Fables of Aesop and others. Newly done into English. With an Application to each Fable. Illustrated with Cutts.
Sébastien Leclerc
(French, 1637–1714)
Gerard van der Gucht
(English, 1696–1776)
Jacob Tonson
(English, 1656?–1736)
John Watts
(English, died in 1763)
1722
Place of PublicationLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with an etched frontispiece and numerous woodcuts
DimensionsOverall: 19.7 x 12.7 x 3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1948
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
London: Jacob Tonson and John Watts, 1722
ProvenanceAcquired in 1922 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
1606
Unidentified artist, Netherlandish, 15th century
About 1471–73
Unidentified artist, French, 16th century
1546