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Signature of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Jean-Antoine Houdon

French artist (1741–1828)

† 1828 · Artists · Sculptor in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 34 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian) · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · J. Paul Getty Museum · Cleveland Museum of Art
License & source
CC0 · Wikidata
Life

Jean-Antoine Houdon was born on March 20, 1741 in Versailles and died on July 15, 1828 in Paris, aged 87. Recorded occupations: sculptor, medalist and visual artist. Country of citizenship: France. Notable works include “George Washington”, “Winter” and “Saint John the Baptist”. Educated at Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Honours include Prix de Rome and Knight of the Legion of Honour. Member of Académie des beaux-arts and Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.

At a glance
Born
March 20, 1741 · Versailles
Died
July 15, 1828 · Paris
Age at death
87
Citizenship
France
Occupations
sculptor, medalist, visual artist
Notable works
George Washington, Winter, Saint John the Baptist
Education
Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
Honours
Prix de Rome, Knight of the Legion of Honour
Wikipedia editions
34 languages
Signature licence
CC0
About this signature

This image of Jean-Antoine Houdon's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as CC0. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; sculptor deceased since 1828 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 7 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q318741 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Jean-Antoine Houdon on Wikipedia.

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