This cast is a hand-patinated resin reproduction of a bust made by the sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon. Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) - Paris, Comédie Française Bust of Molière (1622-1673) executed in 1778 Rmn-GP cast from a reduction of the original in marble Hand patinated resin reproduction Jean-Antoine Houdon was the most renowned portraitist of the French 18th century. His ability to capture physical likeness, to bring life to the eyes and to penetrate into the mind of his models explains his numerous commissions in the last quarter of the century. Houdon created this bust of Molière for
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