Lot 535
535
A FRENCH BRONZE BUST OF VOLTAIRE
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A FRENCH BRONZE BUST OF VOLTAIRE

LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON (1741-1828)

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A FRENCH BRONZE BUST OF VOLTAIRE
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON (1741-1828)
Later mounted on a limestone plinth
The bust -- 14in. (35.5cm.) high; 21in. (53.3cm.) high overall
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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
L.Riau, Houdon,Sa vie et son Oeuvre, Paris 1964, no.202, pp 44.
H.H.Arnason, The Sculptures of Houdon, London, 1975.

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