Denis Diderot (1713–1784), by Jean Antoine Houdon, 1773
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Denis Diderot (1713–1784)

Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris)

1773

Medium
Marble
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
Height (bust): 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); Height (stand): 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm); wt. confirmed: 20 7/16 in., 51.9 lb. (51.9 cm, 23.5 kg)
Culture
French
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1974
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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