Voltaire
Bust
ca. 1765-ca. 1789 (made)
ca. 1765-ca. 1789 (made)
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Bust of Voltaire made by Lunéville pottery factory, France, ca. 1765-ca. 1789
Object details
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| Title | Voltaire (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Biscuit earthenware |
| Brief description | Bust of Voltaire made by Lunéville pottery factory, France, ca. 1765-ca. 1789 |
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| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | From a model by Paul-Louis Cyfflé (1704-1806). The bust was previously thought to have been based on one by Lemoyne: on this and related pieces see: Julia Poole, Plagiarism Personified, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, exhibition catalogue, 1986, cat. B9, where the V&A example is dated to c. 1768-77 (Aileen Dawson, French Porcelain: A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection, 1994, p. 254, gives c.1765-89 as the probable production dates). |
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| Accession number | C.685-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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