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Fables ancient and modern; translated into verse, from Homer, Ovid, Boccace and Chaucer: with original poems.
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The Fables of John Dryden, Ornamented with Engravings from the Pencil of the Right Hon. Lady Diana Beauclerc
Fables ancient and modern; translated into verse, from Homer, Ovid, Boccace and Chaucer: with original poems.
Author: John Dryden (English, 1631–1700)
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (English, died in 1400)
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio (Italian, 1313–1375)
Engraved by: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
Engraved by: Thomas Cheesman (English, 1760–1835)
Engraved by: William Nelson Gardiner (Irish, worked in England, 1766–1814)
After: Lady Diana Spencer Beauclerk (English, 1734–1808)
Printer: Thomas Bensley (English, about 1760–1835)
Publisher: James Edwards (English, 1757–1816)
Publisher: Edward Harding (English, 1755–1840)
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (English, died in 1400)
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio (Italian, 1313–1375)
Engraved by: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
Engraved by: Thomas Cheesman (English, 1760–1835)
Engraved by: William Nelson Gardiner (Irish, worked in England, 1766–1814)
After: Lady Diana Spencer Beauclerk (English, 1734–1808)
Printer: Thomas Bensley (English, about 1760–1835)
Publisher: James Edwards (English, 1757–1816)
Publisher: Edward Harding (English, 1755–1840)
1797
Place of Publication: London, England
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 24 stipple engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 38.4 x 27.8 x 3.8 cm (15 1/8 x 10 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Gaffield
Accession NumberBR1422
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
London: T. Bensley, for J. Edwards and E. Harding, 1797
Catalogue Raisonné
ESTC (RLIN): T128162
Description(London: T. Bensley, for J. Edwards and E. Harding, 1797) Folio; 131 leaves, plus 9 plates; contemporary blind- and gilt-stamped red morocco.
Illustrations to Dryden's fables; decorative vignettes. First edition with these illustrations, the "fables" were published from 1700. The illustrations consist of 9 full-page plates and 15 vignettes.
Illustrations to Dryden's fables; decorative vignettes. First edition with these illustrations, the "fables" were published from 1700. The illustrations consist of 9 full-page plates and 15 vignettes.
ProvenanceThomas Gaffield; his gift to MFA Library, 1895; transferred to Print Dept., 1904.