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Title: Fables, Vol. I & II
Author:
John Gay (British, Barnstaple, Devon 1685–1732)
Illustrator:
Hubert François Gravelot (French, Paris 1699–1773 Paris)
Illustrator:
William Kent (British, Bridlington, Yorkshire ca. 1685–1748 London)
Illustrator:
John Wootton (British, Snitterfield, Warwickshire 1681/82–1764 London)
Engraver:
Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (French, Paris 1698–after 1755)
Engraver:
Paul Fourdrinier (French, Groningen 1698–1758 London)
Engraver:
Bernard Baron (French, Paris 1696–1762 London)
Publisher:
Tonson and Watts (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1729–47
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 4 15/16 in. (19 x 12.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.43.1
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