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Voltaire, 1694-1778

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  • Saint Gregory the Great: elected pope, he receives obeisance from the cardinals. Engraving by S.C. Miger, 1770, after C. van Loo.
  • Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Line engraving by P. Maleuvre, 1775, after A. Pujos, 1774.
  • Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis. Line engraving by J. Daullé and J.G. Wille, 1741, after R. Levrac-Tournières, 1737.
  • Saint Gregory the Great: he holds up before a heretic woman the Host in which Christ crucified appears. Engraving by F. Voyez, 1769, after C. van Loo.
  • Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis pointing out the length of a degree on the longitude of meridian in Lapland to two people. Etching, 1753.
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    A week's conversation on the plurality of worlds. To which is prefixed, a memoir of the author's life and writings / by M. de Voltaire.

    Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), 1657-1757 | Date: 1807
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    L'inoculazione giustificata ... ovvero dissertazione pratica e apologetica su questo metodo. Con un saggio sopra il cambiamento della voce ... / [S.A.D. Tissot] ; traduzione dal francese.

    Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David), 1728-1797. | Date: 1781
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    Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis pointing out the length of a degree on the longitude of meridian in Lapland to two people. Etching, 1753.

    | Date: 1753 | Reference: 568188i
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    An essay on crimes and punishments / [C. Beccaria] ; translated from the Italian ; with a commentary, attributed to Mons. de Voltaire, translated from the French.

    Beccaria, Cesare, marchese di, 1738-1794. | Date: 1769
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    Saint Gregory the Great: he holds up before a heretic woman the Host in which Christ crucified appears. Engraving by F. Voyez, 1769, after C. van Loo.

    Vanloo, Carle, 1705-1765. | Date: [1769?] | Reference: 8615i
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