Bargue Plate I-13 Main de Voltaire (Voltaire's Hand) Anatomy This bust of a goddess

This bust of a goddess

ears and along the side of a model's neck

Measures: 7 x 4 x 2"

One steel end is formed into a bullnose shape

Bargue Plate I-13 Main de Voltaire (Voltaire's Hand) Anatomy This bust of a goddessDrawing made by Charles Bargue from the plaster cast of the hand of Voltaire, certainly made by the sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon during the death of the philosopher. The plate represents three progressive stages of the drawing: from the sketch of the simplified forms, to the completed drawing. The Bargue plate has been carefully restored before being printed in lithography at full size and high resolution, so that it can be made available to art