Jean-Antoine Houdon (alternatively: Zhan Antuan Gudon; Sculpteur Cen Houdon)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Bust of Chevalier Stanislas de Boufflers, Sculpture is a portrait of the French statesman, writer, and knight of Malta, the Chevalier Stanislas de Boufflers (1738-1815). The knight with his coat of arms looks off into the distance. The portrait is part of a pair with wife, Françoise Eleonore Dejean de Manville (1749-1827),. The two shared a semi-famous love story that spanned from 1777 until they both passed, documented through their preserved love letters., 1785
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0034.2; Public Notes:
Bust of Diana, Photograph is very similar to Jean-Antoine Houdon's Diana, though slightly different. A woman is portrayed in the guise of Diana, the goddess of the hunt with a strap over her shoulder and a crescent moon crown on her head. Her hair is pulled back and she tilts her head to the right, looking away from the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0222; Public Notes:
Bust of Maquise de Sabran, Sculpture is a portrait of the Maquise de Sabran and Marquise of Boufflers, Françoise Eleonore Dejean de Manville (1749-1827). The Marquise's hair is finely-curled and defined as she leans forward, looking in the distance. The portrait is part of a pair with her second husband Chevalier Stanislas de Boufflers (1738‚Äì1815). The two shared a semi-famous love story that spanned from 1777 until they both passed, documented through their preserved love letters., 1785
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0034.1; Public Notes:
Portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Sculpture is a portrait of the opera composer, Christopher Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) who wears a textured chemise and blazer, his curly hair accentuates the upturned angle of his chin and confident gaze., c. 1775
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0034.3; Public Notes: Held in the Bode Museum in Berlin, Germany. Purchased by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1988 with the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund.
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