SculptureFrench18th-19th century
Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) (1694-1778)
18th-19th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Dimensions
35 x 12.8 x 12.5 cm (13 3/4 x 5 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.) with base: 48 x 14.7 x 12.5 cm (18 7/8 x 5 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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