18th century engraving of In gouf le jeune, after a drawing by Charles Nicolas Cochin (1715-1790): Discourse on the sciences at sight the engraving measures 23 x 15, the frame 26 x 36. imperfections on the frame (see photos) . Iconography of the works of JJ Rousseau. This allegorical frontispiece represents the torch of Prometheus which is that of the sciences and is made to animate the great geniuses. A woman represents philosophy, she wears the word SOPHIA on her heart. With one hand she rejects science and the arts...