Bust of Anne-Marie-Louise Thomas de Domangeville de Sérilly, Comtesse de Pange

1780·Marble·H.: 89.9 cm (35 1/4 in.)

Through prior acquisitions of the George F. Harding Collection; the Lacy Armour, Harry and Maribel G. Blum Foundation, Richard T. Crane, Jr. and European Decorative Arts Purchase endowments; Eloise W. Martin and European Decorative Arts Purchase funds; purchased with funds provided by the Woman's Board in honor of Gloria Gottlieb and Mrs. Eric Oldberg; through prior acquisitions of Robert Allerton, Mary and Leigh Block, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrew Brown, Miss Janet Falk, J.S. Landon Fund, Brooks and Hope B. McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Regenstein, Sr., Mrs. Florene Schoenborn, and the Solomon A. Smith Charitable Trust through the Antiquarian Society

Catalogue

Year: 1780
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: H.: 89.9 cm (35 1/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Jean Antoine Houdon

Artist

Jean Antoine Houdon

Sculpture

Jean Antoine Houdon was a French sculptor renowned for his portrait busts and monumental figural works executed in marble and bronze. Active in the late eighteenth century, he became the preeminent portraitist of the French Enlightenment, capturing likenesses of philosophers, statesmen, and aristocrats with anatomical precision and psychological acuity. His work bridges Baroque dynamism and Neoclassical restraint, establishing a standard for commemorative sculpture that influenced European practice for generations.

Versailles, France

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