Bust of a Young Girl: M.45-1997

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bust of a Young Girl
Anne Audéoud aged three

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Houdon, Jean-Antoine (Studio of)

Entities

Bust

Description

Terracotta.

Notes

History note: Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, D.S.O., M.C. (1892-1958); his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of the late Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, D.S.O., M.C., in his memory.

Measurements and weight

Height: 43 cm

Place(s) associated

Paris ⪼ France

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Sherek, Pamela

Dating

18th Century, Late
Louis XVI
Production date: AD 1791

Note

Anne was daughter of the Genevan banker, Michel Audéoud.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

Sculpture UK

Materials used in production

Terracotta

Inscription or legends present

Text: Houdon 1791
Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

The Boscawen Collection at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): p. 911
Houdon 1741-1828, Statues, portraits sculptés . . . page(s): 179

Related exhibitions

The Boscawen Collection: Renaissance Bronzes

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.45-1997
Primary reference Number: 29951
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_45_1997
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts