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Color illustration of Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, sitting in an armchair, reading a book in a richly decorated interior. The back details his biography: born in Rouen in 1657, died in 1757, he was secretary of the Académie des Sciences since 1699 and author of works such as the « Histoire de l'Académie des sciences » and the « Dialogues des Mondes ». The text is printed in old-style characters on yellowed paper.