Charles-Étienne GAUCHER
1740 – 1804
Voltaire's crowning at the Théâtre-Français
1782
Etching and engraving after Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune
263 × 294 mm, good margins
Fine impression, probably from the sixth state (out of 8), with the arms of the Marquise de Villette erased and Naudet’s address, left ground weakened, tiny tear and slight yellowing along the upper edge, tiny spots in the margins and under the letter.
Reference: IFF 154 vi/viii, Le Blanc 27, Portalis & Béraldi 18