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La vie de Marianne ou les avantures de Madame La Comtesse de ***

1750
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: La vie de Marianne ou les avantures de Madame La Comtesse de ***
  • Author: Written by Pierre de Marivaux (French, 1688–1763)
  • Illustrator: Jakob van Schley (Dutch, 1715–1774)
  • Illustrator: Simon Fokke (Dutch, Amsterdam 1712–1784 Amsterdam)
  • Publisher: Published by François Varrentrapp , Francfort a.M.
  • Date: 1750
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Helen W.D. Mileham, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.578.8.1-.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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