Fables
Pierre Fourdrinier
(French, worked in England, active 1720–1760)
Gerard van der Gucht
(English, 1696–1776)
John van der Gucht
(English, 1697–1776)
Bernard Baron
(French, worked in England, 1696–1762)
Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin II
(French, born in 1698, worked in England from 1733)
William Kent
(English, 1685–1748)
John Wootton
(English, about 1682–1764)
Hubert François Gravelot
(French, 1699–1773)
John Gay
(English, 1685–1732)
J. and R. Tonson
(active 1737–1765)
John Watts
(English, died in 1763)
John and Paul Knapton
Thomas Cox
(English, 18th century)
1737–38
Place of PublicationLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 70 engravings
DimensionsOverall: 20.5 x 13.4 x 4 cm (8 1/16 x 5 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1437
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
London: [v.1] J. and R. Tonson and J. Watts, [v.2] J. and P. Knapton and T. Cox, 1737-1738
ProvenanceUnidentified armorial bookplate with motto "Perseverantia"; William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
