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1755–59
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 276 etching and engravings, plus numerous woodcut vignettes
DimensionsOverall (each vol., slight variants): 40.9 x 29 x 5 cm (16 1/8 x 11 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession number01.8576.2
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, for Desaint & Saillant, and Durand, 1755-59
ProvenanceGardner Brewer [bookplate]; 1901, bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to the MFA. (Accession date: February 4, 2015)