Antique Engraving Print – Portrait of Voltaire – French Philosopher-Educator. DESCRIPTION: Voltaire was an 18th-century French philosopher-educator, poet, prose writer, satirist, tragedian, historian and publicist. The exact origin of the pseudonym Voltaire is unknown. DETAILS: Size: 8,66 ” x 9,84 ” inches / 22 cm x 25 cm Technique: Engraving Date: 18th Century Artist: Unknown […]
Day: August 12, 2023
Antique Engraving Print Portrait of Jean Sylvain Bailly French Revolution
Antique Engraving Print – Portrait of Jean Sylvain Bailly – French Revolution. Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736 – 1793) – astronomer and leader of the French Revolution, first president of the Constituent Assembly and mayor of Paris; constitutionalist. The revolution pulled him out of the peaceful sphere and transferred him to the very center of political […]