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Le tombeau de Voltaire
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | United States France |
Description | Print shows the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America personified, respectively, as d'Alembert, Catherine II, Prince Oronoco, and Benjamin Franklin; they are about to honor the tomb of Voltaire when the personification of the Prejudice of Ignorance, rushes in from the right to disrupt the proceedings. Includes lengthy description below print. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ignorance (Knowledge)--1770-1780. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tombs & sepulchral monuments--France--1770-1780. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Voltaire,--1694-1778--Tomb. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |