on wooden base; cracked; this work is thought to be based on a terracotta which Pigalle modelled from life at the author's house in Ferney in 1770

Bust of Voltaire, c. 1770

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The William Hood Dunwoody Fundexpand_more  77.19

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Details
Title
Bust of Voltaire
Artist Life
1751–1843
Role
Artist
Accession Number
77.19
Curator Approved

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on wooden base; cracked; this work is thought to be based on a terracotta which Pigalle modelled from life at the author's house in Ferney in 1770