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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 552
Signature: HOUDON 1778Inscription: VOLTAIRE
Madame Gaultry , Paris (until 1916; her sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, March 15, 1916, bought back by her); Madame Gaultry , Paris (from 1916) ; possibly Oudard family; sold to Seligmann ; [ Jacques Seligmann (until 1920; sold to Bliss family, March 17, 1920) ] ; Bliss Family (1920–52)