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La conjuracion de Catilina y La guerra de Jugurta
Engraved by: Manuel Salvador Carmona (Spanish, 1734–1820)
Engraved by: Manuel Monfort (Spanish, 1736–1806)
Engraved by: Fernando Selma (Spanish, 1752–1810)
Engraved by: Joaquin José Fabregat (Spanish, worked in Mexico, 1748–1811)
Engraved by: Joaquin Ballester (Spanish, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Jerónimo Antonio Gil (Spanish, 1732–1798)
Engraved by: Francisco Asensio y Mejorada (Spanish, 1725–1794)
Engraved by: Francisco Muntaner (Spanish, 1743–1805)
Engraved by: Juan Antonio Salvador Carmona (Spanish, 1740–1805)
Engraved by: Juan de la Cruz (Spanish, died in 1790)
After: Mariano Salvador de Maella (Spanish, 1739–1819)
After: Isidro Carnicero (Spanish, 1736–1804)
Author: Sallust (86–34 B.C.E.)
Printer: Joaquin Ibarra y Marin (Spanish, 1725–1785)
Engraved by: Manuel Monfort (Spanish, 1736–1806)
Engraved by: Fernando Selma (Spanish, 1752–1810)
Engraved by: Joaquin José Fabregat (Spanish, worked in Mexico, 1748–1811)
Engraved by: Joaquin Ballester (Spanish, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Jerónimo Antonio Gil (Spanish, 1732–1798)
Engraved by: Francisco Asensio y Mejorada (Spanish, 1725–1794)
Engraved by: Francisco Muntaner (Spanish, 1743–1805)
Engraved by: Juan Antonio Salvador Carmona (Spanish, 1740–1805)
Engraved by: Juan de la Cruz (Spanish, died in 1790)
After: Mariano Salvador de Maella (Spanish, 1739–1819)
After: Isidro Carnicero (Spanish, 1736–1804)
Author: Sallust (86–34 B.C.E.)
Printer: Joaquin Ibarra y Marin (Spanish, 1725–1785)
1772
Place of Publication: Madrid, Spain
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with numerous engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 36.2 x 26 x 4.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2392
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Madrid: Joaquin Ibarra, 1772
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 938
Description(Madrid: Joaquin Ibarra, 1772) Large quarto; 216 leaves; contemporary gilt-stamped red morocco.
Engraved title; author portrait; two full-page illustrations to text; numerous decorative vignettes; map of Northern Africa; archeological illustrations of coins, weapons, alphabets, etc.
Engraved title; author portrait; two full-page illustrations to text; numerous decorative vignettes; map of Northern Africa; archeological illustrations of coins, weapons, alphabets, etc.
ProvenanceAbout 1808/1813, said to have been taken from the Royal Library of the Escorial, Madrid by Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1768 - d. 1844), King of Spain; 1813, following the Battle of Vitoria, taken by a British officer from Spain to England [see note 1]. 1925, acquired by William A. Sargent (b. 1858 - d. 1936), Boston; 1937, bequest of William A. Sargent to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1937)
NOTES:
[1] According to a note inserted in the book, "this present book was taken from the Royal Library of the Escorial by King Joseph Bonaparte and was found among his baggage after the Battle of Vittoria by a British Officer and by him brought to England, in the possession of whose family it has remained ever since."
NOTES:
[1] According to a note inserted in the book, "this present book was taken from the Royal Library of the Escorial by King Joseph Bonaparte and was found among his baggage after the Battle of Vittoria by a British Officer and by him brought to England, in the possession of whose family it has remained ever since."