Jean-Antoine HoudonFrench, 1741–1828Vestale
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Not on view at present
Where is “Vestale” now? Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris. Not on view at present. Checked September 26, 2026.
Musée du Louvre
Paris, France
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RF 3994
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée du Louvre
- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2006 Musée du Louvre, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Pierre Philibert
In the life of Jean-Antoine Houdon
The whole life1 July 1786
Married: Marie-Ange-Cécile Langlois
1787
Daughter born: Sabine Houdon
1789–1799
Falls out of favour in the French Revolution
Because of his ties to the court of Louis XVI he is perceived as bourgeois and falls out of favour during the Revolution, though he escapes imprisonment.
