Seated Voltaire
Jean Antoine Houdon · French
Date: 1778
Medium: Plaster, tinted to imitate terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 14 x 5 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (35.6 x 14.6 x 20 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Culture: French, Paris
Anonymous Gift, 1952
Date range
1778 – 1778
Largest dimension
20.0 cm
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