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Jean de La Fontaine
(French, 1621–1695)
Charles Eisen
(French, 1720–1778)
Pierre-Philippe Choffard
(French, 1730–1809)
Joseph de Longueil
(French, 1730–1792)
Noël Le Mire
(French, 1724–1801)
Jean-Jacques André Le Veau
(French, 1729–1786)
Jacques Aliamet
(French, 1726–1788)
Jean Charles Baquoy
(French, 1721–1777)
Pierre-Philippe Choffard
(French, 1730–1809)
Jean Baptiste Delafosse
(French, 1721–1806)
Jean Jacques Flipart
(French, 1719–1782)
Louis Simon Lempereur
(French, 1725–1796)
Jean Ouvrier
(French, 1725–1784)
Etienne Ficquet
(French, 1719–1794)
Hyacinthe François Rigau y Ros, called Hyacinthe Rigaud
(French, 1659–1743)
Victor Vispré
(French, active 1762–1789)
Joseph Gérard Barbou
(French, 1723–1790)
1762
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 82 full-page etched and engraved plates and 57 etched vignettes
DimensionsOverall (each vol.): 18.5 x 12.7 x 3.2 cm (7 5/16 x 5 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1455a-b
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Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Amsterdam [i.e., Paris: Barbou]: 1762
ProvenanceAcquired in 1903 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
Paul Gavarni (Hippolyte Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier)
1840–42