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Collections > Sculpture > Bust of a Child

Bust of a Child

White marble bust of a child, on engine-turned gilt-bronze socle. The head is inclined slightly forwards and turned to the right. The hair is taken back from the face and dressed in thick curls down the back of the head. A tiny, almost square projection to the left of the iris in each eye.
Size: Height: 45 cm; Width: 24.5 cm

Artist / Maker: Jean-Antoine Houdon (1740-1828)

Place: France

Object Type: bust

Period: Louis XVI

Actual Date: 1777

Century: 18th century

Material: Marble

Museum Accession Number: Founders/S.93