Paris: Académie des Beaux-Livres [Société des Bibliophiles Contemporains], 1891-1892
Provenance
Frederic R. Halsey (1847-1918); acquired in 1917 from George D. Smith, New York, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
Credit Line
Bequest of William A. Sargent
1891–92
- Illustrated by Félicien Rops, Belgian, 1833–1898
- Illustrated by Evert Louis van Muyden, French, 1853–1922
- Illustrated by Pierre Georges Jeanniot, French (born in Switzerland), 1848–1934
- Illustrated by Paul Avril, French, 1849–1928
- Illustrated by Ferdinand Gueldry, French, born in 1858
- Illustrated by Pierre Vidal, French, born in 1849
- Illustrated by Georges Bertin Scott, French, born in 1873
- Illustrated by Paul Gervais, French, 1859–after 1944
- Illustrated by Auguste Gérardin, French, born in 1849
- Illustrated by Charles Morel, French, 1861–1908
- Illustrated by Alexandre Lunois, French, 1863–1916
- Illustrated by Henri Boutet, French, 1851–1919
- Etched by Georges-Henri Manesse, French, 1854–1940
- Engraved by Désiré Mathieu Quesnel, French, active 1869–1910
- Engraved by Edmond Duplessis, French, active 1889–1914
- Engraved by Jean Julien Tinayre, French, 1859–1923
- Designer Octave Uzanne, 1852–1931
- Author Guy de Maupassant, French, 1850–1893
- Publisher Société des Bibliophiles Contemporains
- Publisher Académie des Beaux-Livres
- Printer Albert Quantin, French, active late 19th century
- Binding by Charles Meunier, French, 1865–1940
- Meunier
Place of Publication
Paris, France
Catalogue Raisonné
Ray, French Illustrated Book, 354; Carteret, Livres illustrés modernes, IV, 269
Accession Number
37.2473
Medium or Technique
Illustrated book with numerous etchings, wood engravings, lithographs, and photomechanical intaglio prints, some printed in color