François Marie Arouet de Voltaire

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II

National Gallery of Art

The image is an engraved portrait of a man, shown in profile facing left. He has a prominent nose, a slight chin, long wavy hair styled back, and is dressed in a high-collared shirt or cravat with a jacket or coat. The portrait is surrounded by a decorative oval frame with a laurel wreath at the bottom. In the background, there are intricate lines creating depth to the etching. Below the image, there is an inscription with the name "François Marie Arouet de Voltaire." The background outside the oval frame is plain.