Portrait of François Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire (1694-1778) holding an edition of his work, La Henriade, after Maurice Quentin de La Tour.

Depicted person: françois-marie arouet (1694–1778), known as voltaire, french enlightenment writer and philosopher. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1737 (original: 1736). Dimensions: height: 62 cm (24.4 in); width: 51 cm (20 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Voltaire. Collection: Musée Antoine-Lécuyer. François-Marie Arouet, dit Voltaire (1694-1778) portrait (A)