The Voltaire Incident
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The Voltaire Incident
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Print Collector
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Drawing - Illustration
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The Voltaire Incident', 1883-1907, (circa 1930). Scene based on a real incident: the French satirist Voltaire (1694-1778) has been beaten by the servants of the Duc de Rohan after Voltaire outsmarted him in an argument at dinner. He angrily appeals to the host, the Duc de Sully (seated at the head of the dining table), to challenge the insult. Unfortunately his appeal was in vain. Painting in the Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection, Dundee, Scotland. From "Modern Masterpieces of British Art". [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. , London, circa 1930]. Artist William Quiller Orchardson. (Photo by The Print Collector via Getty Images)
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