Head of Voltaire
In March 1778, just two months before his death, the famed philosopher Voltaire agreed to sit for Houdon. The resulting bust, showing the great philosopher in the antique style, without a wig or any other costume, was considered to be so true to life that people flocked to th...
Sculpture
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id
24753
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_27.408_Fnt_SL_T84.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_27.408_Fnt_SL_T84.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_27.408_Fnt_SL_T84.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/27.408 |
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Medium
bronze
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