Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de Voltaire) (1696–1778)
Object type: Bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Antoine Houdon
Artist bio: French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1778
Medium: Marble, on grey marble socle
Dimensions: wt. confirmed: 18 7/8 in., 39 lb. (47.9 cm, 17.7 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1972
Accession year: 1972
Tags: Portraits|Men|Authors