Diana the Huntress

Afterafter Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) (French, 1741 - 1828)

Makerformerly attributed to Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741 - 1828)

Additional Title(s)

Diane Chasseresse

Collections

European Sculpture Highlights

ClassificationsSCULPTURE

Dateca. 1850-1900

Mediumsand cast in leaded brass on a marble socle

Dimensions26 1/2 x 12 x 19 in. (67.3 x 30.5 x 48.3 cm.)

Signed16.4 written on the back of the socle. M.1. on a paper label on the back of the socle.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

On view

Label TextThis tabletop sculpture of Diana the Huntress is a copy of the celebrated life-size bronze by Jean-Antoine Houdon that is displayed in the Huntington Gallery. As such, it reflects a long tradition of producing smaller versions of famous large sculptures. Houdon himself made a number of these in various materials during his lifetime, and copies continued to be produced into the 20th century. The Huntingtons acquired this 19th-century copy in 1916; just over a decade later, Henry bought the 18th-century original for the Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.

Object number16.4