John Paul Jones

model 1780, cast 1921

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Associated Names
Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sculptor, French, 1741 - 1828

The sculpture is a bust of a man in a military uniform. The sculpted man has a composed expression, wearing a formal military outfit with intricate details such as epaulettes. The material used is dark bronze, giving it a metallic sheen. The man's hair is styled back neatly, and the sculpture is mounted on a round pedestal base.

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Provenance

Purchased 1921 by James Parmelee [1855-1931], Cleveland and Washington; his estate; bequest 1941 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on the shoulder, nearly illegible: Houdon

Wikidata ID

Q63864070

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