Antique Print with a Decapitation Scene of 'Les Solitaires' by Rousseau

Reference
BG-12707-50
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
26.3 x 16.8 cm (10.4 x 6.6 in)
Condition
Fair
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 190

Antique print titled 'Tiens, capitaine, lui dis-je on langue Franque (.)'. This print shows a scene of a work titled 'Les Solitaires' by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Engraved by Blanchard, published circa 1860.

Jean-Jacques Rousseauwas a Genevan philosopher (philosophe), writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the development of modern political, economic, and educational thought.

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