Caption
Allegorical portrait of Voltaire, Portraits of French historical figures, Les illustres français, ou tableaux historiques des grands hommes de la France, print, Series number, 2, 56, printmaker: Nicolas Ponce, after drawing by Clément Pierre Marillier, Paris, grantor of privilege: French crown, France, 1790 - 1816, paper, etching, engraving, height 337 mm x width 230 mm, Person, Voltaire, historical persons, portrait of a writer, A detailed engraved print showing a central framed bust portrait of a man in profile surrounded by decorative elements including a lyre, a quiver with arrows, and two birds, flanked by smaller oval and rectangular vignettes depicting various interior and outdoor scenes with groups of people, draped fabrics, and architectural elements; the top area features a decorative title cartouche and ornamental banners, while the lower portion contains a wide panel with a large interior scene of many figures and ornate borders, beneath which is a block of dense printed text, and the bottom section displays an elaborate ornamental cartouche with a circular medallion bearing a stylized monogram, floral garlands, and scrollwork.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B18_079
License type
Rights managed
Available size
44.5Mb (11.1Mb) / 10.6in x 16.3in / 3187 x 4877 (300dpi)