, 1773) Octavo, six vols.; [v. 1] 268 leaves, plus 5 plates; [v. 2] 290 ll., plus 6 pls.; [v. 3] 278 ll., plus 6 pls.; [v. 4] 282 ll., plus 6 pls.; [v. 5] 340 ll., plus 5 pls.; [v. 6] 354 ll., plus 6 pls.; contemporary gilt-stamped brown "tree" calf.
Dramatic illustrations; author portrait; decorative title fleurons.
Dramatic illustrations; author portrait; decorative title fleurons.
ProvenanceOwnership inscription on verso front flyleaf vol. 1 "C & P Oct 27 1828"; Anne Burges (signature verso front flyleaf vols. 1-6); armorial bookplate with caption "A. Fenwyke! A. Fenwyke."; acquired in 1915 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.