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Illustrated by: Alexandre Joseph Desenne (French, 1785–1827)
Illustrated by: Charles-Abraham Chasselat (French, 1782–1843)
Illustrated by: Jean-Demosthene Dugourc (French, 1749–1825)
Illustrated by: Sébastien Leroy (French, died in 1832)
Engraved by: Pierre Adam (French, born in 1799)
Engraved by: Jean Bosq (French, early 19th century)
Engraved by: Philibert Boutrois (French, active first half of 19th century)
Engraved by: Wilbrode-Magloire-Nicolas Courbe (French, active late 18th–early 19th century)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Jean Louis Delignon (French, 1755–about 1804)
Engraved by: Adrien Godefroy (French, 1777–1865?)
Engraved by: Jean Marie Leroux (French, 1788–1870)
Engraved by: Hippolyte Louis Emile Pauquet (French, born in 1797)
Engraved by: François Pigeot (French, early 19th century)
Engraved by: Jean-François Pourvoyeur (French, active 1831–1845)
Engraved by: Adrien Jacques Simonet (French, born in 1791)
Author: Jean de La Fontaine (French, 1621–1695)
Publisher: A. H. Bécus (French, 19th century)
Illustrated by: Charles-Abraham Chasselat (French, 1782–1843)
Illustrated by: Jean-Demosthene Dugourc (French, 1749–1825)
Illustrated by: Sébastien Leroy (French, died in 1832)
Engraved by: Pierre Adam (French, born in 1799)
Engraved by: Jean Bosq (French, early 19th century)
Engraved by: Philibert Boutrois (French, active first half of 19th century)
Engraved by: Wilbrode-Magloire-Nicolas Courbe (French, active late 18th–early 19th century)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Jean Louis Delignon (French, 1755–about 1804)
Engraved by: Adrien Godefroy (French, 1777–1865?)
Engraved by: Jean Marie Leroux (French, 1788–1870)
Engraved by: Hippolyte Louis Emile Pauquet (French, born in 1797)
Engraved by: François Pigeot (French, early 19th century)
Engraved by: Jean-François Pourvoyeur (French, active 1831–1845)
Engraved by: Adrien Jacques Simonet (French, born in 1791)
Author: Jean de La Fontaine (French, 1621–1695)
Publisher: A. H. Bécus (French, 19th century)
1878
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 75 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol.): 18.1 x 13 x 2.7 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2026a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: A. H. Bécus, 1878
Description(Paris: A. H. Bécus, 1878) Octavo, two vols.; (v. 1) [3 ff.] xvi, 198 pp. [1-20 lacking, bound in vol. 2] plus 32 plates; (v. 2) 156 pp., plus 43 pls.; contemporary half gilt-stamped red morocco, marbled paper boards (original publisher's printed paper wraps bound in).
Literary illustrations
According to Brunet (III, 760), these illustrations would have derived from a series that first appeared in an 1813 edition published by Nepveu, who commissioned the plates to illustrate an unillustrated edition first published by Didot in 1795. Bound into this 1878 Bécus edition is an original[?] title page from an 1820 Nepveu edition. Brunet also says that Nepveu originally commissioned illustrations from Duplessi-Bertaux and Coiny, but that they were rejected as inferior, being replaced by the present versions.
Literary illustrations
According to Brunet (III, 760), these illustrations would have derived from a series that first appeared in an 1813 edition published by Nepveu, who commissioned the plates to illustrate an unillustrated edition first published by Didot in 1795. Bound into this 1878 Bécus edition is an original[?] title page from an 1820 Nepveu edition. Brunet also says that Nepveu originally commissioned illustrations from Duplessi-Bertaux and Coiny, but that they were rejected as inferior, being replaced by the present versions.
ProvenanceAcquired in London, 1905, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.