Jean-Antoine HoudonFrankrig, 1741–1828Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
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Imens i livet hos Jean-Antoine Houdon
Hele livet1776 · Virkested
Paris
26. juli 1777 · Medlemskab
Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
1778
Becomes a professor at the Academy
He is appointed professor of the sculpture class at the Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
1778
Joins the Masonic lodge “Les Neuf Sœurs”
He joins the lodge Les Neuf Sœurs, where he later meets Benjamin Franklin and Admiral John Paul Jones.
31 May 1778
Takes casts of the dead Voltaire’s face
The day after Voltaire’s death (30 May 1778) he takes plaster casts of the philosopher’s face and hands. These casts and his earlier work from life become the basis of several portraits of Voltaire.
