18th Century Marble Bust of Diana by Houdon

Name: 18th Century Marble Bust of Diana by Houdon
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1009968
Availability: SoldOut

18th century

Sold by Jake Wright Antiques Ltd.

Description

A good quality and finely carved late C18th classical grand Tour marble bust of Diana, with her head turned to dexter and her hair tied up with a fastener in the form of a cresent moon, below showing her bare chest. On a turned socle base with stuff leaf carving. In very good condition. Circa 1780. Signed by renowned neo-classical sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon.

Among being goddess of the moon she is also goddess to the hunt, crossroads, countryside and childbirth.

Born in Versailles, on 20 March 1741, Houdon was a French neoclassical sculptor, famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon's subjects included Denis Diderot (1771), Benjamin Franklin (1778-1809), Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1778), Voltaire (1781), Molière (1781), George Washington (1785–1788), Thomas Jefferson (1789), Louis XVI (1790), Robert Fulton (1803–04), and Napoléon Bonaparte (1806).

H: 61 cm (25")

W: 35 cm (13 3/4")

D: 22 cm (8 11/16")

Physical Dimensions

Height

61cm (24.02")

Width

35cm (13.78")

Depth

22cm (8.66")

Declaration

Jake Wright Antiques Ltd. has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1009968

Dealers Notes

Jake has been supplying the London Trade and Interior Designer market with quality antiques since 2010. Jake has worked closely with his clients over these years and, due to the recent changing times and opportunities in the market, has decided to step out of the shadows to reach a wider audience with his new website. With items ranging from C17th to C20th in English, continental and Asian tastes. All with emphasis on quality and originality.

We offer a full shipping service, able to provide competitive quotes for National and International transport/shipping with a selection of regularly used, reliable and professional companies.

Description

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Among being goddess of the moon she is also goddess to the hunt, crossroads, countryside and childbirth.

Jake Wright Antiques Ltd.

fig 1. 18th Century Marble Bust of Diana by Houdon

Born in Versailles, on 20 March 1741, Houdon was a French neoclassical sculptor, famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon's subjects included Denis Diderot (1771), Benjamin Franklin (1778-1809), Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1778), Voltaire (1781), Molière (1781), George Washington (1785–1788), Thomas Jefferson (1789), Louis XVI (1790), Robert Fulton (1803–04), and Napoléon Bonaparte (1806).

H: 61 cm (25")

W: 35 cm (13 3/4")

D: 22 cm (8 11/16")