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

Jean de La Fontaine (author) and Various Artists

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 Number

    1942.9.1611.1

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Associated Artworks

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Suites d'Estampes Nouvelles pour les Contes de La Fontaine

Jean de La Fontaine, Various Artists, Dominique Sornique, Pierre Filloeul, Nicolas de Larmessin IV, Pierre François Tardieu, Pierre-Alexandre Aveline

1742

Le Glouton

Jean de La Fontaine, Pierre Filloeul

1736

Le Cas de Conscience

Jean de La Fontaine, Pierre François Tardieu

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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