# Denis Diderot (1713–1784)

- By: Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris)
- Date: 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
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1974
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/205719)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/es/web-large/DT2624.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)