Illustration, from an Unidentified Edition of Voltaire's Nanine

1798–1801
Not on view

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  • Title: Illustration, from an Unidentified Edition of Voltaire's Nanine
  • Artist: Bernard Antoine Nicolett (French, 1740–1807)
  • Artist: After Jean Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, Paris 1741–1814 Paris)
  • Author: François-Marie Arouet (French, Paris 1694–1778 Paris)
  • Date: 1798–1801
  • Medium: Etching and engraving; third state of three (Bocher)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 4 11/16 in. (16.7 × 11.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Ogden Codman, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.644.207
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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