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Engraved by: Jean Jacques Flipart (French, 1719–1782)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Louis Simon Lempereur (French, 1725–1796)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, about 1735–about 1804)
Engraved by: Antoine Radigues (French, worked in Russia, 1721–1809)
After: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Author: Pierre Corneille (French, 1606–1684)
Editor: François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (French, 1694–1778)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Louis Simon Lempereur (French, 1725–1796)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, about 1735–about 1804)
Engraved by: Antoine Radigues (French, worked in Russia, 1721–1809)
After: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Author: Pierre Corneille (French, 1606–1684)
Editor: François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (French, 1694–1778)
1774
Place of Publication: Geneva, Switzerland
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 34 [of 35] etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 26.2 x 21 x 4 cm (10 5/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1749a-h
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Geneva: 1774
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 255-56
Description(Geneva: 1774) Quarto, eight volumes; [v. 1] 292 leaves, plus 4 plates [frontispiece lacking]; [v. 2] 264 leaves, plus 4 plates; [v. 3] 269 leaves, plus 4 plates; [v. 4] 292 leaves, plus 4 plates; [v. 5] 256 leaves, plus 4 plates; [v. 6] 306 leaves, plus 4 plates; [v. 7] 320 leaves, plus 6 plates; [v. 8] 262 leaves, plus 4 plates; contemporary gilt-stamped calf.
Frontispiece with author portrait; illustrations of Corneille's plays, surrounded by ornamental borders
Frontispiece with author portrait; illustrations of Corneille's plays, surrounded by ornamental borders
ProvenanceUnidentified armorial bookplate; Mari Anne Kiernan (inscription dated 28 February 1828); acquired in 1918 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.