Exhibitions: French engraved portraits of 18th century on display in the National Library of Russia

On October 9, 2018 the National Library of Russia (St. Petersburg), Prints Department is mounting the exhibition “The Faces of Siècle des Lumières: French Engraved Portraits of 18th Century”. The exhibition presents rare prints of by prominent French printmakers of 18th century, which portray representatives of the Age of Enlightenment – writers, artists, architects and scientists. The exhibition will be open until November 29.