Seated Voltaire
Object type: Statuette
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: 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
Credit line: Anonymous Gift, 1952
Accession year: 1952
Tags: Men|Portraits|Authors