Oeuvres...traduits de l'allemand
Salomon Gessner
(Swiss, 1730–1788)
Salomon Gessner
(Swiss, 1730–1788)
Denis Diderot
(French, 1713–1784)
1773–77
Place of PublicationZurich, Switzerland
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with three etched titles, twenty full-page etchings and numerous etched vignettes
DimensionsOverall (each volume): 25.5 x 20 x 2.6 cm (10 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1438a-b
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Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Zurich: by the author, 1773-1777
ProvenancePurchased in 1914 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.