Lot n° 97
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Late 19th century French school after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1 - Lot 97
Late 19th century French school after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)
Portrait of Louise Brongniart (1772-1845), daughter of the architect Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart (1739-1813)
Terracotta proof
Titled "LOUISE BRONGNIART" on reverse
H. 45 cm, on a terracotta pedestal
Related work :
- Jean-Antoine Houdon, Louise Brongniart, 1779 after a model of 1777, marble bust, signed and dated "F.P. HOUDON 1779" on the back, H. 50.8 cm, New-York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n°inv. 14.40.670.
Related literature:
- Hiorvardu Harvard Arnason, Jean-Antoine Houdon: le plus grand sculpteur français du XVIIIème siècle, Lausanne, Edita Denöel, 1976, model listed on plate 38 and mentioned on p. 44.
This delicate bust of five-year-old Louise Brongniart (1772-1845) is a slight variation on one of the most emblematic models by the sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). Louise Brongniart's original portrait was shown at the Salon of 1777, alongside that of her brother Alexandre Brongniart. The artist's models included his three daughters, Sabine, Anne-Ange and Claudine. Encouraged by the success of these portraits at the Salon, Houdon commissioned several plaster, terracotta and marble models, with variations in cut, costume and hairstyle.
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