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Bust of George Washington
Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741–1828)
French
18th century
signed 1778, but probably 1800
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Stone; marble
Dimensions
42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Tuck
Accession Number24.77
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionWhite marble flecked with gray; head facing 1/4 right; suggestion of Roman dress.
Inscriptionssigned "Houdon f 1778" (double-check this)
ProvenanceBy 1917, Malvina Brach (b. about 1840 - d. 1922), Paris [see note]. About 1922/1923, acquired by Bacri Frères, Paris; 1924, sold by Bacri, through Walter Gay, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 7, 1924)
NOTE: Georges Giacometti attested on June 30, 1923 that he provided an expertise for the sculpture in November, 1917 when it belonged to Mlle. Brache. He examined it again in 1923 at the request of Bacri Frères, who had acquired it after the posthumous sale of her collection.
NOTE: Georges Giacometti attested on June 30, 1923 that he provided an expertise for the sculpture in November, 1917 when it belonged to Mlle. Brache. He examined it again in 1923 at the request of Bacri Frères, who had acquired it after the posthumous sale of her collection.