Opera
This is the second book in Didot's five-part project known as the "Louvre editions" (1798–1816). Situated between The Works of Virgil and The Works of Racine, it marked the pivotal transition in Didot's suite between authors from antiquity and those from modern France. The twelve headpiece illustrations were designed by Charles Percier, who also designed the headpieces in the penultimate installment of Didot's project, La Fontaine's Fables.
Artwork Details
- Title: Opera
- Author: Horace (Roman, Venusia 65 BCE–8 BCE Rome)
- Publisher: Pierre Didot l'ainé (French, 1761–1853) , Paris
- Illustrator: Charles Percier (French, Paris 1764–1838 Paris)
- Date: 1799
- Medium: Printed book with engraved headpiece illustrations
- Dimensions: 20 1/2 × 14 15/16 × 2 3/16 in. (52 × 38 × 5.5 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1932
- Object Number: 32.28
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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