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1762
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 82 etching and engravings
DimensionsOverall (each vol., depth variable): 16.7 x 11.5 x 2.7 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/2 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1454a-b
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
Amsterdam [i.e., Paris: Barbou] 1762
ProvenanceAcquired in 1909 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
Engraving by Jean Jacques André Leveau; Page 251
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