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Fête publique donnée par la ville de Paris à l'occasion du mariage de Monseigneur le Dauphin le 13. février M. DCC. XLVII.

Accession number
PML 1957
Published
[Paris : s.n., 1747?]
Notes
Front. port. of Marie Josephe de Saxe engraved by Jean Jacques Flipart after Michel Ange Slodtz (1705-1764), with coat of arms.
Celebration of the marriage of the Dauphin with Marie-Joséphe de Saxe.
Engraved text within borders.
Illustrations: Title-page designed by François Blondel; 1 single plate by Jacques Flipart after Michel-Ange Slodtz; 5 folded plates by Marvye, Le Mire, P.F. Tardieu; 1 folded plate signed A. Benoist inv. del. et. sculp.; 1 folded plate by J. Damun; vignettes on title-page and p. 12; border to p. [1] signed: L. Le Lorrain, engraved by Tardieu and Lattré (text?); tailpiece signed Babel.
Engraved plates and text.
The dauphin was Louis, dauphin of France, son of Louis XV and Maria Leszczynska (b. 1729-d. 1769).
PML copy hand colored.
Description
[14] p. 8 leaves of plates (7 folded.) : ill. (engravings) ; 59 cm.
Provenance
Madame Victoire (1733-1799), armorial binding; unidentified armorial stamp on title page; Pierpont Morgan Library, purchased from Rahir, June 1905.
Binding
18th century French binding gold tooled à plaque by Padeloup le jeune with his ticket. Arms of Mme. Victoire on sides, the center inlaid with olive, her colours. 1/2 marbled morocco folding box.
Classification
Department