Oeuvres de Boileau Despréaux
Nicolas-André Monsiau
(French, 1754/55–1837)
Etienne Claude Voysard
(French, 1746–about 1812)
Jean Baptiste Simonet
(French, 1742–1813)
N. Thomas
(French, about 1750–about 1812)
Charles Emmanuel Jean Baptiste Patas
(French, 1744–1802)
Philippe Trière
(French, 1756–about 1815)
Jean Jacques Forty
(French, 1743–1800)
Nicolas Boileau Despréaux
(1636–1711)
Crapelet [firm]
(French, late 18th–early 19th century)
1798
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with nine etching and engravings
DimensionsOverall: 29.6 x 23.5 x 8.3 cm (11 5/8 x 9 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.2359
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
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Paris: Crapelet, 1798
ProvenanceAcquired in 1912 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils
1775