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Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide, traduites en vers...nouvelle édition, revue, corrigée
Author: Ovid (43 B.C.–17 or 18 A.D.)
Illustrated by: Charles Eisen (French, 1720–1778)
Illustrated by: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Illustrated by: Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781)
Illustrated by: Charles Monnet (French, 1732–after 1808)
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Illustrated by: Philippe Louis Parizeau (French, 1740–1801)
Illustrated by: Etienne-Pierre Gois (French, 1731–1823)
Illustrated by: John Flaxman (English, 1755–1826)
Illustrated by: Alexander Zick (German, 1845–1907)
Publisher: Jacques Desray (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
Printer: Crapelet [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
Illustrated by: Charles Eisen (French, 1720–1778)
Illustrated by: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Illustrated by: Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781)
Illustrated by: Charles Monnet (French, 1732–after 1808)
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Illustrated by: Philippe Louis Parizeau (French, 1740–1801)
Illustrated by: Etienne-Pierre Gois (French, 1731–1823)
Illustrated by: John Flaxman (English, 1755–1826)
Illustrated by: Alexander Zick (German, 1845–1907)
Publisher: Jacques Desray (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
Printer: Crapelet [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
1808
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 141 etching and engravings, extra-illustrated with 18 engravings and 35 lithographs
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 26.1 x 19.3 x 5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2155a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Crapelet, for Desray, 1808
Description(Paris: Crapelet, for Desray, 1808) Octavo, four vols.; (v. 1) lxvi pp. [1 f.] 323 pp., plus plates; (v. 2) [2 ff.] 400 pp., plus pls.; (v. 3) [2 ff.] 424 pp.; plus pls.; (v. 4) [2 ff.] 428 pp., plus pls.; modern gilt-stamped half blue morocco, marbled paper boards.
Literary illustrations; portrait of author. Edition with translation by Ange-François Fariau de Saint-Ange. The illustrations are those from the 1767-71 edition, without the borders and with captions. The engraving has probably been reinforced. There were 19 engravers, including Baquoy, de Ghendt, de Longueil, Née, Saint-Aubin, et al. The unsigned frontispiece with a medallion portrait of Ovid is new for this edition, as is the portrait of Saint-Ange (lacking in this copy). In addition, this copy has been extra-illustrated with a set of small-format copies of John Flaxman's illustrations to Hesiod, engraved by Reveil; and 53 lithographs after compositions from the Metamorphoses by Alexander Zick. Also bound in after p. lxvi is a leaf with four letterpress spine labels intended for the use of a binder.
Literary illustrations; portrait of author. Edition with translation by Ange-François Fariau de Saint-Ange. The illustrations are those from the 1767-71 edition, without the borders and with captions. The engraving has probably been reinforced. There were 19 engravers, including Baquoy, de Ghendt, de Longueil, Née, Saint-Aubin, et al. The unsigned frontispiece with a medallion portrait of Ovid is new for this edition, as is the portrait of Saint-Ange (lacking in this copy). In addition, this copy has been extra-illustrated with a set of small-format copies of John Flaxman's illustrations to Hesiod, engraved by Reveil; and 53 lithographs after compositions from the Metamorphoses by Alexander Zick. Also bound in after p. lxvi is a leaf with four letterpress spine labels intended for the use of a binder.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1903 from Lucien Gougy, Paris, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.