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The Scribleriad: an Heroic Poem. In Six Books.
Illustrated by: John Wall (English, 1708–1783)
Illustrated by: Louis-Philippe Boitard I (French, worked in England, active 1734–1763)
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Engraved by: Louis-Philippe Boitard I (French, worked in England, active 1734–1763)
Engraved by: Charles Mosley (English, active 1745–1770)
Author: Richard Owen Cambridge (English, 1717–1802)
Publisher: Robert Dodsley (English, 1703–1764)
Publisher: Mary Cooper (English, died in 1761)
Illustrated by: Louis-Philippe Boitard I (French, worked in England, active 1734–1763)
Illustrated by: Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Engraved by: Louis-Philippe Boitard I (French, worked in England, active 1734–1763)
Engraved by: Charles Mosley (English, active 1745–1770)
Author: Richard Owen Cambridge (English, 1717–1802)
Publisher: Robert Dodsley (English, 1703–1764)
Publisher: Mary Cooper (English, died in 1761)
1751
Place of Publication: London, England
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with eight engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 26.7 x 21.5 x 3 cm (10 1/2 x 8 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2221.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
London: R. Dodsley and M. Cooper, 1751
Catalogue Raisonné
ESTC (RLIN) T047211
Description(London: R. Dodsley and M. Cooper, 1751) Quarto; 106 leaves, plus 8 plates; half gilt-stamped brown calf, marbled paper boards. BOUND with Dialogue (37.2221.2) and Elegy (37.2221.3).
Allegorical, satirical illustrations relating to literary arguments about heroic poetry.
Allegorical, satirical illustrations relating to literary arguments about heroic poetry.
Provenance[Nathaniel?] Mason [armorial bookplate]; Thomas Paine, Trinity College [stampe and initials]; acquired in 1924 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.