Fables
Artwork Details
- 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
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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