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La nouvelle Héloïse, ou lettres de deux amans
Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Engraved by: Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux (French, 1748/50–1823)
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (French, 1712–1778)
Publisher: Hubert-Martin Cazin (French, 1724–1795)
Engraved by: Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux (French, 1748/50–1823)
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (French, 1712–1778)
Publisher: Hubert-Martin Cazin (French, 1724–1795)
1781
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 12 etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 12.4 x 8 x 2 cm (4 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1674a-g
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
"Londres" [i.e., Paris: Cazin] 1781
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 906
Description("Londres" [i.e., Paris: Cazin] 1781) 18mo, seven vols.; [v. 1] 106 leaves, plus 2 plates; [v. 2] 108 ll., plus 2 pls.; [v. 3] 130 ll., plus 1 pl.; [v. 4] 102 ll., plus 1 pl.; [v. 5] 140 ll., plus 1 pl.; [v. 6] 126 ll., plus 2 pls.; [v. 7] 134 ll., plus 3 pls.; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf.
Allegorical frontispiece; literary illustrations.
Allegorical frontispiece; literary illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1913 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.