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Voltaire Plaster Bust after Houdon by D.Brucciani
A well sized plaster bust of the French writer Voltaire. A late Victorian cast from the original sculpture by Houdon.
The sitter Francois-Marie Arouet 1694-1778 was better known by his nom de plume Voltaire was a French historian, writer and philosopher famous for his wit, attacks on the Catholic Church and his advocacy of freedom of speech, religion and the separation of the church and the state.
The sculptor being Jean-Antoine Houdon 1741-1828. He modelled four different busts of Voltaire in addition to his reknowned seated figure at the Comedie Francais. It is from that figure this bust has been cast.
This bust was created by the firm of D. Brucciani, plaster modellers. Founded by Domenico Brucciani in the first half of the 19th century they became experts in their field, working for the British Museum and the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria & Albert Museum) making mounds and casts of their classical sculptures. After Brucciani's death in 1880 the company continued under the ownership of Joseph Caproni and between 1881-1906 traded as Brucciani & Co as can be seen to the rear of this bust.
Presented in original condition. Evidence of natural wear and ageing, a chip and scratch here and there with the most notable being the loss of the tip of the nose. We feel this all adds to the faded grandeur of what is still a hugely decorative piece of antique art.
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The sitter Francois-Marie Arouet 1694-1778 was better known by his nom de plume Voltaire was a French historian, writer and philosopher famous for his wit, attacks on the Catholic Church and his advocacy of freedom of speech, religion and the separation of the church and the state.
The sculptor being Jean-Antoine Houdon 1741-1828. He modelled four different busts of Voltaire in addition to his reknowned seated figure at the Comedie Francais. It is from that figure this bust has been cast.
This bust was created by the firm of D. Brucciani, plaster modellers. Founded by Domenico Brucciani in the first half of the 19th century they became experts in their field, working for the British Museum and the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria & Albert Museum) making mounds and casts of their classical sculptures. After Brucciani's death in 1880 the company continued under the ownership of Joseph Caproni and between 1881-1906 traded as Brucciani & Co as can be seen to the rear of this bust.
Presented in original condition. Evidence of natural wear and ageing, a chip and scratch here and there with the most notable being the loss of the tip of the nose. We feel this all adds to the faded grandeur of what is still a hugely decorative piece of antique art.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
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DimensionsHeight 52cm. Width 53cm. Depth 34cm
Category Busts and Figures
Period Late Victorian Antiques
Material Plaster
Origin British
Condition In good antique condition, see above report
Item code as507a317 / 331
Status Sold
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Birmingham
West Midlands
B94 5LS
Tel : 07774451518
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