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Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du chevalier des Grieux
Illustrated by: Tony Johannot (French, 1803–1852)
Portrait(s) designed by: Edouard Wattier (French, 1793–1871)
Engraved by: Andrew Best Leloir (French, mid-19th century)
Engraved by: Louis Henri Brévière (French, 1797–1869)
Engraved by: Antoine Alphée Piaud (French, active 1837–1866)
Engraved by: John Orrin Smith (English, 1799–1843)
Engraved by: John Thomson (English, 1785–1866)
Engraved by: Thomas Williams (English, 1798–after 1862)
Author: Abbé Prévost (French, 1697–1763)
Publisher: Ernest Bourdin et Cie (French, 19th century)
Portrait(s) designed by: Edouard Wattier (French, 1793–1871)
Engraved by: Andrew Best Leloir (French, mid-19th century)
Engraved by: Louis Henri Brévière (French, 1797–1869)
Engraved by: Antoine Alphée Piaud (French, active 1837–1866)
Engraved by: John Orrin Smith (English, 1799–1843)
Engraved by: John Thomson (English, 1785–1866)
Engraved by: Thomas Williams (English, 1798–after 1862)
Author: Abbé Prévost (French, 1697–1763)
Publisher: Ernest Bourdin et Cie (French, 19th century)
1839
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 111 wood engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 26.6 x 17.8 x 3.6 cm (10 1/2 x 7 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2156
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Ernest Bourdin et Cie [1839]
Catalogue Raisonné
Carteret III, 505-06; Brivois, pp. 338-39; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 183
Description(Paris: Ernest Bourdin et Cie [1839]) Large octavo; [2 ff.], vii, xii, 344 pp., plus frontispiece, two part-titles, and 18 plates; nineteenth-century gilt-stamped half brown morocco, marbled paper boards.
Literary illustrations; author portrait.
Literary illustrations; author portrait.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1913 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.