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HOUDON, Jean-Antoine (after) (1741 Versailles-1828 Paris)
Pair of children's busts after Houdon
Copper with bronze patina (galvanoplasty?). H 19 cm. Total weight 2.8 kg.
Face-to-face portraits of a laughing and a crying child; each with expressive facial expressions. Patina heavily rubbed, otherwise minor signs of age/use.
Houdon was a famous protagonist of French classicism.
Literature : Thieme/Becker.
Aufrufzeit 23. | Oct. 2025 | probably 13:11 (CET)