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Voltaire

Voltaire

Artist (French, 1741-1828)
CultureFrench
Datedated 1778, probably made between 1779 and 1793
Mediumpainted plaster and wood
Dimensions14 × 5 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (35.5 × 14.6 × 20 cm)
Classificationssculpture
Credit LineAckland Fund
Terms
    Object number75.15.1
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • A Selection of 18th- Century Portraits
    • European
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    Farmyard at Dinard, Brittany
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    Jean Aicard
    Jean Aicard
    Antoine-Augustin Préault
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