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François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire (1694-1778)
Sculptor: Caffieri, Jean Jacques
Bronze bust of Voltaire with gilt-bronze socle, on a cylindrical marble plinth with gilt-bronze mounts.
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest
Height: 25.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Late#
Production date:
after
AD 1778
: Cast after the original marble of 1778
After the Caffieri marble in the Comédie Française, 1778
Socle
composed of
gilt
Bust
composed of
bronze
Plinth
composed of
marble
Depth 12.9 cm
Height 23.6 cm
Width 12.6 cm
Sculpture
Depth 77.7 cm
Height 118 cm
Width 10.2 cm
Casting (process) : Bronze, cast
Accession number: M.121-1961
Primary reference Number: 13660
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_121_1961
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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