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Houdon

American  
[oo-dawn] / uˈdɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Jean Antoine 1741–1828, French sculptor.


Houdon British  
/ udɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Jean Antoine (ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan). 1741–1828, French neoclassical portrait sculptor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mills’s 1860 equestrian statue of George Washington — its face modeled on the plaster cast by Houdon — was also a hit.

From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2020

Now the man who would not be king, as rendered by the sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, stood on a pedestal beneath the round skylight crowning Virginia’s capitol dome.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2015

The first great statue of our first president was the work of a French sculptor, Jean-Antoine Houdon.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2011

The portico will also feature movable pedestals on which to display the Frick’s collection of sculptures, including works like “Diana the Huntress,” by Jean-Antoine Houdon, which is currently in storage.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2010

Does not Houdon say that she makes her abode in the same house that you make yours?

From The Azure Rose A Novel by Kauffman, Reginald Wright

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