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Faces expressing the passions and showing the muscles relation to expression, with an explanation of the art of 'pathognomy', the reading of facial expression. Etching, c. 1800.

François-Marie Arouet, Voltaire. Photograph by E. Desmaisons after a lithograph (?)..

Elements of phrenology, physiognomy and palmistry, with diagrams of heads and hands, and portraits of historical figures. Colour lithograph, 1866.

Benjamin Franklin presents his young son to Voltaire for benediction. Halftone.

Voltaire instructing the infant Jacobinism. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, ca. 1800.

Relation de la maladie, de la confession, de la fin de M. de Voltaire, et de ce qui s'ensuivit / par moi, Joseph Dubois [i.e. N.J. Sélis].

Voltaire / by Henry Noel Brailsford.

Elements of phrenology, physiognomy and palmistry, with diagrams of heads and hands, and portraits of historical figures. Colour lithograph, late 19th century.

Nine caricature sketches of Voltaire (?). Drawing, c. 1793.

Saint Gregory the Great: elected pope, he receives obeisance from the cardinals. Engraving by S.C. Miger, 1770, after C. van Loo.

Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Line engraving by P. Maleuvre, 1775, after A. Pujos, 1774.

Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis. Line engraving by J. Daullé and J.G. Wille, 1741, after R. Levrac-Tournières, 1737.

Saint Gregory the Great: he holds up before a heretic woman the Host in which Christ crucified appears. Engraving by F. Voyez, 1769, after C. van Loo.

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis pointing out the length of a degree on the longitude of meridian in Lapland to two people. Etching, 1753.

A week's conversation on the plurality of worlds. To which is prefixed, a memoir of the author's life and writings / by M. de Voltaire.

L'inoculazione giustificata ... ovvero dissertazione pratica e apologetica su questo metodo. Con un saggio sopra il cambiamento della voce ... / [S.A.D. Tissot] ; traduzione dal francese.

Élémens de la philosophie de Neuton [sic], mis à la portée de tout le monde / Par Mr. De Voltaire.

An essay on crimes and punishments / [C. Beccaria] ; translated from the Italian ; with a commentary, attributed to Mons. de Voltaire, translated from the French.

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A week's conversation on the plurality of worlds. To which is prefixed, a memoir of the author's life and writings / by M. de Voltaire.

L'inoculazione giustificata ... ovvero dissertazione pratica e apologetica su questo metodo. Con un saggio sopra il cambiamento della voce ... / [S.A.D. Tissot] ; traduzione dal francese.

Élémens de la philosophie de Neuton [sic], mis à la portée de tout le monde / Par Mr. De Voltaire.

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis pointing out the length of a degree on the longitude of meridian in Lapland to two people. Etching, 1753.

An essay on crimes and punishments / [C. Beccaria] ; translated from the Italian ; with a commentary, attributed to Mons. de Voltaire, translated from the French.