Title: Charles-Louis de Secondat (1689–1755), baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
Object type: Figure
Date: ca. 1784
Artist:  Sèvres Manufactory 
Artist bio: French, 1740–present
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Manufactory
Medium: Hard-paste biscuit porcelain
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 14 x 11 1/4 x 10 5/16 in. (35.6 x 28.6 x 26.2 cm); Base: 9 9/16 x 8 3/4 in. (24.3 x 22.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of John A. Rutherfurd, 1905
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men