After Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) - Pair of terracotta busts of children 19th century
A charming pair of terracotta busts after the work of Jean-Antoine Hudon, portraying a little girl and a boy, resting on a marble pedestal.
Bearing the Houdon signature and traces of wax stamps.
Elegant French work from the 19th century.
Size: H 11.41 Inches.
In fine original condition.
Jean-Antoine Houdon, born March 20, 1741 in Versailles and died July 15, 1828 in Paris, was a French sculptor.
He is one of the most important statuary artists of the 18th century. Renowned for the realistic rendering of his works, skilled not only in marble, Houdon also had a talent and aptitude for shaping clay, plaster, terracotta and bronze. He is often called "the sculptor of the Enlightenment".
