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La nouvelle Héloïse, ou lettres de deux amants
Illustrated by: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (French, 1758–1823)
Engraved by: Jacques Louis Copia (French, 1764–1799)
Portrait(s) designed by: Pierre-Marie Gault de Saint-Germain (French, 1754–1842)
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (French, 1712–1778)
Publisher: Bossange, Masson et Besson (French, active early 19th century)
Engraved by: Jacques Louis Copia (French, 1764–1799)
Portrait(s) designed by: Pierre-Marie Gault de Saint-Germain (French, 1754–1842)
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (French, 1712–1778)
Publisher: Bossange, Masson et Besson (French, active early 19th century)
1808
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with six etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., variable): 16.7 x 10.8 x 3 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1784a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Bossange, Masson et Besson [et al.], 1808
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 906
Description(Paris: Bossange, Masson et Besson [et al.], 1808) Duodecimo, four vols.; [v. 1] [2 ff] LXII, 356 pp., plus 2 plates; [v. 2] [2 ff.] 464 pp., plus 2 pls.; [v. 3] [2 ff.] 419 pp., plus 1 pl.; [v. 4] [2 ff.] 383 pp., plus 1 pl.; contemporary gilt-stamped half brown calf, marbled paper boards.
Literary illustrations; author portrait.
Literary illustrations; author portrait.
ProvenanceAugustus Field (signature with further inscription "Harvard University Cambridge Mass U.S.A."; Clement C. Moore (signature with date 1849; author, 1779-1863); acquired in New York in 1926 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.