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Cries of Paris
Etudes prises dans le bas Peuple, ou les Cris de Paris. Première[-cinquième] suite.
Cries of Paris
Etched by: Anne Claude Philippe, comte de Caylus (French, 1692–1757)
Engraved by: Etienne Fessard (French, 1714–1777)
After: Edme Bouchardon (French, 1698–1762)
Publisher: Etienne Fessard (French, 1714–1777)
Engraved by: Etienne Fessard (French, 1714–1777)
After: Edme Bouchardon (French, 1698–1762)
Publisher: Etienne Fessard (French, 1714–1777)
1737–46
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Bound set of 60 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 33.5 x 25.5 x 4 cm (13 3/16 x 10 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2360
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints – Bound sets
Paris: Fessard, 1737[-1746]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 179
Description(Paris: Fessard, 1737[-1746]) Large quarto; 60 leaves; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (Chambolle-Duru).
Illustrations of laborers, carpenters, craftspeople, street peddlers, etc.
Illustrations of laborers, carpenters, craftspeople, street peddlers, etc.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1918 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.