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Jean de La Fontaine
(French, 1621–1695)
Etienne Fessard
(French, 1714–1777)
Pierre Quentin Chedel
(French, 1705–1762)
Simon François Ravenet, l'aîné
(French, 1706–1774)
Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils
(French, 1715–1790)
Nicolas Lancret
(French, 1690–1743)
Nicolas Boileau Despréaux
(1636–1711)
1745
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 73 etching and engravings
DimensionsOverall (each vol.): 16.9 x 10.9 x 1.9 cm (6 5/8 x 4 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1453a-b
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Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Amsterdam [i.e., Paris]: 1745
ProvenanceAcquired in 1903 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
François de Salignac de la Mothe- Fénelon
1734
