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Lettre de Dulis à son ami
Illustrated by: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, 1724–1780)
Author: Louis Sébastien Mercier (French, 1740–1814)
Publisher: Nicolas Bonaventure Duchesne (French, died in 1765)
Author: Louis Sébastien Mercier (French, 1740–1814)
Publisher: Nicolas Bonaventure Duchesne (French, died in 1765)
1767
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with three etchings, printed in sanguine
Dimensions
Overall: 22.7 x 14.6 x 1 cm (8 15/16 x 5 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1725
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
London, and Paris: veuve Duchesne, 1767
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 699
Description(London, and Paris: veuve Duchesne, 1767) Quarto; 17 leaves, plus plate; modern gilt-stamped half tan morocco, marbled paper boards.
Literary illustration, vignette, and tailpiece, printed in red ink.
Literary illustration, vignette, and tailpiece, printed in red ink.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1925 from Dawson's Bookshop, Los Angeles, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.