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Paul et Virginie

Illustrated by: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)
Illustrated by: Claude Joseph Vernet (French, 1714–1789)
Engraved by: Abraham Girardet (French, 1764–1823)
Engraved by: Louis Michel Halbou (French, 1730–1809)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Author: Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (French, 1737–1814)
Printer: Pierre François Didot (French, 1731–1793)
1789
Place of Publication: Paris, France

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with four etching and engravings
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 9 x 2.1 cm (5 3/8 x 3 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1679
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Imprimerie de Monsieur [i.e., P. F. Didot], 1789

Catalogue Raisonné Cohen-de Ricci 931-932; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 54
Description(Paris: Imprimerie de Monsieur [i.e., P. F. Didot], 1789) 18mo; 140, plus 2 leaves, plus 4 plates; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (Zaehnsdorf).

Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1910 from Zaehnsdorf, London, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.