Anacréon, Sapho, Bion et Moschus, traduction nouvelle en prose, suivie de la veillée des fêtes de Vénus
Charles Eisen
(French, 1720–1778)
Jean Massard
(1740–1822)
Antoine Jean Duclos
(French, 1742–1795)
Anacreon
(6th century B.C.E.)
Sappho
Bion
Moschus
Jean-François Bastien
(French, 1747–1825)
1780
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 27 etching and engravings
DimensionsOverall: 21.4 x 14.3 x 3.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1739
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
"Paphos" [i.e., Paris]: J. Fr. Bastien, 1780
ProvenanceUnidentified armorial binding; Ch. Protte (bookplate with motto "Utile dulci"); acquired in 1929 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
