Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the YoungerFrench, 1704–1778Voltaire
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Not receiving at present
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
This bust of Voltaire is a reduced copy of one by Jean Baptiste Lemoyne (1704-1778). It is signed, and thought to have been made, by Jean-Jacques Caffieri and it is very possible that Caffieri issued such small reduced copies and signed them at the high point of Voltaire's posthumous fame, but it is also possible that this bust dates from the 19th century.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- A.1-1956
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
