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L'Art de peindre. Poëme. Avec des réflexions sur les différentes parties de la peinture.
Illustrated by: Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre (French, 1713–1789)
Etched by: Claude Henri Watelet (French, 1718–1786)
Author: Claude Henri Watelet (French, 1718–1786)
Publisher: Hippolyte Louis Guerin (French, 18th century)
Publisher: Louis-François Delatour (French, 1727–1807)
Etched by: Claude Henri Watelet (French, 1718–1786)
Author: Claude Henri Watelet (French, 1718–1786)
Publisher: Hippolyte Louis Guerin (French, 18th century)
Publisher: Louis-François Delatour (French, 1727–1807)
1760
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 23 etchings
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 22.7 x 3.1 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2400
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: H. L. Guerin & L. F. Delatour, 1760
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 1051
Description(Paris: H. L. Guerin & L. F. Delatour, 1760) Quarto; 82 leaves, plus 3 plates; contemporary gilt-stamped brown calf.
Allegorical frontispiece, measured outline figures of sculpture, decorative vignettes (some including medallion portraits), title fleuron, and tailpieces
Allegorical frontispiece, measured outline figures of sculpture, decorative vignettes (some including medallion portraits), title fleuron, and tailpieces
ProvenanceAcquired in 1923 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.