882389 Couronnement de Voltaire sur le Th矇atre Francais, le 30 mars 1778, apres la sixieme repr矇sentation d\'Irene, engraved by Charles-Etienne Gaucher (1740-1804), 1782 (etching & engraving) by Le Jeune (18th century) (after); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: \'The Crowning of Voltaire on the Stage of the Th矇atre Francais in Paris, after the sixth performance of Irene on March 30, 1778\' after Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune. Based on an actual event towards the end of the life of Voltaire (1694-1778), the image depicts a scene in which the 84-year-old writer bows to the audience from a box (upper left) at a performance of his final play, Ir癡ne, as actresses lavish kisses on a bust of him on stage and crown it with a laurel wreath. Dimensions: 26.5 x 29.9 cm (plate) 28.9 x 32.9 cm (sheet)); 穢 Minneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of funds from John E. Andrus III; French, out of copyright.