Pair of French patinated-bronze sculptures of Voltaire and Rousseau
French, Mid 19th century
Measures: Height 47/48cm, width 17cm, depth 17cm
These excellent sculptures depict the Enlightenment philosophers Voltaire and Rousseau, and are made in the model of works by Jean-Claude-Francois Joseph Rosset (French, 1706-1786). Rousseau, the philosopher of course famous for this discourses on inequality and social justice and similar areas, is shown standing with a scroll in his right hand and a cane in his left, wearing a shirt with frills, waistcoat and frock coat. Voltaire, the great defender of tolerance, freedom of speech, freedom of religion...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Figurative Sculptures