Object details

Accession number

9.c.2.7

Creators

• Jean De La Fontaine (Champagne region, France, 1621 - 1695) - author
• Jacques-Joseph Coiny (Versailles, 1761 - 1809, Paris) - engraver
• Simon Simon (French, 1759-1807) - engraver
• Bossange, Masson Et Besson (active Paris, 1792-1819) - publisher
• Imprimerie De Crapelet (active Paris, 1795-1840) - printer

Full title

Fables of La Fontaine, with Illustrations, Volume I [Fables de La Fontaine, Avec Figures, Tome Premier]

Creation Date

1796

Language

French

Publication Place

Paris

Binding Description

Light green leather binding with gilded lettering on spine

Description

6 v. : ill. (engravings) ; 16 cm.

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston (active 1872-1922) for $45 for 6 volumes on 20 July 1922.

Dimensions

15 x 9.5 x 2 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 13/16 in.)

Display Media

Printed ink on paper

Web Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Permanent Gallery Location

Macknight Room

Bibliography

Susan Sinclair and Philip B. Eppard. Catalogue of Children’s Books from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Collection and the Personal Libraries of John Lowell and Isabella Stewart Gardner (Boston, 1988), p. 46.

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