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Les metamorphoses d'Ovide, traduites en françois
Author: Ovid (43 B.C.–17 or 18 A.D.)
Etched by: Unidentified artist, Dutch, 18th century
Translator: Pierre Du Ryer (died in 1658)
Publisher: Pierre Gosse (Dutch, 18th century)
Publisher: Jean Neaulme (Dutch, 18th century)
Etched by: Unidentified artist, Dutch, 18th century
Translator: Pierre Du Ryer (died in 1658)
Publisher: Pierre Gosse (Dutch, 18th century)
Publisher: Jean Neaulme (Dutch, 18th century)
1728
Place of Publication: The Hague, Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 125 etchings
Dimensions
Overall (each volume): 17 x 10.3 x 3.2 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1913a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
The Hague: Pierre Gosse and J. Neaulme, 1728
Description(The Hague: Pierre Gosse and J. Neaulme, 1728) Octavo, four vols.; [v. 1] 187 leaves, plus 46 plates; [v. 2] 172 leaves, plus 30 plates; [v. 3] 174 leaves, plus 28 plates; [v. 4] 182 leaves, plus 20 plates; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf.
Etched frontispiece; illustrations to Ovid's tales
Etched frontispiece; illustrations to Ovid's tales
ProvenanceAcquired in 1917 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.