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Bust of Voltaire
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Portraits of the writer Voltaire were very popular in the 18th century. Thomire was Houdon's pupil, and based his portrait sculptures of Voltaire on sketches made by his teacher. This small version may have been a model for version in bronze.
This modeled terracotta bust is on an alabaster base.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Bust only H: 5 7/8 × W: 4 7/8 × D: 3 15/16 in. (15 × 12.4 × 10 cm); H with both bases: 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm); H with terra cotta base only: 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Hackerman House at 1 West Mount Vernon Place: First Floor: Library
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.362