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Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) studying the cycloid, engraved on the tablet he is holding in his left hand; the scattered papers at his feet are his Pensées, the open book his Lettres provinciales. Exhibited at the Salon of 1785; the plaster model was exhibited at the Salon of 1781. H. 1.46 m (4 ft. 9 ¼ in.), W. 1.05 m (3 ft. 5 ¼ in.), D. 1.41 m (4 ft. 7 ½ in.) Department of Sculptures, Richelieu wing, ground floor, room 29 RF 2981 In the Louvre collections since 1960 |
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