Philosophes’ Dinner Party This engraving depicts one of the famous dinners hosted by Voltaire at Ferney, the estate on the French-Swiss border where he spent the last twenty years of his life. A visit to the great philosophe (pictured in the center with arm raised) became a cherished pilgrimage for Enlightenment writers.

(Engraving by Jean Huber [1721–1786]/Album/Art Resource, NY)