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Fables...with the Life of the Author. Embellish'd with Seventy Elegant Engravings. In One Volume Complete.

(English, late 18th century)
(English, 1744–1828)
(English, about 1742–1807)
(English, late 18th century)
(English, 1757–1827)
(English, 1685–1732)
(English, 1767–1840)
(active 1788–1811)
(active 1780–1816)
about 1796
Place of PublicationLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 70 engravings
DimensionsOverall: 16.9 x 10.8 x 3 cm (6 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1604
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
London: C. Whittingham, for G. & J. Robinson [and 18 others, about 1796]
ProvenanceAcquired in 1922 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
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