German dramatist and playwright (1723-1807)

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The family of Jean Calas sit listening to Alexandre Lavaysse reading a letter from Calas after his execution. Engraving by J.B. Delafosse, 1765, after L.C. De Carmontelle.

The family of Jean Calas sit listening to Alexandre Lavaysse reading a letter from Calas. Engraving by J.B. Delafosse after L.C. De Carmontelle.

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Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm

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The family of Jean Calas sit listening to Alexandre Lavaysse reading a letter from Calas after his execution. Engraving by J.B. Delafosse, 1765, after L.C. De Carmontelle.

The family of Jean Calas sit listening to Alexandre Lavaysse reading a letter from Calas. Engraving by J.B. Delafosse after L.C. De Carmontelle.