L’Empire de la beauté par les élémens les ages et les saisons. Etrenne au beau sexe.
probably 1790
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book, with hand-colored etchings; embroidered silk binding
DimensionsOverall: 10.5 x 7.1 x 1.3 cm (4 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Fund
Accession number2015.2270
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Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
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ProvenanceBefore 2002, Carlo de Poortere (b. 1917 – d. 2002), Belgium; presumably by descent through his family; November 6, 2014, Bibliothèque de Carlo de Poortere sale (sale no. PF4443), lot 253, to Musinsky Rare Books, Inc., New York; 2015, sold by Musinsky Rare Books to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 24, 2015)
