Voltaire, by Jean-Antoine Houdon

An image of Sculpture/Figure. François Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire (1694-1778). Houdon, Jean-Antoine (French, 1741-1828). Terracotta, supported on a pedestal of grey and black marble with gilt-bronze mouldings, circa 1778.

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Sculpture/Figure. François Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire (1694-1778). Houdon, Jean-Antoine (French, 1741-1828). Terracotta, supported on a pedestal of grey and black marble with gilt-bronze mouldings, circa 1778.

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Accession Number: M.124-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/29.0
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 683 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 457.09kB
Exposure time: 1/80
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2007:07:16 22:44:01

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18th Century Enlightenment figure Fitz_AA Francois-Marie Arouet French Jean-Antoine Houdon Louis XV Louis XVI male neo-classical Neoclassical pedestal philosopher portraits Roccoco Rococo sculpture seated sitting terracotta thinker Voltaire writer writing

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