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Bust of Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot
Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741–1828)
French (Paris)
18th century
1778–88
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Credit Line
Archibald Cary Coolidge Fund
Accession Number31.503
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBust of Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aune, ministre d'etat. terracotta. Signed and dated. Long curly hair, lace jabot and embroidered waistcoat.
InscriptionsSigned and dated "HOUDON 1778"
ProvenanceOctave Homberg Collection; June, 1931, sale, sold to the MFA for $4622.91. (Accession Date: July 16, 1931)