Portrait of Voltaire (1735)

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Bahnisikha Dey
by Maurice Quentin de La Tour
published on 07 November 2023
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A portrait by the French painter, Maurice Quentin de La Tour of François-Marie Arouet or Voltaire (1694-1778 CE), the French philosopher and historian. It was finished in 1735. The portrait was done in Rococo style using pastels. (Musée Antoine-Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin, France)

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