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title: Voltaire by Nicolas de Largillière
author: Nicolas de Largillière
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18174/voltaire-by-nicolas-de-largilliere/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-11-22
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# Voltaire by Nicolas de Largillière
_Authored by Nicolas de Largillière_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18174.png)
## Image Caption
An oil on canvas portrait of the French author and philosopher [Voltaire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Voltaire/) (1694-1778). Painted by Nicolas de Largillière between 1718 and 1724. (Musée Carnavalet, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
Largillière, N. d. (2023, November 22). Voltaire by Nicolas de Largillière. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Largillière, Nicolas de. "Voltaire by Nicolas de Largillière." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 22, 2023. .
### MLA
Largillière, Nicolas de. "Voltaire by Nicolas de Largillière." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Nov 2023, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nicolas_de_Largilli%C3%A8re_-_Portrait_de_Voltaire_(1694-1778)_en_1718_-_P208_-_mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet_-_5.jpg) by [**Nicolas de Largillière**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nicolas_de_Largilli%C3%A8re_-_Portrait_de_Voltaire_(1694-1778)_en_1718_-_P208_-_mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet_-_5.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 November 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.