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[Caricature of Voltaire] Esquisse d'apre nature faite a Ferney e 1769.
Etching, sheet 200 x 150mm (8 x 6"). Trimmed to image.
François-Marie Arouet, better known by his pen-name Voltaire (1694-1778), French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize Christian Church dogma and the French institutions of his day. Caricature after Jean 'Voltaire' Huber (1721-86), artist famed for his portraits of Voltaire, who he first met in Geneva in 1754.
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François-Marie Arouet, better known by his pen-name Voltaire (1694-1778), French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize Christian Church dogma and the French institutions of his day. Caricature after Jean 'Voltaire' Huber (1721-86), artist famed for his portraits of Voltaire, who he first met in Geneva in 1754.
[Ref: 46389] £95.00