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Oeuvres de Boileau Despréaux
Illustrated by: Nicolas-André Monsiau (French, 1754/55–1837)
Engraved by: Etienne Claude Voysard (French, 1746–about 1812)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: N. Thomas (French, about 1750–about 1812)
Engraved by: Charles Emmanuel Jean Baptiste Patas (French, 1744–1802)
Engraved by: Philippe Trière (French, 1756–about 1815)
Portrait(s) designed by: Jean Jacques Forty (French, 1743–1800)
Author: Nicolas Boileau Despréaux (1636–1711)
Printer: Crapelet [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
Engraved by: Etienne Claude Voysard (French, 1746–about 1812)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: N. Thomas (French, about 1750–about 1812)
Engraved by: Charles Emmanuel Jean Baptiste Patas (French, 1744–1802)
Engraved by: Philippe Trière (French, 1756–about 1815)
Portrait(s) designed by: Jean Jacques Forty (French, 1743–1800)
Author: Nicolas Boileau Despréaux (1636–1711)
Printer: Crapelet [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
1798
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with nine etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 29.6 x 23.5 x 8.3 cm (11 5/8 x 9 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2359
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Crapelet, 1798
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 171
Description(Paris: Crapelet, 1798) Quarto; 274 leaves, plus 9 plates; contemporary gilt-stamped half red morocco, orange paper boards.
Literary illustrations; author portrait.
Literary illustrations; author portrait.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1912 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.