| Work Information | |||||||
| Creator: |
Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)
, French
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| Period: |
Eighteenth century |
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| Museum: | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States Inventory #:1974.291 | ||||||
| Material: | Marble | ||||||
| Date: | 1773 | ||||||
| Inscription: | On edge: "Mr. Diderot, fait en 1773 par houdon"; Inscribed on front of plinth below socle: "il eut de grands Amis et, quelques bas jaloux le Soleil plaît à l'aigle, et blesse les hiboux." | ||||||
| Vendor: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | ||||||
