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Tableaux du Temple des Muses, représentant les vertus et les vices, sur les plus illustres fables de l'antiquité
Engraved by: Cornelis Bloemaert (Dutch, 1603–1684)
After: Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck (Flemish, 1596–1675)
After: Pierre Brebiette (French, about 1598–1642)
Author: Michel de Marolles (French, 1600–1681)
After: Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck (Flemish, 1596–1675)
After: Pierre Brebiette (French, about 1598–1642)
Author: Michel de Marolles (French, 1600–1681)
after 1655
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book [plates only] with 60 engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 42.8 x 29 x 2.5 cm (16 7/8 x 11 7/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2404
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: 1655
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet III, 1443; Le Blanc I, p. 376; Hollstein, Dutch & Flemish, II, p. 76, nos. 90-148
Description(Paris: 1655) Folio; 60 leaves; modern gilt-stamped mottled brown calf (Lauriat, Boston).
Engraved title; portrait; illustrations of ancient fables by Homer, Ovid, Hesiod, et al.
Engraved title; portrait; illustrations of ancient fables by Homer, Ovid, Hesiod, et al.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1913 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.