Fables choisies, mises en vers.... Nouvelle édition gravée en taille-douce
Jean de La Fontaine
(French, 1621–1695)
Charles Monnet
(French, 1732–after 1808)
Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg II
(French (Alsace, active in Britain), 1740–1812)
Jean Baptiste Le Prince
(French, 1734–1781)
Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Hoüel
(French, 1735–1813)
Philippe Caresme
(French, 1734–1796)
Pierre-Thomas LeClerc
(French, about 1740–after 1799)
Ferdinand Kobell
(German, 1740–1799)
Jean-Baptiste Huet
(French, 1745–1811)
Jean Bardin
(French, 1732–1809)
Jacques-Philippe Joseph de St. Quentin
(French, born in 1738)
Claude-Louis Desrais
(French, 1746–1816)
L. Bidault
(French, 18th century)
Etienne Fessard
(French, 1714–1777)
François Montulay
(French, active 1754–1785)
1765–75
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book, entirely engraved, including 723 plates, vignettes, and tailpieces
DimensionsOverall (each vol., depth variable): 19.5 x 13.3 x 3.8 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1460.1
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Paris: Chez l'auteur [i.e., Fessard], Durand, Des Lauriers, 1765-1775
ProvenanceAcquired in 1901 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
