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Acajou et Zirphile, conte

Engraved by: Unidentified artist, French, 18th century
After: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Author: Charles Pinot Duclos (French, 1704–1772)
1744
Place of Publication: Paris, France

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with 11 etching and engravings
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 11.4 x 1.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2337
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books
"Minutie" [i.e., Paris] 1744

Catalogue Raisonné Cohen-de Ricci 331; Jean-Richard, Oeuvre gravé de François Boucher, p. 144
Description("Minutie" [i.e., Paris] 1744) Octavo; 88 leaves, plus 10 plates; contemporary marbled paper wraps.

Literary illustrations; title vignette
ProvenanceJames Claridge (bookplate); William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.