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Voltaire. "A cunning old gossip--that is the impression produced by this Voltaire, at once so lively, so sickly, and so little masculine."

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Voltaire. "A cunning old gossip--that is the impression produced by this Voltaire, at once so lively, so sickly, and so little masculine."
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

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Voltaire

Sculpture

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1912-12-21 (Questionable)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Voltaire, 1694-1778
Sculpture
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Notes
Content: Handwritten above caption at left, and below caption at right, respectively: "Houdon"; "12/21/12."
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 045f10e0-133c-0131-ae2a-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1912: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Voltaire. "A cunning old gossip--that is the impression produced by this Voltaire, at once so lively, so sickly, and so little masculine."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1912-12-21. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/27ea9c40-1420-0131-2c8a-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Voltaire. "A cunning old gossip--that is the impression produced by this Voltaire, at once so lively, so sickly, and so little masculine."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/27ea9c40-1420-0131-2c8a-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1912-12-21). Voltaire. "A cunning old gossip--that is the impression produced by this Voltaire, at once so lively, so sickly, and so little masculine." Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/27ea9c40-1420-0131-2c8a-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/27ea9c40-1420-0131-2c8a-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Voltaire. "A cunning old gossip--that is the impression produced by this Voltaire, at once so lively, so sickly, and so little masculine.", (1912-12-21) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Voltaire. "A cunning old gossip--that is the impression produced by this Voltaire, at once so lively, so sickly, and so little masculine."