Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (1623?1662) studying the cycloid
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.