Mr. de Voltaire, 1765

Not on View

Medium

etching and engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 27.2 x 22.2 cm (10 11/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

sheet: 28.9 x 22.2 cm (11 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of John O'Brien

Accession Number

2004.57.1

Artists / Makers

Stanislas Jean Boufflers (artist) French, 1738 - 1815

Image Use

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Inscription

lower center in plate: Mr. de Voltaire / Dessiné a Ferney et gravé par Mr. de Voltaire / Dessiné a Ferney et gravé par Mr. B.... / 1765; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 534809; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: par le Chavalier de Boufflers
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Provenance

John O' Brien, Charlestown, WV; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

O'Brien, John, Mr.