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Voltaire (1694–1778) | |||
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Alternative names |
François-Marie Arouet | ||
Description | French philosopher, poet, historian, essayist, playwright and autobiographer | ||
Date of birth/death | 21 November 1694 | 30 May 1778 | |
Location of birth/death | Paris | Paris | |
Work period | 18th century | ||
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Portraits of Voltaire
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Portrait of Voltaire, c. 1725
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c. 1736
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Daniel Chodowiecki: Voltaire am Schreibtisch, 1778
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Portrait of Voltaire
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Portrait of Voltaire
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Portrait of Voltaire
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Voltaire at his desk. Engraving by Baquoy
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Adolph von Menzel: Tafelrunde König Friedrich II. Voltaire is on the left.
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Portrait of Voltaire in Élémens de la philosophie de Neuton, 1738
Statues of Voltaire
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Voltaire naked, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1776, Louvre.
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Voltaire naked, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1776, Louvre.
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Voltaire naked, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1776, Louvre.
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Buste de Voltaire avec perruque, Bust of Voltaire with wig, 1778, marbre, marble, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Jean Antoine Houdon (1741 - 1828)
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Voltaire statue in the Pantheon de Paris
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Statue in the Hôtel de Ville of Paris
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Statue de Voltaire
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Statue et tombe de Voltaire, Panthéon
Manuscript texts
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Voltaire handwriting, regarding the case Jean Calas. The phrase écrasez l'infâme at the bottom.
Books
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Candide
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Title page of Voltaires Lettres sur les Anglois (Letters about the English), printed in 1735.
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Voltaire's Lettres sur les Anglois. The beginning of chapter 10, Lettre sur la Commerce. Printed in 1735.
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Frontispiece to Voltaire's interpretation of Isaac Newton's work, Elémens de la philosophie de Newton (1738)
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Mahomet
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Essai sur les mœurs et l'esprit des nations
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Candide
Audiobooks
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FR - Voltaire - Lettre à Rousseau.ogg
Other
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Voltaire's home in Fernay, by Michel-Vincent Brangua