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Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) (1694–1778) — Jean Antoine Houdon. Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) (1694–1778), 1778. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) (1694–1778)

by Jean Antoine Houdon

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Artist: Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris)
Date: 1778
Medium: Marble, on grey marble socle
Dimensions: wt. confirmed: 18 7/8 in., 39 lb. (47.9 cm, 17.7 kg)
Type: Sculpture
Classification: Sculpture
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1972
Accession no.: 1972.61

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