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La Pitié, poëme

Illustrated by: Nicolas-André Monsiau (French, 1754/55–1837)
Engraved by: Jean Louis Anselin (French, 1754–1823)
Engraved by: Wilbrode-Magloire-Nicolas Courbe (French, active late 18th–early 19th century)
Engraved by: Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (French, 1737–1831)
Engraved by: Marie Alexandre Duparc (French, active 1780–1830)
Author: Jacques Delille (French, 1738–1813)
Publisher: Giguet et Michaud (French, early 19th century)
1803
Place of Publication: Paris, France

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with four etching and engravings
Dimensions Overall: 23.8 x 16 x 2.9 cm (9 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2331
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Giguet et Michaud, 1803

Catalogue Raisonné Cohen-de Ricci 280; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 78
Description(Paris: Giguet et Michaud, 1803) Octavo; 206 pp., plus 4 plates; contemporary blue pastepaper boards, printed paper label.

Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1923 in Paris by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.