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Chambre du coeur de Voltaire
Title
Chambre du coeur de Voltaire [graphic].
Publication
[Paris] : Imp. A. Quantin, [10 October 1885]
Physical Description
1 print : photomechanical ; plate mark 23.8 x 33.4 cm, on sheet 28.9 x 37.3 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title from text below image.
Plate from: Le Livre; revue du monde littéraire. Paris, A. Quantin [etc.], v. 6 (10 October 1885).
Printer's statement in lower left; periodical name and number in lower right: Le Livre, VIe. année.
Photoengraved reproduction of a 1781 print by François Denis Née after a drawing by Gaspard Duché de Vancy; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1870,1008.910.
Text reproduced from original engraving: "Dessiné par Duché, d'après nature au Chateau de Ferney en 1781" beneath lower left corner of image; "Gravé par Neé" beneath lower right corner of image.
Summary
"The "Bedroom of the heart of Voltaire" in Ferney: a bedroom with alcove bed on the far right, portraits hung on the walls, and to the left a pyramid-shaped altar in an alcove; ... with small bust of Voltaire in the lower margin."--British Museum online catalogue, description of the original engraving.
Format
Images
Language
French
Added to Catalog
June 18, 2024
Subjects
Genre/Form
Periodical illustrations.
Line photoengravings - France - Paris - 1885.
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