The Philosophers' Meal

after 1772

French 18th Century(?), after Jean Huber

Associated Names
French 18th Century

Artist

Jean Huber

Artist After, Swiss, 1721 - 1786

The image shows a group of eight men around a table. Four men are seated while others stand. The seated men are engaged in conversation, one man is raising his hand. They have different facial features and hairstyles, with one man wearing a hat. The men wear long coats, waistcoats, and cravats. There is a server in the background carrying a dish. The room's background is plain. No jewelry is visible on the individuals.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on green laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (sheet trimmed within parts of plate mark): 20.5 x 31.1 cm (8 1/16 x 12 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.8 x 33.9 cm (10 3/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.67.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London, England); purchased by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, across bottom in pen and brown ink: 1. Voltaire. 2 Le père Adam 3 l'Abbé Maurice 4 D'Alembert 5 Condorcet, 6 Diderot 7 Laharpe. / Voltaire dit à d'Alembert je vous présente le Père Adam: Mais ce n'est pas le premier homme du monde / 1. Voltaire. 2 le père Adam. 3 l'Abbé Maurice. 4 d'Alembert. 5. Condorcet. 6 Diderot. 7 Laharpe

Wikidata ID

Q75393722

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