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Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Engraved by: Pierre-Charles Baquoy (1759–1829)
Engraved by: Jean Dambrun (French, 1741–about 1808)
Engraved by: Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux (French, 1748/50–1823)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Michel Dupréel (French, active 1787–1817)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Abraham Girardet (French, 1764–1823)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Engraved by: Jacques-Louis Petit (French, 1760–about 1812)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: Philippe Trière (French, 1756–about 1815)
Portrait(s) designed by: Dominique Vivant Denon (French, 1747–1825)
Portrait(s) designed by: Graff
Portrait(s) designed by: Louis-Michel van Loo (French, 1707–1771)
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Engraved by: Pierre Alexandre Tardieu (French, 1756–1844)
Author: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
Engraved by: Pierre-Charles Baquoy (1759–1829)
Engraved by: Jean Dambrun (French, 1741–about 1808)
Engraved by: Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux (French, 1748/50–1823)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Michel Dupréel (French, active 1787–1817)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Abraham Girardet (French, 1764–1823)
Engraved by: Noël Le Mire (French, 1724–1801)
Engraved by: Jacques-Louis Petit (French, 1760–about 1812)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: Philippe Trière (French, 1756–about 1815)
Portrait(s) designed by: Dominique Vivant Denon (French, 1747–1825)
Portrait(s) designed by: Graff
Portrait(s) designed by: Louis-Michel van Loo (French, 1707–1771)
Engraved by: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
Engraved by: Pierre Alexandre Tardieu (French, 1756–1844)
Author: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
1799
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Bound set of 51 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 30.4 x 23.8 x 2.4 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2369
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints – Bound sets
[Paris: 1799]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 835; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 57
Description([Paris: 1799]) Quarto; 51 leaves; modern gilt-stamped half brown morocco, marbled paper boards.
Literary illustrations; portraits of Gessner, Diderot, and Huber.
Literary illustrations; portraits of Gessner, Diderot, and Huber.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1906 from Librairie Ch. Bosse, Paris, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.