Antique Pair French Bronze Marble Busts Grand Tour attribJean Antoine Houdon 19c

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Superb example of a pair of French bronze Busts on Marble bases of small proportions firmly attributed to neoclassical sculptor … Read more Superb example of a pair of French bronze Busts on Marble bases of small proportions firmly attributed to neoclassical sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon circa 1875, possibly earlier, titled “Laughing Child” and “Crying Child,” – “Jean qui rit, Jean qui pleure”.

Each mounted on a circular well veined vert marble bases with circular spreading bases.

Condition: Superb condition with no losses or dents.

Height: (entire as shown image one) 5.25″ (13cm). Depth: (at marble base: 2″ (5.5cm).

Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
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The neoclassical sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon was born in Versailles, France in 1741. His family were servants in the Royal household of the Bâtiments du Roi, and his father’s position as concierge of the École des Élèves Protégés allowed the young Houdon to gain experience in the premier studios of the capital while apprenticed to the sculptor René-Michel Slodtz. The École was a preparatory school for Prix de Rome recipients, a prize for emerging artists to travel to the Italian capital and study from the art of antiquity. Houdon began his study at the École in 1761, and travelled to Rome shortly after. See less