Frontispiece

1736-1743

Jean de La Fontaine

Author, French, 1621 - 1695

Various Artists

Artist

Dominique Sornique

Artist, French, 1708 - 1756

Pierre Filloeul

Artist, French, active 1730/1750

Nicolas de Larmessin IV

Artist, French, 1684 - 1753 or 1755

Pierre François Tardieu

Artist, French, 1711 - 1771

Pierre-Alexandre Aveline

Artist, French, probably 1702 - 1760

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    1 vol: etchings and engravings by Aveline, Sornique, Filloeuil, Larmessin, Tardieu, and Legrand after Lorrain, Lemesle, Pater, Lancret, Boucher, LeClerc, Vleughels, and Eisen

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession

    1942.9.1611.1

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Associated Artworks

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Le Glouton

Jean de La Fontaine, Pierre Filloeul

1736

Le Cas de Conscience

Jean de La Fontaine, Pierre François Tardieu

1736

Le Cocu Battu et Content

Jean de La Fontaine, Pierre Filloeul

1736

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1912

  • Cohen, Henri. Guide de l'amateur de livres a gravures de XVIIIe siecle. 6th edition revised and enlarged by Seymour de Ricci. Paris, 1912: col.556-557.

Inscriptions

COLLECTION / DES CONTES / DE / LA FONTAINE / GRAVES / PAR DE LARMESSIN, ET FILLOEUL, / D’après les Tableaux de LANCRET & PATERRE. / Se vend à PARIS.

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