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Title: Fables
Author:
John Gay (British, Barnstaple, Devon 1685–1732)
Designer:
William Kent (British, Bridlington, Yorkshire ca. 1685–1748 London)
Designer:
John Wootton (British, Snitterfield, Warwickshire 1681/82–1764 London)
Engraver:
Bernard Baron (French, Paris 1696–1762 London)
Engraver:
Paul Fourdrinier (French, Groningen 1698–1758 London)
Engraver:
Gerard Vandergucht (British, London 1696–1776 London)
Engraver:
John Vandergucht (British, London 1697–possibly 1732 London)
Engraver:
Andrew Motte (British, London baptized 1696–1734)
Publisher:
Tonson and Watts (London)
Dedicatee:
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (British, London 1721–1765 London)
Published in: London
Date: 1727
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: 9 15/16 x 8 x 1 in. (25.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.501.5
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