French Sculpture

Portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck

Jean-Antoine Houdon

artist Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741–1828)

date c. 1775

medium Terracotta

origin France

dimensions 49.5 × 40 × 28.5 cm

credit line Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund

hall 24 French Sculpture

rights public domain (CC0)

Cleveland Museum of Art Full image

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