History of Gil Blas de Santillane, Volume III

author Alain René Le Sage (Sarzeau, 1668 - 1747, Boulogne-sur-Mer)

engraver Jean Jacques Hubert (active Paris, 1780-1800)

printer Pierre-François Didot (Paris, 1732 - 1795)

illustrator Jean Duplessis-Bertaux (Paris, 1750 - 1818, Paris)

illustrator Claude Bornet (Paris, 1733 - 1804, Paris )

illustrator François-Philippe Charpentier (France, 1734 - 1817)

Date1795

Place MadeFrance, Europe

MediumPrinted ink on paper with intaglio printing

Dimensions20.5 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm (8 1/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number9.a.2.5

eMuseum ID730716

EmbARK ObjectID19250

TMS Source ID6707

Last Updated8/9/24

Description4 v. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Status

Not on view

Web CommentaryIsabella 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.

ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company (1872-1922) for $65 for four volumes on 20 September 1922.