Bust of George Washington
Jean-Antoine Houdon
(French, 1741–1828)
signed 1778, but probably 1800
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueStone; marble
Dimensions42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Edward Tuck
Accession number24.77
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
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.
