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Les Chats
Etched by: Anne Claude Philippe, comte de Caylus (French, 1692–1757)
After: Charles Antoine Coypel (French, 1694–1752)
Author: François-Augustin Moncrif (French, 1687–1770)
Printer: Gabriel François Quillau (French, died in 1752)
After: Charles Antoine Coypel (French, 1694–1752)
Author: François-Augustin Moncrif (French, 1687–1770)
Printer: Gabriel François Quillau (French, died in 1752)
1727
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with ten etchings
Dimensions
Overall: 19.2 x 12.7 x 3.2 cm (7 9/16 x 5 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1525.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Gabriel-François Quillau fils, 1727
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 721; Bibliothèque nationale, Inventaire 18th cen., v. 4, p. 150, no. 546
Description(Paris: Gabriel-François Quillau fils, 1727) Octavo; 111 leaves, plus plates (some folding) and one folded text leaf; gilt-stamped marbled brown calf. BOUND with Bourdon de Sigrais, Histoire des rats, 1737 (37.1525.1)
Illustrations of earlier depictions of cats in Egypt, etc.; scene of woman in bed with her cat, etc.
Illustrations of earlier depictions of cats in Egypt, etc.; scene of woman in bed with her cat, etc.
ProvenanceArmorial bookplate of Mr. le Bon. de Warenghien; acquired in 1924 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.