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Houdon, Jean-Antoine
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An eminent French sculptor, born of humble parentage at Versailles; at 20 he won the prix de Rome , and for 10 years studied with enthusiasm the early masters at Rome, where he produced his great statue of St. Bruno; he was elected in turn a member of the Academy and of the Institute, Paris, and in 1805 became professor at the École des Beaux-Arts; he was unrivalled in portraiture, and executed statues of Rousseau, Voltaire, Diderot, Mirabeau, Washington, Napoleon, and others (1741-1828).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Houdon, Jean-Antoine'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/houdon-jean-antoine.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Houdon, Jean-Antoine'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/houdon-jean-antoine.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
