Jean-Antoine Houdon
Vestal

Vestal

Public Domain

Vestal
ArtistFrench, 1741–1828
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Vestal
Dateprobably before 1777
MediumTerracotta with "bleu Turquin" marble base
Dimensions24 1/2 × 10 in. diameter (62.2 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Endowment
Object number2018.125
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
219 Blanton Gallery
On view

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, France, by descent from 19th century – 1998; [Charles Janoray, 1998 - 2018]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No inscriptions.
No marks.
Catalogue raisonnéRéau, Louis, Houdon, sa e et son œuvre, Paris, 1964, vol. 2, 11, ill. 3a.

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