Voltaire (Marie François Arouet, 1694–1778)
Object type: Bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Jean Antoine Houdon
Artist bio: French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: late 18th century, after model of 1778
Medium: Painted plaster; painted and gilded wood
Dimensions: Height (bust only): 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1908
Accession year: 1908
Tags: Men|Portraits|Authors