François Marie Arouet de Voltaire

before 1778

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II

Artist After, French, 1704 - 1778

The image is an engraved portrait of a man, shown in profile facing left. He has a prominent nose, a slight chin, long wavy hair styled back, and is dressed in a high-collared shirt or cravat with a jacket or coat. The portrait is surrounded by a decorative oval frame with a laurel wreath at the bottom. In the background, there are intricate lines creating depth to the etching. Below the image, there is an inscription with the name "François Marie Arouet de Voltaire." The background outside the oval frame is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.6 x 13.7 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.2 x 14.3 cm (7 15/16 x 5 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.70.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 265, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1879

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Augustin de Saint-Aubin. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 5. Paris: Damascene Morgand et Charles Fatout, 1879.

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate below medallion: FRANCOIS MARIE / AROUET, DE VOLTAIRE. / Ne a Paris le 21. Novembre 1694.; across bottom in plate below frame: Grave par Aug.St.Aubin d'apres le b uste fait par J. B. Lemoyne. / Se Vend a Paris Chez Joulain Quai de la Megisserie.

Wikidata ID

Q74877451

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