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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.
Jean de La Fontaine
1765–75
Jean de La Fontaine
1765–75
Jean de La Fontaine
1765–75
Alphonse Baillargé
1857
Paul Gavarni (Hippolyte Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier)
1840–42