François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire. Terra-cotta sculpture of Voltaire by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1781.
Voltaire died on May 30th, 1778; his remains are now in the Panthéon in Paris. Reports of the desecration of his tomb are greatly exaggerated.
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire. Terra-cotta sculpture of Voltaire by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1781.
Voltaire died on May 30th, 1778; his remains are now in the Panthéon in Paris. Reports of the desecration of his tomb are greatly exaggerated.