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La conjuracion de Catilina y La guerra de Jugurta

(Spanish, 1734–1820)
(Spanish, 1736–1806)
(Spanish, 1752–1810)
(Spanish, worked in Mexico, 1748–1811)
(Spanish, 1740–1808)
(Spanish, 1732–1798)
(Spanish, 1725–1794)
(Spanish, 1743–1805)
(Spanish, 1740–1805)
(Spanish, died in 1790)
(Spanish, 1739–1819)
(Spanish, 1736–1804)
(86–34 B.C.E.)
(Spanish, 1725–1785)
1772
Place of PublicationMadrid, Spain
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with numerous engravings
DimensionsOverall: 36.2 x 26 x 4.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.2392
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
Madrid: Joaquin Ibarra, 1772
ProvenanceAbout 1808/1813, said to have been taken from the Royal Library of the Escorial, Madrid by Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1768 - d. 1844), King of Spain; 1813, following the Battle of Vitoria, taken by a British officer from Spain to England [see note 1]. 1925, acquired by William A. Sargent (b. 1858 - d. 1936), Boston; 1937, bequest of William A. Sargent to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1937)

NOTES:
[1] According to a note inserted in the book, "this present book was taken from the Royal Library of the Escorial by King Joseph Bonaparte and was found among his baggage after the Battle of Vittoria by a British Officer and by him brought to England, in the possession of whose family it has remained ever since."