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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Voyages de Gulliver par Swift, traduction de L'Abbé-Desfontaine Revue, corrigée et précedée d'une introduction par M. Jules Janin. Illustrations de Gavarni
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
In the mid-19th century, just as today, illustrated books were a popular gift for adults and children. Producing a handsomely bound and illustrated work of classic literature could be a profitable enterprise. This French edition of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" (1726) has illustrations by Paul Gavarni. J. J. Grandville, a contemporary of Gavarni's, also produced plates for a highly successful edition in 1838.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection?, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest?.
Exhibitions
| 2010 | Great Illustrations: Drawings and Books from the Walters' Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 1/16 x W: 6 3/4 x D: 1 5/16 in. (25.5 x 17.2 x 3.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters?
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
92.665
