Jean-Antoine Houdon

French, 1741 - 1828

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Jean-Antoine Houdon, Joel Barlow, model 1803, cast by 1913, plaster, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Peter T. Barlow), 2014.136.236

Joel Barlow

Jean-Antoine Houdon · model 1803, cast by 1913 · plaster ·  Accession ID  2014.136.236

Jean-Antoine Houdon, Giuseppe Balsamo, Comte di Cagliostro, 1786, marble, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.103

Giuseppe Balsamo, Comte di Cagliostro

Jean-Antoine Houdon · 1786 · marble ·  Accession ID  1952.5.103

Jean-Antoine Houdon, George Washington, 1786/1793, plaster, Gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr., in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.199.1

George Washington

Jean-Antoine Houdon · 1786/1793 · plaster ·  Accession ID  1991.199.1

Clark Mills, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Head of George Washington, model 1785, cast 1849/1859, plaster, Corcoran Collection (Gift of James D. Smith), 2014.136.232

Head of George Washington

Clark Mills, Jean-Antoine Houdon · model 1785, cast 1849/1859 · plaster ·  Accession ID  2014.136.232

Clark Mills, Jean-Antoine Houdon, George Washington, model 1785, cast 1850/1877, bronze, Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist), 2015.19.3893

George Washington

Clark Mills, Jean-Antoine Houdon · model 1785, cast 1850/1877 · bronze ·  Accession ID  2015.19.3893

Jean-Antoine Houdon, Mask of George Washington, model 1785, cast possibly by 1849, plaster, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Edward J. Stellwagen), 2014.136.235

Mask of George Washington

Jean-Antoine Houdon · model 1785, cast possibly by 1849 · plaster ·  Accession ID  2014.136.235

Clark Mills, Jean-Antoine Houdon, George Washington, model 1785, cast 1849/1859, plaster, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Miss E. Johnston?), 2015.19.3965

George Washington

Clark Mills, Jean-Antoine Houdon · model 1785, cast 1849/1859 · plaster ·  Accession ID  2015.19.3965

Jean-Antoine Houdon, John Paul Jones, model 1780, cast 1921, bronze, Corcoran Collection (Bequest of James Parmelee), 2015.19.3681

John Paul Jones

Jean-Antoine Houdon · model 1780, cast 1921 · bronze ·  Accession ID  2015.19.3681

The head, shoulders, and upper chest of a man wearing a curly wig are carved from white marble in this freestanding portrait sculpture. In this photograph, the man’s body and face are squared to us but his eyes cut to our right. His high forehead is lined, and there are crow’s feet around his eyes and wrinkles down the sides of his mouth. His thin lips are pulled up in a slight smile. The hair of his wig is brushed back, and it falls in tiers of dense curls to his shoulders. A white cloth is tied around his sinewy neck, and ruffles peek from the opening of his buttoned vest under his coat. The bust is curved along the bottom edge and sits on a round, stone pedestal. The sculpture is photographed against a gray background.
Jean-Antoine Houdon, Voltaire, 1778, marble, Widener Collection, 1942.9.127

Voltaire

Jean-Antoine Houdon · 1778 · marble ·  Accession ID  1942.9.127

The head, shoulders, and breasts of a woman are carved from white marble in this free-standing sculpture. In this view, the woman’s shoulders angle to our right, and she turns her face back to look off to the left. She has a straight nose, almond-shaped eyes, full cheeks, and a rounded jawline. Her wavy hair is piled atop her head, and a crescent moon with the ends almost meeting in a tight curl is nestled in her hair. A strap crosses her chest between her firm breasts. The arms are cut off just under the shoulders, and the bottom edge of the bust is rounded. It sits on a dark gray turned pedestal and is photographed in front of a light gray background. Writing on the underside of the arm facing us is difficult to make out in this view.
Jean-Antoine Houdon, Diana, 1778, marble, Gift of Syma Busiel, 1957.1.1

Diana

Jean-Antoine Houdon · 1778 · marble ·  Accession ID  1957.1.1