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Monument du costume physique et moral de la fin du dix-huitième siècle, ou tableaux de la vie, ornés de figures
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Illustrated by: Sigmund Freudenberger (Swiss, 1745–1801)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Louis Bosse (French, 18th century)
Engraved by: Camligue (French, 18th century)
Engraved by: Jean Dambrun (French, 1741–about 1808)
Engraved by: Robert de Launay (French, 1754–1814)
Engraved by: Jean Louis Delignon (French, 1755–about 1804)
Engraved by: Carl Gottlieb Guttenberg (German, 1743–1790)
Engraved by: Heinrich Guttenberg (German, 1749–1818)
Engraved by: Louis Michel Halbou (French, 1730–1809)
Engraved by: Isidore Stanislas Helman (French, 1743–1806)
Engraved by: François Robert Ingouf le jeune (French, 1747–1812)
Engraved by: Georges Malbeste (French, 1754–1843)
Engraved by: Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738–1797)
Engraved by: Charles Emmanuel Jean Baptiste Patas (French, 1744–1802)
Engraved by: Antoine Louis Romanet (French, 1742–1810)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: N. Thomas (French, about 1750–about 1812)
Engraved by: Philippe Trière (French, 1756–about 1815)
Author: Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne (French, 1734–1806)
Illustrated by: Sigmund Freudenberger (Swiss, 1745–1801)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Louis Bosse (French, 18th century)
Engraved by: Camligue (French, 18th century)
Engraved by: Jean Dambrun (French, 1741–about 1808)
Engraved by: Robert de Launay (French, 1754–1814)
Engraved by: Jean Louis Delignon (French, 1755–about 1804)
Engraved by: Carl Gottlieb Guttenberg (German, 1743–1790)
Engraved by: Heinrich Guttenberg (German, 1749–1818)
Engraved by: Louis Michel Halbou (French, 1730–1809)
Engraved by: Isidore Stanislas Helman (French, 1743–1806)
Engraved by: François Robert Ingouf le jeune (French, 1747–1812)
Engraved by: Georges Malbeste (French, 1754–1843)
Engraved by: Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738–1797)
Engraved by: Charles Emmanuel Jean Baptiste Patas (French, 1744–1802)
Engraved by: Antoine Louis Romanet (French, 1742–1810)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Engraved by: N. Thomas (French, about 1750–about 1812)
Engraved by: Philippe Trière (French, 1756–about 1815)
Author: Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne (French, 1734–1806)
1789
Place of Publication: Neuwied, Germany
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 26 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 51.5 x 39.2 x 2 cm (20 1/4 x 15 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2411
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Neuwied-sur-le-Rhin: Société typographique, 1789
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 881-882; Ray, Art of French Illustrated Book, 55; Bocher, Moreau, pp. 486-96, nos. 1348-71
Description(Neuwied sur le Rhin: Société typographique, 1789) Folio; 20 leaves, plus 26 plates; contemporary gilt-stamped speckled green paper boards, black leather spine label.
Illustrations of daily life and fashion.
Illustrations of daily life and fashion.
ProvenanceFrederic R. Halsey (1847-1918; see Lugt 1308); acquired in 1916 from the "Huntington[?] sale" by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.