Du portrait malgré lui à la grâce intemporelle du visage

Jean-Antoine Houdon was born in Versailles and baptised in the parish of Saint-Louis on the 23 March 1741. His father, Jacques Houdon, was a servant in the house of Monsieur de la Motte and his mother, Anne Rabache, was the daughter of the gardeners of the palace. At the age of eight, the child had...

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Main Author: Valérie Roger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles 2008-06-01
Series:Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/3323