Sabine Houdon
by HOUDON, Jean-Antoine, Marble, height 34 cm (with socle)
This is a tenderly realized portrait bust of the sculptor’s ten-month-old eldest daughter Sabine (1787-1836). At that time it was unusual to fashion portraits of children of such a young age. Houdon made two other busts of Sabine, both when she was a four-year-old.
The bust was presented at the Salon of 1788 without identifying the sitter.