Sculpture

Sabine Houdon at four years old

Type: Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1800-1900
Accession number: 27.95
Makers: Jean-Antoine Houdon(Opens in new tab) (French, 1741–1828); Jean-Antoine Houdon(Opens in new tab) (French, 1741–1828)
Dimensions: 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm.)
Medium: marble on marble socle
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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Houdon’s busts of children, particularly those of his three daughters and the children of his close friends, have been popular since they were first produced. The numerous copies, such as this one of his four-year-old daughter Sabine, are a testament to the sculptor’s enduring appeal.

Sabine Houdon at four years old

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