Romans et contes...nouvelle édition
François Marie Isidore Queverdo
(French, 1748–about 1808)
Jean Florentin Defraine
(French, born in 1754)
Jean Dambrun
(French, 1741–about 1808)
Louis Vigée
(French, 1715–1767)
Robert de Launay
(French, 1754–1814)
Abbé de Voisenon
(French, 1708–1775)
Bleuet
(18th century)
1798
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with five etching and engravings
DimensionsOverall (each vol., depth variable): 13.5 x 8.8 x 2.2 cm (5 5/16 x 3 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1691a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Paris: Bleuet, 1798
ProvenanceGénéral Villeret, from whose quarters on a French ship this volume was recovered by Lieutenant Bone, a British officer near Martinique, in February 1809 (inscription on preliminary leaf), by whom presented to surgeon [Andlum?] on board H.M.S. Intrepid, March 1809; acquired in 1914 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.