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Charles Perrault

Also known as: Charles Perrault; primary name: Perrault, Charles
Details: individual; author/poet; French; Male
Life dates: 1628-1703
Biography: Poet, prose writer and storyteller, best remembered for his collection of fairy tales for children, 'Contes de ma mère l'oye' (1697; Tales of Mother Goose). Worked with Jean Baptiste Colbert and was appointed Contrôleur général des Bâtiments (c.1667). Elected at the Académie Française in 1671. Brother of architect Claude Perrault (q.v.).
Bibliography: (wrote) Mémoires de ma vie, ed. P.Bonnefon 1909 (new ed. 1993)

240 related objects

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1849,1031.463-478 |
Producer name: Published by:Gérard EdelinckPrint made by:Pierre Lepautre |
Production date: 1690 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

drawing

Museum number: 1975,U.635 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1853

drawing

Museum number: 1975,U.633 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1853

drawing

Museum number: 1975,U.631 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1853

drawing

Museum number: 1975,U.634 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1853

drawing

Museum number: 1975,U.640 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1854

drawing

Museum number: 1975,U.630 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1853

drawing

Museum number: 1975,U.632 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1853

medal

Title: Der Kleine Daumling |
Museum number: 1978,0431.47 |
Producer name: BIOG137019 Die Engraved or Modelled for Reducing Machine:Karl Perl |
Production date: 1910-1930 |
Production place: Made in:Austria

print; book-illustration

Title: Jacques Sirmond |
Museum number: 1861,0810.570 |
Producer name: BIOG36344 Print made by:Jacques Lubin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Maximilien de Béthune Duc de Sully |
Museum number: 1874,0613.899 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard EdelinckAfter:Frans Pourbus II |
Production date: 1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Honoré d'Urfé chevalier de Malthe |
Museum number: 1874,0613.876 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pierre van SchuppenAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1699

print; book-illustration

Title: Jacques Calot graveur |
Museum number: 1855,0512.179 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques LubinAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1696

print; book-illustration

Title: Honoré d'Urfé chevalier de Malthe |
Museum number: R,1a.97 |
Producer name: After:Anthony van DyckPrint made by:Pierre van Schuppen |
Production date: 1699

print; book-illustration

Title: Le Ciel en sa faveur forma tand de grands hommes |
Museum number: 1872,0608.494 |
Producer name: BIOG26149 Print made by:Gérard Edelinck |
Production date: 1696

print; book-illustration

Title: Le Ciel en sa faveur forma tand de grands hommes |
Museum number: 1872,1012.447 |
Producer name: BIOG26149 Print made by:Gérard Edelinck |
Production date: 1696

print; book-illustration

Title: Le Ciel en sa faveur forma tand de grands hommes |
Museum number: 1855,0512.127 |
Producer name: BIOG26149 Print made by:Gérard Edelinck |
Production date: 1696

print; book-illustration

Title: Le Ciel en sa faveur forma tand de grands hommes |
Museum number: 1872,0511.1128 |
Producer name: BIOG26149 Print made by:Gérard Edelinck |
Production date: 1696

print; book-illustration

Title: Robert Nanteuil, dessinateur et Graveur ord. du Roy |
Museum number: 1927,1008.66 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard EdelinckAfter:Robert Nanteuil |
Production date: 1695-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Blaise Pascal |
Museum number: 1855,0512.176 |
Producer name: BIOG42518 After:Nicolas Poussin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration; map

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.14 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.22 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; title-page

Museum number: 1878,0713.1942 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gilles RousseletAfter:Charles Le Brun |
Production date: 1662-1670

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.29 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.18 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.39 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.45 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.35 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.15 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.40 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.33 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.34 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.32 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.23 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.20 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.31 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.50 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.41 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1977,U.1380 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:David Bogue |
Production date: 1854 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Jeanie and Effie Deans in Prison The death of Blue Beard |
Museum number: 1952,0502.26 |
Producer name: BIOG24656 Published by:William Davison of Alnwick |
Production date: 1820-1840 |
Production place: Published in:Alnwick

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1977,U.1384 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:David Bogue |
Production date: 1854 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1977,U.1374 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:David Bogue |
Production date: 1854 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1977,U.1361 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:David Bogue |
Production date: 1854 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1977,U.1363 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:David Bogue |
Production date: 1854 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1898,1123.151 |
Producer name: BIOG34569 Print made by:Adolphe Lalauze |
Production date: 1876

print; book-illustration

Title: Jean de la Fontaine |
Museum number: 1855,0512.173 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard EdelinckAfter:Hyacinthe Rigaud |
Production date: 1695-1700

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1898,1123.149 |
Producer name: BIOG34569 Print made by:Adolphe Lalauze |
Production date: 1876

print; book-illustration

Title: Denis Petau Jesuite |
Museum number: 1855,0512.140 |
Producer name: BIOG36344 Print made by:Jacques Lubin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.71.277 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.71.184 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1686

print; book-illustration

Title: Nicolas Coeffeteau evesque de Dardanie et nommé a l'Evêché de Marseille |
Museum number: 1876,0510.1099 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard EdelinckAfter:Daniel Dumonstier |
Production date: 1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Claude Perrault de l'Académie Royalle des Siences |
Museum number: 1855,0512.165 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard EdelinckAfter:Vercelin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Blaise François Comte de Pagan |
Museum number: 1855,0512.144 |
Producer name: BIOG36344 Print made by:Jacques Lubin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Nicolas Claude de Fabri de Peiresc |
Museum number: 1855,0512.153 |
Producer name: BIOG36344 Print made by:Jacques Lubin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.71.185 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1686

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.71.188 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1686

print; book-illustration

Title: Guillaume de Lamoignon Premier President du Parlement de Paris |
Museum number: 1908,0414.14 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard EdelinckAfter:Robert Nanteuil |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Jean Morin père de l'Oratoire |
Museum number: 1855,0512.141 |
Producer name: BIOG36344 Print made by:Jacques Lubin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Claude Mellan graveur ordinaire du Roy |
Museum number: 1872,1012.4065 |
Producer name: BIOG26149 Print made by:Gérard Edelinck |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Claude Perrault de l'Académie R. des sciences... |
Museum number: 1933,0615.10 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard EdelinckAfter:Vercelin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Pierre Seguier Chancelier de France |
Museum number: 1855,0512.145 |
Producer name: BIOG36344 Print made by:Jacques Lubin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Antoine Rossignol M.e des Comptes |
Museum number: 1855,0512.159 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Jacques Sirmond |
Museum number: 1855,0512.139 |
Producer name: BIOG36344 Print made by:Jacques Lubin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1909,0217.27 |
Producer name: BIOG39319 Print made by:Thomas Sturge Moore |
Production date: 1902

print; book-illustration

Title: Denis Petau Jesuite |
Museum number: 1871,1209.773 |
Producer name: BIOG36344 Print made by:Jacques Lubin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1898,1123.156 |
Producer name: BIOG34569 Print made by:Adolphe Lalauze |
Production date: 1876

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1855,0512.129 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Denis Petau Jesuite |
Museum number: 1884,0726.69 |
Producer name: BIOG36344 Print made by:Jacques Lubin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Isaac de Bensserade de l'Académie Françoise |
Museum number: 1914,0228.2127 |
Producer name: BIOG26149 Print made by:Gérard Edelinck |
Production date: 1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Philippe Quinault auditeur des comptes de l'Académie françoise |
Museum number: 1855,0512.172 |
Producer name: BIOG26149 Print made by:Gérard Edelinck |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1898,1123.153 |
Producer name: BIOG34569 Print made by:Adolphe Lalauze |
Production date: 1876

print; book-illustration

Title: Jean Warin tailleur général des monnoyes de France |
Museum number: 1834,0804.12 |
Producer name: BIOG26149 Print made by:Gérard Edelinck |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Title: Jean François Sarrasin |
Museum number: 1855,0512.169 |
Producer name: BIOG36344 Print made by:Jacques Lubin |
Production date: 1696-1700

print

Museum number: 1917,1208.1615 |
Producer name: BIOG22641 Print made by:François Chauveau |
Production date: 1672

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1898,1123.154 |
Producer name: BIOG34569 Print made by:Adolphe Lalauze |
Production date: 1876

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1855,0512.128 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1696-1700

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1898,0401.13 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1686

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1898,0401.12 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1686

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.71.186 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1686

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1898,0401.11 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1686

print; book-illustration; alphabet

Museum number: 1917,1208.71.355 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1675

print; book-illustration; alphabet

Museum number: 1917,1208.71.299 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1675

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1898,1123.155 |
Producer name: BIOG34569 Print made by:Adolphe Lalauze |
Production date: 1876

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.28 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.19 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.21 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.43 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.27 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.46 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.70.26 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1977,U.1378 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:David Bogue |
Production date: 1854 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1862,1217.362 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:David Bogue |
Production date: 1854 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Hop o' my thumb Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11716 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

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