La nouvelle Héloïse, ou lettres de deux amants
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
(French, 1758–1823)
Jacques Louis Copia
(French, 1764–1799)
Pierre-Marie Gault de Saint-Germain
(French, 1754–1842)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(French, 1712–1778)
Bossange, Masson et Besson
(French, active early 19th century)
1808
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with six etching and engravings
DimensionsOverall (each vol., variable): 16.7 x 10.8 x 3 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1784a-d
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Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
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Paris: Bossange, Masson et Besson [et al.], 1808
ProvenanceAugustus Field (signature with further inscription "Harvard University Cambridge Mass U.S.A."; Clement C. Moore (signature with date 1849; author, 1779-1863); acquired in New York in 1926 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.