Young girl identified as Anne Audéoud of Geneva (1776–1840)
Jean Antoine Houdon · French
Date: first modeled ca. 1779–80
Medium: Plaster
Dimensions: Height (bust): 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Height (with socle): 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Culture: French
Bequest of Bertha H. Buswell, 1941
Date range
1774 – 1785
Largest dimension
49.5 cm
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