Engravings for Oeuvres completes de J. J. Rousseau
Overview
Engravings by Etienne Ficquet, J. F. Borgnet, and Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene Deghent, among others, after drawings by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, Clément Pierre Marillier, Jean Michel Moreau and others.
Dates
- Creation: 1788-1793
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.2 linear feet (1 volume)Engravings by Etienne Ficquet, Jean-Jacques Hubert, Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene Deghent, Antoine Cosme Giraud, le jeune, Louis Croutelle and others from drawings, primarily by Jules-Armand-Guillaume Boucher, Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, Clément Pierre Marillier, Charles Monnet, and Jean Michel Moreau.
Biographical / Historical
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a French, Swiss-born writer and philosopher. Oeuvres completes de J. J. Rousseau was published in Paris by Poincot during 1788-1793.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequest of Frances L. Hofer; received: 1978.
Processing Information
This collection contains only the plates from this edition.
- Title
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Engravings for Oeuvres completes de J. J. Rousseau, 1788-1793: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01606
Repository Details
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