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Jean de La Fontaine
(French, 1621–1695)
Charles Eisen
(French, 1720–1778)
Pierre-Philippe Choffard
(French, 1730–1809)
Charles-Ange Boily
(French, 1738/39–1813)
Charles François Adrien Macret
(French, 1751–1789)
Philippe Nicolas Milcent
(French, 18th century)
Hyacinthe François Rigau y Ros, called Hyacinthe Rigaud
(French, 1659–1743)
Pierre Savart
(French, born in 1737)
1764
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 81 etched and engraved plates, plus numerous etched vignettes and tailpieces
DimensionsOverall (each vol.): 19.3 x 12 x 3 cm (7 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1456a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Amsterdam [i.e., Paris]: 1764
ProvenanceContemporary [?] booklabel with initials EV, VE [?]; acquired in 1913 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
