Jean-Michel Moreau, also known as Moreau le jeune or Moreau the Younger, was born in Paris on March 26, 1741, and died there on November 30, 1814. He was a renowned French engraver and etcher.
Moreau is one of the outstanding figures of French Rococo illustration. His works, which number more than 2,000, are a rich mixture of contemporary and literary subjects. Among his works are impressive illustrations of the works of important authors such as Ovid, Boccaccio, Molière and Rousseau.
Moreau had a unique style and an unparalleled ability to bring stories to life through his illustrations. His works were so impressive that they served as models for other important artists. Charles Emmanuel Patas, Nicolas Delaunay, Noël Lemire and Pietro Antonio Martini are just a few of the artists who engraved from his designs. In later years, artists such as Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet, Remi Henri Joseph Delvaux, Simon Charles Miger and Athalie Ribault followed his example.
Moreau was not only a gifted engraver and etcher, but also an artist who recognized and appreciated the importance of literary culture and social context in his work. His illustrations are testaments to his time and offer a unique insight into the era of the French Rococo. Jean-Michel Moreau's influence on the art of engraving and etching remains undisputed to this day, and his works are a cherished part of French art history.
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.jpg "Opening of the Estates General at Versailles, 5th May 1789 (from")
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 and Charles Emmanuel Patas (1744-1802) - (MeisterDrucke-67813).jpg "The Little Godfathers, engraved in 1777 by Pierre Charles Baquoy and Charles Emmanuel Patas by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_1781_-_(MeisterDrucke-59527).jpg "The Levee, engraved by Louis Michel Halbou by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Castration of Pierre Abélard or Pierre Abailard French philosopher and theologian (1079 to 1142). engraving by Moreau. by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 c1777 - (MeisterDrucke-107287).jpg "The Great Toilette, Engraved by Antoine Louis Romanet, c.1777 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_c1777_-_(MeisterDrucke-44723).jpg "The horse race, engraved by Heinrich Guttenberg by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_to_-_(MeisterDrucke-933580).jpg "The Princess of Aquitaine, Lampagie, was forcibly married by her father (Eudes) to Moorish captain Munuza (Uthman ibn Naissa) in order to secure peace with the Saracens, 730. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_in_a_hunting_game_884_Wanting_to_help_the_king_attack_-_(MeisterDrucke-924768).jpg "Carloman II died (867-884) in a hunting game, 884. Wanting to help the king attacked by a wild boar, a servant accidentally shoves his spear into his thigh. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Proxy Marriage Proposal from Napoleon to Empress of Austria (engraving) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-248839).jpg "Have No Fear, My Good Friend, Engraved by I.S. Helman by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 engraved by Noel Le Mire (1724-1800) published in 1778 - (MeisterDrucke-88063).jpg "Illustration from")
 engraved by Noel Le Mire (1724-1800) published in 1778 - (MeisterDrucke-88063).jpg)
.jpg "The Masked Ball, 23rd January 1782 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_preaching_in_the_forest_of_Fontevraud_(Anjou)_wher_-_(MeisterDrucke-920079).jpg "Robert d")
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.jpg "The First Kiss of Love, Volume I, Page 37, Illustration from")
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_1777_-_(MeisterDrucke-105998).jpg "The Perfect Chord, engraved by Isidore Stanislas Helman by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Prostitution:")
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_asked_for_help_from_the_King_of_the_Francs_Charles_-_(MeisterDrucke-933579).jpg "Pope Gregoire III (died 741) asked for help from the King of the Francs Charles Martel (688-741) to repel the Lombard troops of Italy, 741. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Interregnum of Charles Martel, 737: Charles Martel, mayor of the Palace, interregnum after the death of Thierry IV (713-737). Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "First Crusade by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 engraved by Jean Baptiste Simonet (1742-1813) published in 1778 - (MeisterDrucke-54034).jpg "Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar, illustration from")
 engraved by Jean Baptiste Simonet (1742-1813) published in 1778 - (MeisterDrucke-54034).jpg)
.jpg "Heloise Taking the Veil, Illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-188500).jpg "The Declaration of Pregnancy by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "The Coronation of Louis XVI of France, 1775 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_sister_of_Hugues_the_Great_(897-956)_prostrates_to_her_-_(MeisterDrucke-924649).jpg "Emma of France prostrates to her feet. Married to Raoul of Burgundy, she decided to give the crown of France to her husband (engraving) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Castrating Abelard, illustration from")
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_after_the_defeat_of_hi_-_(MeisterDrucke-914324).jpg "Battle of Fontenoy, 841: Flight of Lothaire I (795-855) After the Defeat of His Army. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 1776 - (MeisterDrucke-55895).jpg "The Good Omen, engraved by Philippe Triere by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 for Louis XV on 2nd September 1771 at the inauguration of the Pavillon at Louveciennes 1771 (pen ink and wc on paper) - (MeisterDrucke-68999).jpg "Feast given by Madame du Barry for Louis XV on 2nd September 1771 at the inauguration of the Pavillon at Louveciennes, 1771 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin known as Moliere (1622-1673) engraved by Jean Baptiste Simonet (1742-1813) - (MeisterDrucke-60518).jpg)
_c1777_(engraving)_(bw_photo)_-_(MeisterDrucke-38027).jpg "Taking up a Bet, engraved by Camligue (fl.1785) c.1777 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 1783 - (MeisterDrucke-38879).jpg "The whist party, engraved by Jean Dambrun (1741-after 1808) 1783 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 engraved by Nicolas Delaunay (1739-92) published in 1779 - (MeisterDrucke-98738).jpg "Illustration from")
 engraved by Nicolas Delaunay (1739-92) published in 1779 - (MeisterDrucke-98738).jpg)
_Duke_of_France_during_the_Battle_of_Brissar_-_(MeisterDrucke-928163).jpg "Robert the Fort died during the Battle of Brissarthe, 866 - Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_(921-954)_returned_to_France_936_exil_-_(MeisterDrucke-913995).jpg "Louis IV d")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-253954).jpg "The Fine Supper, engraved by I.S. Helman by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "The Harpsichord, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Siege of Avignon, 737: Charles Martel")
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.jpg "Rétif de la Bretonne: The Little Godparents by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Three Figures with a Dog by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 engraved by Pierre Philippe Choffard (1730-1809) published in 1779 - (MeisterDrucke-78536).jpg "Illustration from")
 engraved by Pierre Philippe Choffard (1730-1809) published in 1779 - (MeisterDrucke-78536).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-927190).jpg "End of the Merovingian dynasty, 751: deposition of King Childeric III by Pepin the Brief. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Succession of Pepin the Brief: Division of the Kingdom Between Charlemagne and Carloman - Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Battle of Tertry, 687: Pepin the Younger recognizes the authority of King Thierry III of Neustria (engraving by Jean Michel Moreau) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 at Ermenon - (MeisterDrucke-226001).jpg "The Last Words of Jean-Jacques Rousseau at Ermenonville in 1778 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "La Grande Toilette by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Saint-Preux escaping, volume I, page 279, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Head of a Sleeping Child by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_877_the_king_handed_over_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-924771).jpg "Death and succession of Charles II the Bald (823-877), 877: the king handed over to the empress the imperial crown, his golden sceptre, the sword of Saint Peter and a testament by which he designates his son Louis the Stammerer for inheritance. Engraving b by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Masked Ball at the Hôtel de Ville, January 23, 1782 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_king_of_the_Franks_receiving_the_iron_crown_of_Lombardy_fr_-_(MeisterDrucke-926666).jpg "Charlemagne (747-814), king of the Franks, receiving the iron crown of Lombardy from the hands of the bishop of Milan, 774. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-181565).jpg "The Whist Party, 1783 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "The Baron... saluted Candide with some notable kicks on the breech and drove him out of doors, illustration from chapter 1 of Candide by Francois Voltaire, engraved by Louis Michel Halbou by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Farewells, Engraved by Robert Delaunay, 1777 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_818_he_is_dead_for_revolting_ag_-_(MeisterDrucke-928175).jpg "Punishment of Bernard, King of Italy, 818 - Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-932053).jpg "War against the Saxons, 785: baptism of Witikin of Saxony. Beaten by the army of Charlemagne, the leader of the Saxons agreed to convert to Catholicism. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-109885).jpg "The Small Toilette, engraved by Pietro Antonio Martini by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_king_of_France_excommunicated_in_997_following_-_(MeisterDrucke-919695).jpg "Robert II the Pious (c. 970-1031), king of France, excommunicated in 997 following his marriage to his cousin Berthe of Burgundy (Engraving by Moreau the Young, 18th century) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Imaginary representation of the reign of Merovingian")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-920076).jpg "Reconquista by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Ball in the 18th Century by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_Painting_by_Moreau_Le_Jeune_(1741-1814)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1014572).jpg "Portrait of Charlotte Corday by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
_Painting_by_Moreau_Le_Jeune_(1741-1814)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1014572).jpg)
 engraved by Noel Le Mire (1724-1800) published in 1778 - (MeisterDrucke-72190).jpg "Illustration from")
 engraved by Noel Le Mire (1724-1800) published in 1778 - (MeisterDrucke-72190).jpg)
_assassinated_by_Flemish_in_Piquigny_(So_-_(MeisterDrucke-913993).jpg "Death of William I of Normandy (910-942), assassinated by Flemish in Piquigny (Somme), 943. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Yes or No, 1781, engraved by N. Thomas by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_in_the_streets_of_Paris_after_the_victor_-_(MeisterDrucke-927202).jpg "Defile by Philip II Auguste (1165-1223) in the streets of Paris, after the victory of the French army against the Flemish and Welfs of Othon IV at the Battle of Bouvines by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Normandy")
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 1777 - (MeisterDrucke-103982).jpg "The Lady at the Palais de la Reine, Engraved by Pietro Antonio Martini by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_1781_-_(MeisterDrucke-58325).jpg "The Gourmet Supper, engraved by Isidore Stanislas Helman (1743-1809) 1781 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
_1781_-_(MeisterDrucke-58325).jpg)
 c1777 - (MeisterDrucke-79334).jpg "The rendezvous for Marly, engraved by Carl Guttenberg by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "The Troelfth Cake, first partition of Poland on the 26th September 1772, engraved by Noel Le Mire (1724-1800) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_re-established_the_canonical_elections_the_king_of_the_Fr_-_(MeisterDrucke-915026).jpg "Hugues Capet (941-996) re-established the canonical elections: the king of the Franks allowed the monks to elect their abbots by placing on an altar a crosier and a mitre. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Royal Feast at the Hôtel de Ville, January 21, 1782 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 1777 - (MeisterDrucke-90025).jpg "The Precautions, engraved by Pietro Antonio Martini (1739-97) 1777 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Scene of excommunication under the Capetians: we lay the cross on the steps of the altar, we reverse the candles lit, while the clergymen assemble cursed excommunia. 10th century. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_forgives_his_son_Lothaire_(795-855_-_(MeisterDrucke-928173).jpg "Louis I the Pious forgives his son Lothaire - Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-68067).jpg "The Meeting at the Bois de Boulogne, engraved by Heinrich Guttenberg, c.1777 by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Madame Greuze Asleep by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-70426).jpg "Portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "A Young Lady Seated by a Table with a Book by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Siege of Paris by the Armee of Othon II, 978: a German knight (the Emperor")
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_haranguing_the_crowd_at_the_Clermont_Council_to_encour_-_(MeisterDrucke-913985).jpg "Pope Urban II (1042-1099) haranguing the crowd at the Clermont Council to encourage the population to take part in the First Crusade and to receive the red cloth cross, symbol of the engravings by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_Basilica_of_Saint_Denis_28_July_754_Pope_Stephe_-_(MeisterDrucke-923133).jpg "Sacred Pepin the Brief, Basilica of Saint Denis, 28 July 754. Engraving by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Heloise and Abelard in Their Study, Illustration from")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-103544).jpg "Coming Out of the Opera, engraved by Georges Malbeste by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_of_Barry_(1743-1793)_mistress_of_-_(MeisterDrucke-1004851).jpg "Feast Given by Jeanne Becu, Countess of Barry, at the Castle of Louveciennes by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
_of_Barry_(1743-1793)_mistress_of_-_(MeisterDrucke-1004851).jpg)
_repudiated_his_wife_Alienor_of_Aqui_-_(MeisterDrucke-913984).jpg "Louis VII the Young or the Pious (1120-1180) repudiated his wife Alienor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Man Getting Dressed by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_the_great_chaplain_of_Pepin_the_Brief_offered_Pope_Stephen_II_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-913296).jpg "Fulrade (Fulrad), the Great Chaplain of Pepin the Brief, Offered Pope Stephen II the Keys to Fifteen Cities Taken from the Lombards that Would Form the Basis of the Pontifical State (755). On Their Knees, the Two Sons of Pepin le Brief: Charles and Carloma by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
_the_great_chaplain_of_Pepin_the_Brief_offered_Pope_Stephen_II_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-913296).jpg)
_who_b_-_(MeisterDrucke-927212).jpg "Rising against Charles III the Simple by the lords led by Robert (865-923) who became King of France in 922 as Robert I, Soissons 920 (engraving) by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Marie Antoinette, Exiting Her Carriage and Surrounded by Her Cortege, Comforting a Peasant by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-308447).jpg "The Queen")
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.jpg "Do Not Be Afraid, My Good Friend by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "Costume Study for Opera Singer by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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.jpg "The Farewells, 1777, engraved by de Launey the Younger by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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_is_co_-_(MeisterDrucke-914336).jpg "Coronation of Charlemagne, December 25, 800: The King of the Franks (747-814) is Consecrated Emperor of the West by Pope Leon III (750-816) in the Church of St. Peter in Rome. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune by Jean Michel the Younger Moreau")
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