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Illustrated by: Alexandre Evariste Fragonard (French, 1780–1850)
Engraved by: Jean Dambrun (French, 1741–about 1808)
Engraved by: Marie Alexandre Duparc (French, active 1780–1830)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Michel Dupréel (French, active 1787–1817)
Engraved by: Antoine Cosme Giraud (French, 1760–after 1796)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Jean Louis Charles Pauquet (French, 1759–about 1824)
Author: Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Willart de Grécourt (French, 1684–1743)
Printer: Chaignieau [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
Engraved by: Jean Dambrun (French, 1741–about 1808)
Engraved by: Marie Alexandre Duparc (French, active 1780–1830)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Michel Dupréel (French, active 1787–1817)
Engraved by: Antoine Cosme Giraud (French, 1760–after 1796)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Jean Louis Charles Pauquet (French, 1759–about 1824)
Author: Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Willart de Grécourt (French, 1684–1743)
Printer: Chaignieau [firm] (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
1796
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with nine etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 21 x 13.7 x 3 cm (8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2340a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Chaigieau aîné, 1796
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 460-61
Description(Paris: Chaignieau aîné, 1796) Octavo, four vols.; [v. 1] 194 leaves, plus 5 plates; [v. 2] 184 ll., plus 2 pls.; [v. 3] 178 ll., plus 1 pl.; [v. 4] 176 ll., plus 1 pl.; nineteenth-century gilt- and blind-stamped brown calf, marbled paper boards.
Literary illustrations; author portrait.
Literary illustrations; author portrait.
ProvenanceD. Schaefer, Sohn in Kaufbeuren (bookplate); Earl of Mexborough (bookplate); illegible owner's inscription front flyleaf "[Pillington?] May 23rd / 91"; acquired in 1917 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.