In the Salon of Madame Geoffrin in 1755
by LEMONNIER, Anicet-Charles-Gabriel, Oil on canvas, 36 x 52 cm
This is an autograph replica of reduced scale of the original in the Château du Malmaison, Rueil. The event depicted is a reading of Voltaire’s L’Orphelin de la Chine (a tragedy about Ghengis Khan and his sons) that was first produced in 1755.