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[VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778)]. Estampes destinées à orner l'édition in-octavo de M. de Voltaire dédiées à Son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le Prince de Prusse. Paris: Saugrain, [1784-89].
8° (279 x 177mm). PRINTED ON LARGE PAPER. Engraved title by Beaublé, engraved dedication by Moreau to Frederic Guillaume, Prince de Prusse, portrait frontispiece engraved by Dambrun after Moreau, 93 plates after Moreau engraved by Baquoy, Coutelle, Dambrun, Delaunay, Delignon, Duclos, H. Guttenberg, Halbou, Helman, Langlois, Le Mire, Leveau, Lingé, de Longueil, Masquelier, Patas, Romanet, Simonet and Trière, 14 portraits by various artists, plus an additional 2 portraits and a folding plate showing the titles of Voltaire's editions inscribed on tablets. (Occasional light spotting or foxing; 1 plate torn slightly into image neatly repaired.) Original wrappers bound in modern half red morocco, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Strodbants. Provenance: H. Marcus, bookplate.
This suite comprises Moreau's engraved designs illustrating the great Kehl edition of Voltaire's works. Moreau published it himself, prefacing it with an engraved title-page, dedication leaf and portrait frontispiece, and adding extra portraits at the end. This series of plates is one of his masterpieces, and his "most ambitious project during the 1780s" (Ray). Cohen-de Ricci 1044-6; Ray French, 52.
8° (279 x 177mm). PRINTED ON LARGE PAPER. Engraved title by Beaublé, engraved dedication by Moreau to Frederic Guillaume, Prince de Prusse, portrait frontispiece engraved by Dambrun after Moreau, 93 plates after Moreau engraved by Baquoy, Coutelle, Dambrun, Delaunay, Delignon, Duclos, H. Guttenberg, Halbou, Helman, Langlois, Le Mire, Leveau, Lingé, de Longueil, Masquelier, Patas, Romanet, Simonet and Trière, 14 portraits by various artists, plus an additional 2 portraits and a folding plate showing the titles of Voltaire's editions inscribed on tablets. (Occasional light spotting or foxing; 1 plate torn slightly into image neatly repaired.) Original wrappers bound in modern half red morocco, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Strodbants. Provenance: H. Marcus, bookplate.
This suite comprises Moreau's engraved designs illustrating the great Kehl edition of Voltaire's works. Moreau published it himself, prefacing it with an engraved title-page, dedication leaf and portrait frontispiece, and adding extra portraits at the end. This series of plates is one of his masterpieces, and his "most ambitious project during the 1780s" (Ray). Cohen-de Ricci 1044-6; Ray French, 52.