Jean-Antoine Houdon
French neoclassical sculptor of Enlightenment luminaries
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Jean-Antoine Houdon was a French neoclassical sculptor born in Versailles on 20 March 1741 and died in Paris on 15 July 1828.[1][2][3]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 20 March 1741
- Birthplace
- Versailles, France
- Died
- 15 July 1828
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Spouse
- Marie-Ange-Cecile Langlois
- Field
- Portrait sculpture
- Training
- Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
In Rome, he produced the écorché anatomical model in 1767 and a statue of Saint Bruno.[4] After returning to Paris, he submitted Morpheus to the Salon of 1771 and developed his portrait bust practice.[5][6] Washington sat for wet clay life models and a plaster life mask, which served for many commissions including a standing figure for the Virginia State Capitol.[7] During the French Revolution, Houdon fell out of favor but escaped imprisonment.[8]
He returned to favor under the French Consulate and Empire, working on the Column of the Grande Armée and being made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1804.[8] A transatlantic journey to Mount Vernon in 1785, prompted by an invitation from Benjamin Franklin, allowed Houdon to create a model of Washington.[7] His marriage to Marie-Ange-Cecile Langlois occurred on 1 July 1786, and the couple had three daughters.[9]
References
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- Wikipedia, "Jean-Antoine Houdon" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Jean-Antoine Houdon: l'Ecorche (Flayed Man)", artcyclopedia.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia, "Jean-Antoine Houdon" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Herbermann 1913 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jean-Antoine Houdon" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chisholm 1911 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jean-Antoine Houdon" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chisholm 1911; Hart Biddle 1911, p. 3 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jean-Antoine Houdon" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hart Biddle 1911, p. 3; Hart Biddle 1911, p. 3 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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