Fables of La Fontaine, Volume III
engraver
Jacques-Joseph Coiny
(Versailles, 1761 - 1809, Paris)
author
Jean de La Fontaine
(Champagne region, France, 1621 - 1695)
engraver
Simon Simon
(French, 1759 - 1807)
publisher
Bossange, Masson et Besson
(active Paris, 1792-1819)
printer
Imprimerie de Crapelet
(active Paris, 1795-1840)
Date1796
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions15 x 9.5 x 2 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.c.2.9
eMuseum ID721528
EmbARK ObjectID21097
TMS Source ID7594
Last Updated8/9/24
Description6 v. : ill. (engravings) ; 16 cm.Status
Not on viewWeb 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.
BibliographyNotesSusan 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.
ProvenanceNotes
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.