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Object Type
print
Museum number
1929,0611.7
Title
Object:
Le Couronnement de Voltaire
(Crowning of Voltaire)
Description
A theatrical performance, with philosopher Voltaire sitting with the Marchioness of Villette and Madame Denis in the upper circle on the left, saluted by the applauding audience and by the actors gathered on the scene and crowning the philosopher's bust with laurel wreaths; inscription and coat of arms of the Marchioness of Villette in the lower part. 1782 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Charles Étienne Gaucher
After:
Jean Michel Moreau le jeune
Published by:
Charles Étienne Gaucher
School/style
French
Production date
1782
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
263 millimetres
Width:
298 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For comment see 1925,0217.6.
Bibliographic references
Bocher 1882 / Jean Michel Moreau le jeune: catalogue raisonné
(261(A).VI.a)
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(154.II)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
theatre/opera house
actor/actress
Associated names
Representation of:
Voltaire
Portrait of:
Reine Philiberte Rouph de Varicourt, Marquise Du Plessis-Villette
Associated with:
Reine Philiberte Rouph de Varicourt, Marquise Du Plessis-Villette
Representation of:
Marie Louise Mignot
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Paris
(Théâtre Français, salle des Machines, at the Tuileries)
Associated events
Associated Event:
Performance of 'Le Couronnement de Voltaire' by the actors of the Comédie Française 30 March 1778
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Julius Model
Acquisition date
1929
Acquisition notes
sale Boerner 13/5 May 1929, lot 655
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1929,0611.7