Artwork
Couronnement de Voltaire (The Crowning of Voltaire)
Couronnement de Voltaire (The Crowning of Voltaire) is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Charles-Etienne Gaucher. It dates from 1782 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Couronnement de Voltaire is a print created by Charles-Etienne Gaucher in 1782 using etching and engraving techniques on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a theatrical scene set in an ancient temple, where a central figure is being crowned amidst a crowd of onlookers in classical attire, suggesting a symbolic or allegorical event rather than a historical one.
Technique & Style
Gaucher employed etching and engraving to achieve a detailed, dramatic representation, utilizing lines to convey depth and light, characteristic of the medium's capacity for nuanced expression.
Artist & collection
