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Les illustres français, ou tableaux historiques des grands hommes de la France pris dans tous les genres de célébrité jusqu'en 1792
Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Engraved by: Johann Theodor Susemihl (German, born in 1772 (possibly active in France, about 1802)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Engraved by: Johann Theodor Susemihl (German, born in 1772 (possibly active in France, about 1802)
1790–1816
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Bound set of 56 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 39.2 x 27.7 x 2.5 cm (15 7/16 x 10 7/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2403
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CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints – Bound sets
Paris: F. M. Maurice [1790-1816]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 814
Description(Paris: F. M. Maurice [1790-1816]) Folio; 59 leaves; modern gilt-stamped half blue morocco, marbled paper boards (A. Taffin).
Portraits with decorative borders, vignettes, and engraved captions.
Portraits with decorative borders, vignettes, and engraved captions.
ProvenanceJohn L. Dudley, Jr. (booklabel); acquired in 1917 from Anderson Auction, New York, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.