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Preview image of work. etching and engraving on off-white antique laid paper,  The Crowning of Voltaire at the Theatre Francais, 3/301778 after Moreau le Jeune 21647

2011.69.173

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The Crowning of Voltaire at the Theatre Francais, 3/301778 after Moreau le Jeune

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Artists

Jean-Michel Moreau le jeune (John Michel Moreau the Younger) (1741 - 1814); Charles-Etienne Gaucher (1741 - 1804)

Title

The Crowning of Voltaire at the Theatre Francais, 3/301778 after Moreau le Jeune

Creation Date

1782

Century

mid-18th century

Dimensions

10 3/8 in. x 11 3/4 in. (26.3 cm x 29.8 cm)

Object Type

print

Creation Place

Europe, France

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on off-white antique laid paper

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970

Copyright

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Accession Number

2011.69.173

Object Description

See 1967.39.128 an impression of the first state of this print


Keywords: related to theater   balcony   image of sculpture   woman   actress   actor   art in art   related to philosophy   theater   comedie francaise   play (theatrical)   Irene (play)   performance   audience   architecture in art   stage   spectatorship   orchestra   man