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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Bust

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bust of black basalt of philosopher Voltaire on a round moulded pedestal encircled at the bottom by a wreath of laurel in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black basalt and moulded
Brief description
Bust of black basalt of philosopher Voltaire on a round moulded pedestal, probably Wedgwood and Bentley, England, ca. 1775.
Physical description
Bust of black basalt of philosopher Voltaire on a round moulded pedestal encircled at the bottom by a wreath of laurel in relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
After an original modelled about 1765 by Jean-Claude-François-Joseph Rosset.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 483 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1122-1885

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Record createdMay 11, 2009
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