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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 <i>Pensées</i>, the open book his <i>Lettres provinciales</i>. Exhibited at the Salon of 1785; the plaster model was exhibited at the Salon of 1781.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Augustin_Pajou" class="extiw" title="w:en:Augustin Pajou"><span title="French artist (1730-1809)">Augustin Pajou</span></a>
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<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Siren-Com" title="User:Siren-Com">Siren-Com</a> (2005)