Carved alabaster bust of François-Marie Arouet, known as Vol - Lot 52

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Carved alabaster bust of François-Marie Arouet, known as Vol - Lot 52
Carved alabaster bust of François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire Jean-François-Joseph Rosset (1706-1786) et fils, France, late 18th century Dilated eyes with deep-set pupils, draped over the shoulders, revealing an open shirt; signed ROSSET. père et fils/à St Claude; standing on a marble pedestal and base. Height: 20 cm Total height: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.) Provenance: French private collection. Comparative bibliography: Dole, Musée des beaux-arts de Dole, Les Rosset musée: un atelier jurassien au temps des Lumières, November 24. 2001-February 10, 2002, G. Barbier, B. Gaulard, M-L Pierre, 2001. Jean-François-Joseph Rosset, known as Rosset Père, was the most renowned member of a family of sculptors from Saint-Claude in the Jura. Born into a family of craftsmen-imaginators who made souvenir objects in wood, ivory or alabaster for pilgrims to the various abbeys in the region. He managed and developed this workshop, which grew in renown and orders especially with the creation of the bishopric of Saint-Claude and the multiplication of churches in the region. With his son Claude-Antoine Rosset (1745-1818), known as Rosset Fils, he worked in alabaster, marble and ivory, specializing in bust portraits. Rosset exhibited at the Salon de la Correspondance in 1779. In 1765, he was introduced to Voltaire, then living in Ferney. Voltaire agreed to pose for him, and from this original session in 1767, Rosset produced several busts and statuettes like the bust shown here, increasing his reputation in artistic circles. A carved alabaster bust of François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, Jean-François- Joseph Rosset (1706-1786) and son, French, late 18th century This lot is presented by Madame Isabelle d'Amécourt (Member SFEP). This lot can be viewed by appointment at our premises at 60 rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris, until Wednesday, June 18 inclusive. It will remain on our premises. PLEASE NOTE: THIS LOT MUST BE COLLECTED FROM THE OFFICE AT 60 RUE LA BOÉTIE, 75008 PARIS.
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