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Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Pierre Duflos (French, born in 1751)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Yves-Marie Le Gouaz (French, 1742–1816)
Engraved by: Pierre Adrien Le Beau (French, 1748–after 1800)
Engraved by: Jean-Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1786)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Louis Legrand (French, 1723–1807)
Engraved by: Jacques Le Roy (French, born in 1739)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Engraved by: Marguerite (Hémery) Ponce (French, born in 1745)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Author: Claude Joseph Dorat (French, 1734–1780)
Publisher: Delalain (firm) (18th century)
Engraved by: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
Engraved by: Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)
Engraved by: Pierre Duflos (French, born in 1751)
Engraved by: Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt (Flemish, worked in France, 1738–1815)
Engraved by: Yves-Marie Le Gouaz (French, 1742–1816)
Engraved by: Pierre Adrien Le Beau (French, 1748–after 1800)
Engraved by: Jean-Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1786)
Engraved by: Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Engraved by: Louis Legrand (French, 1723–1807)
Engraved by: Jacques Le Roy (French, born in 1739)
Engraved by: Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, 1741–1811)
Engraved by: François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818)
Engraved by: Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)
Engraved by: Marguerite (Hémery) Ponce (French, born in 1745)
Engraved by: Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813)
Author: Claude Joseph Dorat (French, 1734–1780)
Publisher: Delalain (firm) (18th century)
1773[–75]
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 202 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 19.3 x 13.3 x 3.5 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock, by exchange
Accession NumberM21621
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CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
The Hague, and Paris: Delalain, 1773[-1775]
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 314-16; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 43
Description(The Hague, and Paris: Delalain, 1773[–1775]) Quarto; 156 leaves, plus frontispiece and two engraved titles; nineteenth[?]-century gilt-stamped marbled brown calf.
Engraved titles, allegorical frontispiece, illustrative vignettes.
Engraved titles, allegorical frontispiece, illustrative vignettes.
ProvenanceBought at the Melsbroeck sale, Brussels, through E. Deman, 86 Rue de la Montagne. December 19-23, 1910.